Re: irc

[Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com>]

Jeff, 2002-Sep-11 09:25 -0700:
> jeff, 2002-Sep-11 11:39 -0400:
> >    howdy folks...
> >     
> >    on a lot of 'screenshot' sites, i see peoples running irc (x-chat?) in a
> >    nice transparent aterm or maybe even eterm.
> >     
> >    how the heck do ya do that?
> >     
> >    much appreciated!
> >     
> >    -jeff
> 
> Hey Jeff,
> 
> There are a number of text-based irc clients.  My favorite is
> irssi-text.  Do an "apt-cache search irc | grep client" and look for
> the clients that refer to text-mode or console-mode.  Another one I've
> used is bitchx.
> 
> have fun,
> jc

Oops!  Just figured out what you were asking about...duh!

For Eterm, Ctrl-RightClick for the menu and under Background select
"Toggle Transparency".  It works nicely with a dark wallpaper.

jc

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