PESTERCHUM 3.41: Updated Pesterchum! New Thread!

[illuminatedwax]

First off, I'd like to thank all you users for making Pesterchum a huge success! We started from a user base that had a maximum of about 200 people online at any given time. Now there are regularly over 2000 people online at the same time during peak hours. I took some stats from my irc logs:

Number of unique IP addresses:
Month of July: ~20,000
Month of August: ~24,000
Month of September, October: whoops my server ate my logs
October 23-November 23: ~42,000

That's right, around 40,000 people used pesterchum in the month of November. (Some of those are people accessing the site from different locations; I'd put the real number of actual people around 30,000? It's impossible to tell.) So THANK YOU! I'm so happy that everyone loves the program; let's make it bigger! Tell your friends! I want this bad boy to outlive Homestuck!

Anyhow, here's the new Pesterchum! New features are in the Changelog below.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE PESTERCHUM
(note: not for people who use the zip file!)

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FIRST EXIT OUT OF PESTERCHUM BY GOING TO CLIENT->EXIT

Here's how you download it! We've changed the way it works slightly: all your personal data will be stored in your local application data folder. That means it will no longer be stored in your Pesterchum install directory. The installer will move the data for you; you don't need to do anything. However, just to make sure you don't lose your data if something goes wrong...

RUN THIS FIRST

http://www.adorabloodthirsty.com/pe2...erchumdata.exe

This program will back up your personal Pesterchum files to the folder you choose (defaults to the desktop). This is just in case something goes wrong in the conversion.

Then download this:

http://www.adorabloodthirsty.com/pe2...3.14to3.41.exe

Even if you are running the 3.41 beta (3.418 or 3.41-B5), you should run this version.

IF YOU ARE A NEW PESTERCHUM USER OR ARE INSTALLING ON A NEW COMPUTER

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Download this:

http://www.adorabloodthirsty.com/pe2...erchum3.41.exe

IF YOU USE THE ZIP FILE (only if you know what you're doing)

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Don't overwrite your old folder just in case. Then download:

http://www.adorabloodthirsty.com/pe2...erchum3.41.zip

Then unzip the file copy the following files and folders: "pesterchum.js", "logs", "profiles", and "quirks" to the new unzipped folder.

IF YOU ARE ON A MAC:

YOU MUST HAVE AN INTEL MAC TO RUN THIS.

Lexi (lexicalNuance) maintains the Mac port of Pesterchum because I'm apparently not hip enough to own a Mac. I think you can get the latest version here:

http://lexi.org.uk/files/pesterchum/Pesterchum.dmg

(Lexi let me know if this is wrong)

IF YOU ARE ON LINUX:

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Save your personal info if you're upgrading. Go into the pesterchum directory and copy the pesterchum.js, logs/ quirks/ and profiles/ files to a new directory, ~/.pesterchum (where ~ is your home directory). Or do this:

$ cd /path/to/pesterchum/directory
$ mkdir ~/.pesterchum
$ cp -R pesterchum.js logs profiles quirks ~/.pesterchum

If you are on Arch, you can simply type:

yaourt -S pesterchum-git

and you'll be done! Otherwise...

Download: http://bit.ly/tBTduZ
then unzip the file in a location of your choosing.

$ tar -zxf pesterchum3.14-src.tar.gz
$ cd pesterchum
$ ./pesterchum

OR if you have git:
Run:

$ git clone git@github.com:kiooeht/pesterchum.git
$ cd pesterchum
$ git checkout 3.41

You will need to have PyQt >= 4.6 and pygame installed. If you don't have them, install them:

Debian: apt-get install python-qt4 python-pygame
Gentoo: gentoo instructions: emerge -av dev-python/PyQt4 dev-python/pygame; may need to do echo media-libs/sdl-image png >> /etc/portage/package.use (thanks Geekthras)

Then go into the pesterchum directory, where you have three options:

1. Type `python pesterchum.py` to run it
2. Type `./pesterchum` to run it
3. Install it by running `./easyInstaller`

The easyInstall program is new and we think it works, but try it out for us and let us know!

