X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/052d64bd8b4d78c3b8068b963083685fb0b7d3e7..4c9207f87e9f7dfc97f9960b7299a9ac8441c6bf:/doc/UsingZephyr diff --git a/doc/UsingZephyr b/doc/UsingZephyr index a8f3ade..36e77ec 100644 --- a/doc/UsingZephyr +++ b/doc/UsingZephyr @@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ The information in this wiki about Barnowl just barely touches the surface. Mor Today the majority of Zephyr users use the barnowl client. There are other clients as well (for example, Pidgin supports Zephyr). The following sections will go into detail about how to install, use, and customize barnowl. +=== Other Clients === + +There are other clients besides Barnowl, however their use is not nearly as widespread. Some of these include: + +* Owl (unmaintained, Barnowl evolved from this)[[BR]] +* vt / jervt[[BR]] +* zwgc (see TraditionalZephyr)[[BR]] +* Pidgin[[BR]] +* zephyr-mode for emacs[[BR]] + +Using Barnowl is recommended, as it is better supported and more documentation exists for it. + === Using Barnowl === To start barnowl, run the command {{{add barnowl; barnowl}}} at the prompt on any Athena machine or dialup, such as linerva.mit.edu. @@ -80,7 +92,7 @@ If you spend enough time on Zephyr, you'll begin noticing some strange phrases a There are many other acronyms that are used; if you don't know what it means, try using the {{{whats foo}}} command at an Athena terminal. -=== Startup ===https://sipb.mit.edu:444/doc/wiki/UsingZephyr +=== Startup === There might be some options that you want to be consistent from session to session; you don't want to have to set the same variables each time. You can fix this by adding the commands to your "startup" file, for example, {{{.owl/startup}}}. This can be done from within Barnowl, by using the {{{startup}}} command: