HexChat

HexChat is a multi-platform IRC client for GTK.

Installation

Install hexchat. The development version is hexchat-git^AUR.

For spell checking install enchant, see Language checking for available dictionaries. Restart HexChat for changes to take an effect.

Configuration

HexChat stores configuration files in ~/.config/hexchat, XChat does so in ~/.xchat2.

SSL and SASL

Enable SSL and SASL in Network List (Ctrl+S) > Network name > Edit. See also Configuring SASL for Hexchat.

GNOME integration

To use the new Notifications and messaging tray, activate the following options in Settings > Preferences > Chatting > Alerts:

Show tray balloons
Blink tray icon (optional)
Enable system tray icon: unchecked (the icon appears automatically if you have pending notifications)

Troubleshooting

Missing tray icon

See bug report

If HexChat was loaded before the panel containing its icon, for example when the panel is forcibly reloaded, the icon may be invisible. To restore the icon, run:

$ hexchat --existing --command="set gui_tray 0"
$ hexchat --existing --command="gui apply"
$ hexchat --existing --command="set gui_tray 1"
$ hexchat --existing --command="gui apply"

Or restore the main window with:

$ hexchat --existing --command="gui show"

gollark: > spirit of giving> "In light of the spirit of giving at *all* holidays, halloweens are now limited to 2 CBs/person. All ones over this limit will become Mints."

gollark: I demand representation for Hexicantilist holidays!

gollark: As an Atheist Satanist Hexicantilist I also celebrate Hexical Day on the 6th of June.

gollark: In any case, for *me*, as someone in a kind-of-Jewish family, I actually have Hanukah *and* Christmas, and in both we ignore the religious stuff and mostly just give gifts & eat many crisps.

gollark: Thing is though that you can retroactively justify any mechanic by reaching into lore of some sort, but it doesn't actually help.