IF YOU WANT TO DEBUG PESTERCHUM (usually if someone's asked you to post a debug log)

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* Download the debug version: http://bit.ly/tB3hsg
* Unzip it and copy the files into your Pesterchum directory (usually C:\Pesterchum)
* Run the pesterchum_debug.exe file.
* After you encounter the problem you've been having, exit Pesterchum.
* Open the "debug.log" file, then copy and paste the text into http://pastebin.com or some other pastebin
* Post the link to the pastebin.

A warning: the conversations you have while running this version will be in the log, so don't discuss anything private.

So if you are using the new Pesterchum, and you want to move your chumlist and quirks to a new computer, follow these directions:

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To transfer from computer A to computer B

- Download this on computer A:
http://www.adorabloodthirsty.com/pe2...erchumdata.exe

- Run it; it will copy your personal files to the folder of your choice (defaults to the Desktop). The files from this new Pesterchum will be in the "pesterchum" folder, files from old Pesterchum will be in "oldpesterchum", and failed backup files will be in "pesterchum_backup".

- Choose the folder you want to copy, and copy it to a USB stick or zip it and put it online, or however you want to get it over to your other computer.

- Copy the folder from Computer A to Computer B.

- On computer B, install Pesterchum for new users.

- On your computer B, go to Start -> My Computer or Start -> Computer. Then in the Location bar, type %LOCALAPPDATA% and hit Enter.

- Open the folder that says "pesterchum". If there isn't any folder marked that, create a new folder there named "pesterchum".

- Open the folder that came from Computer A, and move all the files in it to the folder you just opened.

All set! Now you should be able to run the files on the new computer.

We also added a whole bunch of user themes to the package; thank you everyone who contributed a theme! If you are a theme creator, and you want to update your theme, post it to the Pestertheme thread and I'll include it in the next release.

PESTERCHUM RULES - PLEASE READ

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GENERAL:

As always, I (ghostDunk) am the final say on moderation matters (at least on the main Pesterchum server). If you feel something unfair is going on, don't hesitate to contact me.

BANNABLE OFFENSES:
1. We will not tolerate attempts to ERP or any other NSFW behavior with unwilling chums or in public memos. (Anything in the comic is considered SFW.)
2. No racist or homophobic or otherwise hateful handles or speech.
3. Do not attempt to impersonate any user.
4. If a user has blocked you, do not attempt to harrass them by circumventing it.
5. Repeated and chronic abuse of the canon rules.
6. Spamming users or memos excessively.
7. Repeatedly rejoining memos you are kicked from.
8. Running intrusive bots.

Bannable offenses can carry a ban of anywhere from a day to forever, depending on severity.

MEMOS: Memos are property of and controlled by the people that started them. They are given free reign and no mod support except in cases where one of the above rules is broken. Small exceptions will be made for canon memos (so far #ADORABLOODTHIRSTY and #R41NBOW_RUMPUS_P4RTYTOWN), where users can appeal to moderators if they feel they've been treated unfairly.

CANON RULES:

