X-Chat scripts

Here are some useful and very basic scripts that I wrote to slightly enhance my X-Chat experience. They are written in DMDScript (aka JavaScript/JScript), and probably only have use for Windows platforms, although they should work on others as well (but do... nothing).

I currently use silverx's X-Chat 2.6.0-2 for Windows.

Requirements for all scripts

• X-Chat (for Windows)
• xcdscript plugin

Download

• taskbarflash.ds (1.0 - 4.09 KiB)
  Makes X-Chat flash in the taskbar when a message is received.

  The script can be configured to flash on messages received in all channels, or only channels you specify. Optionally, you can set X-Chat to flash when a private message is received. For details on how to specify default options, see the script source.

  The script also enables the following commands, for temporarily modifying the default settings in an X-Chat session:

  /setchanflash <channel> <0/1> - Turns taskbar flashing for specified channel on/off.
  /setpmflash <0/1> - Turns private message taskbar flashing on/off.

  Bug: There is a bug that may cause X-Chat to crash if you unload the taskbarflash script, I am looking into this.

All scripts are licenced under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.

How to use

1. Make sure xcdscript plugin is installed, and loaded (by typing: /load -e <path_to_plugin>).

2. Place script somewhere accessible on your hard drive (X-Chat scripts usually go in "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\X-Chat 2\").

3. Load script by typing (in an X-Chat window): /xds_load <path_to_script>.

4. If you want script to automatically load on startup, type: /xds_append <path_to_script>.

Example:

/xds_load "C:\Documents and Settings\spockboy\Application Data\X-Chat 2\taskbarflash.ds"
/xds_append "C:\Documents and Settings\spockboy\Application Data\X-Chat 2\taskbarflash.ds"

Author

Daniel Simmons, spockboy@spockboy.com.
Feedback, comments and bug reports welcome!