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diff --git a/share/doc/readme.md b/share/doc/readme.md deleted file mode 100644 index dc66e0ac..00000000 --- a/share/doc/readme.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -# HexChat ReadMe - -X-Chat ("xchat") Copyright (c) 1998-2010 By Peter Zelezny. -HexChat ("hexchat") Copyright (c) 2009-2013 By Berke Viktor. - -This program is released under the GPL v2 with the additional exemption -that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed. You may -provide binary packages linked to the OpenSSL libraries, provided that -all other requirements of the GPL are met. -See file COPYING for details. - -For building instructions, see [Building](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/building.html). - - -## What is it? - -HexChat is an IRC client for Windows and UNIX operating systems. I.R.C. is -Internet Relay Chat, see [IRCHelp.org](http://irchelp.org) for more information about IRC -in general. HexChat runs on most BSD and POSIX compliant operating systems. - - -## Requirements: - - * GTK+ 2.24 - * GLib 2.28 - -HexChat is known to work on, at least: - - * Windows Vista/7/8 - * Linux - * FreeBSD - * OpenBSD - * NetBSD - * Solaris - * AIX - * IRIX - * DEC/Compaq Tru64 UNIX - * HP-UX 10.20 and 11 - * OS X - - -## Notes for packagers: - -If you need your packages to work on i386, you don't need to compile with ---disable-mmx, because it's also checked at run-time. - - -## Python Scripts: - -Consider using the Python interface for your scripts, it's a very nice -API, allows for loading/unloading individual scripts, and gives you -almost all the features of the C plugin API. For more info, see the -[HexChat Python Interface](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/script_python.html). - - -## Perl Scripts: - -Perl 5.8 or newer is required. For more info, see the -[HexChat Perl Interface](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/script_perl.html). - - -## Autoloading Scripts and Plugins: - -The root of your HexChat config is: - - * Windows: %APPDATA%\HexChat - * Unix: ~/.config/hexchat - -Referred to as <config> from now. HexChat automatically loads, at startup: - - * <config>/addons/*.pl Perl scripts - * <config>/addons/*.py Python scripts - * <config>/addons/*.dll Plugins (Windows) - * <config>/addons/*.so Plugins (Unix) - -## Control Codes: - - * %% - A single percentage sign - * %C - Control-C (mIRC color code) - * %B - Bold Text - * %U - Underline Text - * %R - Reverse Text - * %O - Reset all Text attributes - * %XXX - ASCII XXX (where XXX is a decimal 3 digit number, e.g.: %007 sends a BEEP) - -%Cforeground,background will produce a color code, e.g.: %C03,10 - -These are now disabled by default (see _Settings_ `->` _Preferences_ `->` _Input Box_). -Instead you can insert the real codes via ctrl-k, ctrl-b and ctrl-o. |