diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index 6f603e8d..131c3f3e 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -1,17 +1,9 @@ Q: Why doesn't irssi display colors even when ircii etc. displays them? -A: Irssi uses curses, ircii and others don't (no, not even if ldd says they - use it). Curses decides if terminal supports colors based on the TERM - variable, so changing it should help. Some values to try when running - in xterm are: xterm, xterm-color and color_xterm. - -Q: Why does irssi crash when pressing Ctrl-4? -A: Most unices are usually configured to send SIGQUIT to active process when - Ctrl-\ is pressed. Some terminals also treat Ctrl-4 and Ctrl-\ equally, so - Irssi will die to SIGQUIT. Two ways to fix this: change it to something - else with stty (stty quit undef) or in irssi /SET ignore_signals quit - -Q: Where's the GUI version? -A: Read http://irssi.org/?page=about +A: They force ANSI colors even if terminal doesn't support them. By default, + irssi uses colors only if terminfo/termcap so says. The correct way to + fix this would be to change your TERM environment to a value where colors + work, like xterm-color or color_xterm. If this doesn't help, then use the + evil way of /SET term_force_colors ON. Q: How do I easily write text to channel that starts with '/' character? A: / /text @@ -25,12 +17,23 @@ A: Two ways. The "good way" to do it is with /DISCONNECT. Check the server reconnections with /RMRECONNS, easier but may remove some connections you actually wanted to reconnect (if you used multiple servers..). +Q: How do I add seconds to timestamp? +A: "/FORMAT timestamp {timestamp %%H:%%M:%%S} " - and remember to add the + trailing space :) + Q: Why does irssi say "Irssi: Channel not fully synchronized yet, try again after a while" when I try to use /BAN etc? -A: IRC server you use is coded badly, do something like this: - /IRCNET ADD -querychans 1 quakenet - /SERVER ADD -ircnet quakenet irc.quakenet.org - /SAVE - After that /CONNECT quakenet should work properly (NOTE: when you do this - the first time you'll have to /DISCONNECT and /CONNECT again, /SERVER - doesn't work correctly). +A: Possibly a bug in irssi, or ircd you're using does something that irssi + didn't really notice. The new code should make this happen far less often + than before, but one known reason for this is when irssi doesn't notice + that you were unable to join some channel. Currently however I don't know + of any such events irssi doesn't know about. + + Anyway, if this does happen, do "/RAWLOG SAVE ~/rawlog" soon after joining + to channel, and either try to figure out yourself why irssi didn't get + reply to WHO request, or send the whole log to tss@iki.fi. Note that the + rawlog is by default only 200 lines and it may not be enough to show all + needed information, so you might want to do /SET rawlog_lines 1000 or so. + +Q: Where's the GUI version? +A: Read http://irssi.org/?page=about