Weechat - another IRC client

Given at https://vimberlin.de/may-2016-meetup

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1. Weechat - another IRC client
2. Installation Either … $ git clone https://github.com/weechat/weechat.git && cd weechat $ mkdir build cd build cmake .. && make && sudo make install … or $ sudo apt-get install weechat
3. Most beautiful starting screen 06:18:26 | ___ __ ______________ _____ 06:18:26 | __ | / /___________ ____/__ /_______ __ /_ 06:18:26 | __ | /| / /_ _ \ _ \ / __ __ \ __ `/ __/ 06:18:26 | __ |/ |/ / / __/ __/ /___ _ / / / /_/ // /_ 06:18:26 | ____/|__/ \___/\___/\____/ /_/ /_/\__,_/ \__/ 06:18:26 | WeeChat 1.5 [compiled on May 4 2016 06:16:40] 06:18:26 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06:18:26 | 06:18:26 | Welcome to WeeChat! 06:18:26 | 06:18:26 | If you are discovering WeeChat, it is recommended to read at least the quickstart guide, and the user's ... 06:18:26 | All WeeChat docs are available at: https://weechat.org/doc 06:18:26 | 06:18:26 | Moreover, there is inline help with /help on all commands and options (use Tab key to complete the name). 06:18:26 | The command /iset (script iset.pl) can help to customize WeeChat: /script install iset.pl ...
4. Basic setup (server, nickname, connect, join channels) /server add freenode chat.freenode.net /set irc.server.freenode.nicks "wikimatze" /set irc.server.freenode.username "Matthias" /set irc.server.freenode.realname "Matthias Günther" /connect freenode /join #vimberlin
5. Comfort with autoconnect servers and channels /set irc.server.freenode.autoconnect "on" /set irc.server.freenode.autojoin "#vimberlin,#padrino"
6. Enabling SSL /set irc.server.freenode.ssl "on" /set irc.server.freenode.ssl_verify "on" /set weechat.network.gnutls_ca_file "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" /set irc.server.freenode.addresses chat.freenode.net/6697
7. Check if SSL is working
8. Automate nickname authentication /set irc.server.freenode.command "/msg nickserv identify {your password}" /set irc.server.freenode.nicks "wikimatze"
9. Plugins /script search /script install autosort.py
10. Plugin: autosort.py grouping default groups your channels by server. https://weechat.org/scripts/ source/autosort.py.html/
11. Plugin: buffers.pl
12. Configuring: Hide joining or leaving the channel (image)
13. Configuring: Hide joining or leaving the channel (howto) /set weechat.look.buffer_notify_default message /set irc.look.smart_filter on /filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter *
14. Configuring: Hide channel operations (image)
15. Configuring: Hide channel operations (howto) /filter add irc_join_names * irc_366,irc_332,irc_333,irc_329,irc_324 *
16. Look and feel: timeformat /set weechat.look.buffer_time_format /set weechat.look.buffer_time_format “%H:%M”
17. Seeing strange symbols I couldn’t type in German symbols like Äüß. The solution was to install the libcursesw package: $ sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev
18. Who am I @wikimatze writing @padrinobook running @vimberlin updating @padrinorb and organizing @vim_fest