it's good idea too to put the channel name and the server in the main , but what do u think if the members can connect the chat direclty fron the site , exmaple of what i mean http://www.funcard.net , i ask about the technique. it's something using java .

MOrphious says : there's a difference between knowing the way and walking thruogh it !!!

Not everyone has JRE installed and Java chat rooms sucks. One could just install xchat or any other IRC client and connect to the channel and we as a LUG don't chat for recreation to add java chatting applications. They are also exteremly heavy slow and uncustomizable (I think).

However we could add a small tutorial on how to connect to an IRC channel using xchat.

ok as u c ,it's a a fact that JAVA client is slow but it was just an idea ., and if there will be tutorails about IRC clients, clients under windows like Mirc must be included to help the users who is still using M$ ,

THERE'S A FISHING , SO GO FISHING !!!!!

xchat works under windows, we will not carry tutorials for proprietary software under windows.

a member does not have to use IRC to get support, so they can stick to the forum until they figure out how to use xchat from within GNU/Linux, or google for howto use mirc themselves, or use xchat under windows.

cheers,
Alaa

http://www.manalaa.net

"u know i once dream that the office of mobinil is from el 7`os :S and the one that answer u and tell u rasidak a girl called ghada"

I'm with seek_the_reality on this one. A tutorial is a great idea, and it should cover mIRC as well as saying that there is a better alternative available, i.e. x-chat.

Actually, seek_the_reality, you were wondering what kind of article to wor on, how about this? In arabic? With screenshots and so?

-- Linux Egypt Lice Resident

ok , i will write this article by the end of this week ;god willing . and i think i contents will be as the follows :

• brief history about irc
• general irc howto's
• differnt clients types on differnt platforms and how to use it with concern on Mirc .

THERE'S A FISHING , SO GO FISHING !!!!!

we will not use any proprietary or nonstandard technology on the website, Java is proprietary, the free versions are not complete and are not widely used at all.

check what RMS says about Java he puts it in better words than me.

cheers, Alaa

http://www.manalaa.net

"u know i once dream that the office of mobinil is from el 7`os :S and the one that answer u and tell u rasidak a girl called ghada"

ok ,Alaa i understand now what do u mean by Prorietary , and i have read the Java's trap on GNU , and about Xchat i don't know that it have version under windows and it's realy fun to use it under windows . thank u for care. ======================================= THERE'S A FISHING , SO GO FISHING !!!!!