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Chatzilla - IRC Client for Firefox
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One of the reason I use Mozilla Firefox is because this browser supports extensions. Extensions, or usually called plugins in other software, are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox. There are many type of extensions, from a toolbar, extra-menus, or even a completely new feature. Extensions allow the application to be customized to fit the personal needs of each user if they need additional features, while keeping Firefox small to download .
Chatzilla can be categorized as an extension which add a new feature to Firefox. Chatzilla is an independent IRC client for Firefox, so eventhough you close the main browser window, Chatzilla application will still run. More detail, ChatZilla is a cross platform messaging client that combines Internet Relay Chat (IRC) with existing web standards like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Most IRC commands already supported by ChatZilla. So if you already familiar with other IRC client, such as mIRC, pirch, kIRC, etc, you wouldn’t get any trouble with ChatZilla at all. Eventhough is not as configurable as mIRC, ChatZilla does the job quite well.
To install, go to their website (link at the bottom of this page), select the most recent version, and click on Install. Once installation finished, restart Firefox. If you look at Tools menu, now there is a new submenu, ChatZilla. Just click on it to run ChatZilla.
The only thing that difference than other IRC client is you have to use attach command to connect to IRC server. For example:
/attach irc.indousa.org
to connect to irc.indousa.org server. Once connected, other basic IRC commands are valid.
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You can connect to a server with command:
/server irc.mozilla.org
For IRC, you don’t HAVE to use Chatzilla if you don’t want to. BUT, if you have a separate client, like mIRC, HydraIRC, etc., you can set Firefox to open IRC urls in your desired client by simply creating a simple user configuration file to handle it.
First, you create a “user.js” file in your default directory, usually “C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\blahblah.default”. open that new file in Notepad and add these lines:
// IRC chat
user_pref(”network.protocol-handler.external.irc”, true);
user_pref(”network.protocol-handler.app.irc”, “D:\Custom Programs\HIRC\HydraIRC.exe”);
In this example I used my HydraIRC install location, but you need to point it to where ever you installed your IRC client. Restart Firefox and click an IRC url, and it SHOULD ask if you want to pass the command to an external program, select “Launch Application” and your client will open up to the server and channel you just clicked.
Don’t be stuck having to manually copy-pasta your IRC urls anymore, one click, and your in, simple as that.
@GrrDraxin
thanks for tips