ircII help - menus

This describes a feature which allows one to create and use menus in any irc session. The menus are totally user configurable and a test menu has been provided at the end of this help file. To use this menu, copy it to your home directory calling it 'test', run IRC, and do the following: MLOAD test SET menu Main Menu

Control-R is bound to ENTER_MENU, and while in the menu you can use vi-like keys or EMACS-like keys to move through the options, and either '.' or SPACE to select an option. The format of the menu file is as follows

A line beginning with a '#' represents a comment. Blank lines are ignored. A line beginning with the word "MENU" starts a new menu and gives it a name. A line beginning with the word "OPTION" adds a new option to the menu, gives it a name and describes what it does. It's possible to have one menu OPTION lead you into a new menu with OPTION "Sub Menu" COMMAND set menu Sub Menu assuming the Sub Menu has been defined like the following Main Menu.

The following is a test menu to show how it it can be used.

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MENU Main Menu

    OPTION "This menu" MENU Main Menu
    OPTION "List Channels" COMMAND LIST
    OPTION "Join Channel" COMMAND INPUT "Join Channel: " JOIN $*
    OPTION "Leave Channel" COMMAND PART *
    OPTION "Change Name" COMMAND INPUT "New NickName: " NICK $*
    OPTION "Private Message" COMMAND INPUT "Person to send message to: " INPUT "Text of message: " MSG $* $$*
    OPTION "Say something" COMMAND INPUT "Say: " SAY $*
    OPTION "Exit Menu" EXIT
    OPTION "Exit IRC" COMMAND INPUT "Really quit? " if ( [$0] == [y] ) { QUIT }
    OPTION "Kill Menu" COMMAND set -menu

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