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== Key features ==
 
== Key features ==
* Fast lightweight client - as opposed to flash or java applets.
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* Fast & lightweight.
* Connect to multiple channels on multiple servers (even using [[ssl]]).
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* Connect to multiple servers and channels.
* Full utf8 support means whatever language, you can use mibbit.
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* [[Ssl|SSL]] Support.
* Typing notification (Users name turns red when they are typing).
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* UTF-8, and other popular character sets possible.
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* Typing notification in Userlist (Users name turns red when they are typing).
 
* Tab completion on nicknames (Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
 
* Tab completion on nicknames (Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
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* [[Recent Chat]] (enabled only on irc.mibbit.com by default).
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* Extended Whois information.
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* Device identification - Wii users show up as a joystick, iPod touch show up as an ipod, iPhone as a phone... You get the idea. This makes it easy to tell why someone is typing slowly for instance.
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* Parsing of links, channels, [[Smilies]], mIRC color, and [[Irc:_urls_in_Mozilla|IRC URLs]].
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* Ability to save and edit [[Preferences]].
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* Both a main client, and a [[widget]] client.
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== Minor (Polish) Features ==
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* Tab-Nickname Completion(Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
 
* Input history for each channel (Up and down arrows).
 
* Input history for each channel (Up and down arrows).
* Chat scrollback on join. This allows you to see some of the recent discussion in a channel so you have a clue what's going on (enabled only on irc.mibbit.com by default).
 
* Extended whois information.
 
* Device identification - Wii users show up as a joystick, iPod touch show up as an ipod, iPhone as a phone... You get the idea. This makes it easy to tell why someone is typing slowly for instance.
 
* Parsing of links, channels, smilies, mIRC color, nicknames, irc urls.
 
 
* Auto thumbnailing of image URLs
 
* Auto thumbnailing of image URLs
* Integrated pastebin
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* Integrated Pastebin
* On the fly language translation
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* On-the-fly language translation
And many many more.
 

Revision as of 23:35, 6 November 2008

Key features

  • Fast & lightweight.
  • Connect to multiple servers and channels.
  • SSL Support.
  • UTF-8, and other popular character sets possible.
  • Typing notification in Userlist (Users name turns red when they are typing).
  • Tab completion on nicknames (Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
  • Recent Chat (enabled only on irc.mibbit.com by default).
  • Extended Whois information.
  • Device identification - Wii users show up as a joystick, iPod touch show up as an ipod, iPhone as a phone... You get the idea. This makes it easy to tell why someone is typing slowly for instance.
  • Parsing of links, channels, Smilies, mIRC color, and IRC URLs.
  • Ability to save and edit Preferences.
  • Both a main client, and a widget client.

Minor (Polish) Features

  • Tab-Nickname Completion(Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
  • Input history for each channel (Up and down arrows).
  • Auto thumbnailing of image URLs
  • Integrated Pastebin
  • On-the-fly language translation