gaim-text [options]

gaim-text is a console-based modular messaging client capable of using AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, SILC, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, and QQ all at once. It has many common features found in other clients, as well as many unique features. Gaim is not endorsed by or affiliated with America Online, ICQ, Microsoft, or Yahoo.

-d, --debug

Print debugging messages to stderr and start with the Debug window. The messages shown in the Debug window are the same as the ones printed in stderr.

-c, --config=DIR

Use DIR as the directory for config files instead of ~/.gaim.

-h, --help

Print this help and exit.

-n, --nologin

Don't automatically login when gaim-text starts. Sets all accounts to Offline.

-v, --version

Display the version information window.

Alt + a

Bring up a list of available actions. You can use this list to access the accounts window, plugins window, preference window etc.

Alt + n

Go to the next window.

Alt + p

Go to the previous window.

Alt + w

Show the list of windows. You can select and jump to any window from the list.

Alt + c

Close the current window.

Alt + q

Quit.

Alt + m

Start moving a window. Press the cursor keys to move the window. When you are done, press Enter or Escape.

Alt + r

Start resizing a window. Press the cursor keys to resize the window. When you are done, press Enter or Escape.

Alt + d

Dump the contents of the screen in HTML format in a file named "dump.html" in working directory.

Alt + .

Move the position of the current window in the window list one place to the right.

Alt + ,

Move the position of the current window in the window list one place to the left.

Alt + l

Refresh the windows. This is useful after resizing the terminal window.

Alt + 1 2 ... 0

Jump to the 1st, 2nd ... 10th window.

Ctrl + o

Bring up the menu (if there is one) for a window. Note that currently only the buddylist has a menu.

A sample file looks like:

[general] shadow = 0 # There is experimental mouse support mouse = 1 # To use some custom window-manager wm = /usr/local/lib/gaim/s.so

[colors] # The RGB values range in [0, 1000] black = 0; 0; 0 red = 1000; 0; 0 green = 0; 1000; 0 blue = 250; 250; 700 white = 1000; 1000; 1000 gray = 700; 700; 700 darkgray = 256; 256; 256

[colorpairs] normal = white; black highlight = white; blue highlightd = black; gray shadow = black; darkgray title = white; blue title = white; blue titled = white; gray titled = white; gray text = white; blue disabled = gray; black urgent = green; black

# Remap some keys for GntEntry [GntEntry::remap] # Remap the up-arrow to the left-arrow ^[[A = ^[[D # Remap the down-arrow to the right-arrow ^[[B = ^[[C # Remap 'a' to 'bcd' a = bcd # Completely ignore the key 'q' q = # But the following will NOT work #abc = bcd

# Hitting 'space' will activate a button [GntButton::remap] \ = \r

[GntEntry::binding] c-a = cursor-home home = cursor-home c-e = cursor-end end = cursor-end backspace = delete-prev del = delete-next c-d = delete-next c-u = delete-start c-k = delete-end left = cursor-prev right = cursor-next tab = suggest-show down = suggest-next up = suggest-prev # The following actions don't have any default binding: # delete-prev-word # cursor-prev-word

[GntTree::binding] up = move-up down = move-down c-n = move-down c-p = move-up pageup = page-up pagedown = page-down

The c- corresponds to the Control key. You can also use ctrl- or ctr- or ctl- to indicate a combination. For alt-keys, you can use one of a-, alt-, m- or meta-. You can also use home, end, left, right etc. keys.

accounts

for the accounts window.

buddylist

for the buddylist.

debugwin

for the debug window.

plugins

for the plugins window.

prefs

for the preferences window.

status

for the status window.