SL Baur writes:
I've uploaded an experimental XEmacs package for zenirc. Would
anyone
wish to try this out?
I'm playing with it now. It's not bad, seems kind of Spartan though.
The info is missing a lot of details. There are no keybindings for
common IRC commands, like joining channels, etc. I've been using the
"irchat" program for a while (this is another IRC package for Emacs)
and it seems to be a lot more full-featured. If we're going to supply
an IRC client for XEmacs, I think "irchat" might be a better choice.
Irchat gives you a split window for commands and the channel dialog,
it has keybindings for common actions; I think I like it better than
"zenirc" (just my opinion). I need to play with Zenirc a little more,
maybe I'm missing something...
I am often on the Undernet (servers are less crowded that EFnet
servers) and am sitting in the #XEmacs channel, however I am there all
alone. On EFnet there are two folks in #xemacs who already have
operator privileges for the channel, but I don't recognize them from
the maillist. If we're going to start an IRC channel we ought to do
it on the Undernet - for instance, this is where the good #linux
channel is; the EFnet #linux channel tends to be a zoo.
Undernet servers all have geographically descriptive hostnames like
"phoenix.az.us.undernet.org", it's pretty easy to find one near you.
Right now, I'm holding onto the operator privileges for the Undernet
#xemacs channel, maybe I'll see some of you there.