XChat 2 Build Lineup for Windows

Build Lineup for Windowsupdated 19 August 2012

build	address
Official	http://xchat.org/windows/
HexChat	http://www.hexchat.org/
PChat	http://pchat-irc.net/
SilvereX	http://silverex.info/

Information for Windows Builds

• Information:

  Official

  XChat Site

  Forum

  Script List

  Windows Readme (answers many questions)

  FAQ (answers the rest)

  Changelog

  CVS Log

  Other

  XChatData

  Scripts at Orvp.net

  XChat on Wikipedia

  XChat on LinuxQuestions

• If you didn't install a plugin which comes with the build of XChat you're using and you'd like to use it now, you can run the installation program again for your current version of XChat and select the new options. Existing settings are generally preserved, but make a backup of your config directory for safety until you've confirmed a proper reinstall. You can copy over backed-up config files or directories as needed (but only when any running instances of XChat are not using that config directory), or test a config with the --cfgdir command-line argument.
• Don't like XChat's light-colored theme? Change it. You can edit colors (from the preferences) and edit text events (from the Text Events dialog) yourself, or you can use use a pre-made theme – like the vintage black theme. To install a theme:
  1. Exit XChat.
  2. Back up your config directory. (This step is highly recommended, but not necessary.)
  3. Uncompress the archive to your config directory and allow it to overwrite existing files. (All files will have the .conf extension.)
  4. Start XChat again.
  Do not edit conf files manually. Every possible setting is exposed in the preferences, menus, or set command. XChat only uses the conf files to save its configuration on exit. Changes made while it is running will be lost, and errors in conf file formats (like mismatched line endings) can lead to data loss.
• Obsidian² fserve (DCC file server), a Perl script, is available from ender`.

• "Dynamic GTK"

  means that GTK libraries are separate from XChat. Dynamic GTK can be shared: installed separately and used by applications other than XChat; or included with XChat: able to be updated separately from the main program and shielded from changes in any shared GTK or other application.

  "Static GTK"

  means that no separate installation is required.

  The interface has a more-native appearance and feel more responsive than with dynamic GTK.

  Static builds do not suffer from some of the visual bugs present in other builds.

• Distributions from ActiveState or official developers for the Perl, Python, Tcl, and Ruby programming languages are linked to from SilvereX's download page which correspond to the plugins included with that build. A compatible distribution of a language is necessary, in addition to a corresponding XChat plugin, in order to use a script in that language. Note that some plugins may only be compatible with a certain distribution of a language's environment. Please read its instructions carefully.
• XChat 2.8.0 and later includes its own tray icon feature. xTray from Mike is a tray icon plugin useful for older builds or features XChat might not have built in.