AtarICQ   -TIPS AND TRICKS


This textfile contains a bunch of settings that most users might want 
to be able to tweak, but that can only be set through the config. 
Therefore I added these tips and tricks so anyone can use these 
features even at this point. I hope to add more and more of these 
things to preferences in time..





Tweak the auto-topping function
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If you have set AtarICQ to fling open the message window when messages 
arrive, you can mask what online modes except "online" it will work for.


Away	  = 1
DND	  = 2
N/A	  = 4
Occupied  = 16
Invisible = 256

You can manually change the line "alert_modes=x" in the config file.


If you for example want it to work for "Away" and "Occupied" you just
add 1 to 16 and change line in config to "alert_modes=17"

Setting it to "alert_modes=-1" should trigger the function always



Tweak the way AtarICQ puts you in "away" mode
---------------------------------------------

Like the above feature for auto topping, you can use the line
"away_mask" to prevent AtarICQ from changing current status mode to "away".
Please note that you cannot do that for the online mode though!

If you want to disable "auto away" feature completely, there is a line in 
config saying "auto_away=<x>". Change the x value to zero.



Decide what windows are opened at startup
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"auto_icq_window=<x>" is the entry where AtarICQ stores info on windows 
that should be opened at startup.

Bit 0 = Main Window (Contact List)
Bit 1 = Message Window
Bit 2 = Connection Info Window


Example:	Value "0" will not open any window
	        Value "5" will open Main Window and Connection Info Window



aICQ <--> aIRC  Message exchange
--------------------------------

By default these messages are not echoed when auto topping is enabled
or Message Window is opened. (echo_mode=0)

echo_mode=<x>

Bit 0 = Do not allow incoming messages
Bit 1 = Do not send when Message Window is iconified/closed/shaded

Bit 2 = Send even if Message Window is opened
Bit 3 = Send even if auto topping is set "on"

Bit 4 = Auto top setting will be checked for incoming aIRC messages
        (Will make aICQ fling its msg-window open, if msg is coming in 
        from aIRC)


Example:	To always send and recieve messages, "echo_mode=12"
		To never send or recieve messages, "echo_mode=3"
		Always send, never recieve, "echo_mode=13"
		

Set path for saving all log files
---------------------------------

log_path=<path>  ; path can be either absolute or relative


Example:	"log_path=\LOGFILES\" will save logs in subdir "LOGFILES",
		found in the aICQ workdir
		
		"log_path=C:\AICQ\LOGFILES\" saves to the specified DIR
	
		
NOTE:   AV_PATH_UPDATE is sent when saving log, and it is case sensitive!
	Therefore make sure to name path correctly.
	


Ignore certain UINs
-------------------

This line in ataricq.inf would cause aICQ to ignore all messages from 
these three UINs:


ignore_uin=<UIN1>,<UIN2>,<UIN3>
	

TIP: UIN 10 is often used by spammers, so that might perhaps be the 
first UIN to add to the "ignore list"


View ICQ-status on WWW
----------------------

It is possible to add a little indicator on your webpage, showing what 
your current status on the ICQ-server is. However, it will only work 
if you have set aICQ to allow this. (default=ON)

Tweak the following line in ataricq.inf:

status_webaware!=x    ;   (0=disabled, -1=enabled)


Toggle setting of av_path_update
--------------------------------

Whenever aICQ has written to a file on a disk, it sends va_path_update 
to the AVSERVER. If you wish to disable this feature then let a line 
in config read like this:

av_path_update!=0 

Change number of rows in edit field in message window
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edit_rows=4

This line in config will result in edit field having 4 lines instead 
of the standard 3