1. Canon handles are FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE.
2. You are only allowed one handle at a time!
3. If you are idle for more than 15 minutes, you will be removed. Please respond to calSprite.
4. There is a "soft" time limit of 6 hours: if you are online for more than 6 hours in the last 24 hours (check calSprite to see your online time), then you are obliged to give up the handle to anyone who asks. This is a maximum limit -- if you've been on for a good while but not quite 6 hours (rule of thumb: 3-5 hrs) and someone wants to get on the handle, we encourage you to be nice and let them have a turn. They'll probably return the favor! (Also, please don't be scared to ask people to get on a canon handle!)
5. Canon roleplaying is a PUBLIC SERVICE. The idea is that anyone who logs on can chat with their favorite characters. As such, you must not appear as "absconded" and you must respond to any and all pesters. Note, however, that canon roleplayers are not obliged to keep your conversation going, nor are they expected to put up with straight up harassment. Also keep in mind that someone roleplaying a TROLL is under no obligation to be nice to you. There is a large about of subjectivity here; please copy and paste logs to pastebin.com and submit them to a moderator if you have any complaints.
6. Do your best and stay IN CHARACTER on these handles.
7. Memos are somewhat of an exception. Canons can choose which memos (if any) they want to join. As such, there aren't any restrictions on how they can act in memos as long as they follow the general rules. If you don't want someone OOC in an IC memo, feel free to kick and ban them!
8. If you are with a roommate or a friend sharing the same connection, and you both want to get on a handle first, you must get permission from a mod to do so first. (Added 12/12/11)

List of canons:

apocalypseArisen, arsenicCatnip, arachnidsGrip, adiosToreador, caligulasAquarium, cuttlefishCuller, carcinoGeneticist, centaursTesticle, grimAuxiliatrix, gallowsCalibrator, gardenGnostic, gutsyGumshoe, ectoBiologist, golgothasTerror, twinArmageddons, terminallyCapricious, turntechGodhead, tipsyGnostalgic, tentacleTherapist, timaeusTestified, uranianUmbra

"SEMI-CANON" RULES

"Semi-canon" handles are handles that are clearly supposed to be characters from the MSPA comic. e.g. docScratch, These are NOT alts! Alts are alternative handles for canon handles. Exception: Misspellings of semi-canon handles (e.g. "theSigmless") are considered alts.

1. These are FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE.
2. Moderators will not boot people on these handles (except for any of the Bannable Offenses). If you want on one, just come up with a different name since there is no "official" name. e.g. if docScratch is taken, use doctorScratch. Be inventive if you have to.
3. DO NOT REGISTER THESE NAMES.
4. There are two named handles that I don't care enough to protect: ghostlyTrickster and fedoraFreak. These are considered "semi-canon."

Here's a list of examples (though definitely not an exhaustive list): theSignless, mindfangSpinneret, spadesSlick, heartsBoxcars, nannaSprite, waywardVagabond, broBot, autoResponder, becNoir, andrewHussie, msPaint

ALTS:

People are encouraged to create "alts" -- alternative spellings or misspellings of existing canon handles. That way everyone can RP their favorite characters and people that want to do AU stuff or whatever crazy idea you might have. You can register an alt by contacting calSprite (see calSprite directions). Right click a canon handle to see the alts currently online, show them some love.

1. Please register your alts with nickserv. This will stop bickering over alts.
2. Do not attempt to impersonate someone on their alt! This is a bannable offense.

MODERATORS:

Some people seem to be confused about exactly what moderators can and cannot do. This is the list of things moderators can do:

1. They can remove you from the above canon handles.
2. They can tell calSprite to initiate an idle check.
3. They receive all reports when online.
4. They can inform admins of infractions and recommend disciplinary action.

They CANNOT remove or ban any regular user, semi-canon, or alt.

There are admins, too (technically IRCops). They can do the following in addition to the above:

1. Ban users for any amount of time.
2. See users' real IP addresses. (Note: everyone can see people's masked IP addresses.)
3. Change channel and nick registration settings.

Your list of moderators:
pregnantZombie, Neo, canLover, insomniacMercury, jasperSprite (aka binaryCabalist), adeusMatador, spacedKataz, musikaTriple, spaceHamlet

Your list of admins:
regrettableInsignia, ghostDunk, illuminatedwax (ghostDunk)

And to reiterate, please come to me (ghostDunk) if you feel you are being treated unfairly, whether it be through pesterchum or the MSPA forums.

FA% - PLEASE READ!!!

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Q: When I run Pesterchum, it starts loading but then quits and nothing happens!
A: Make sure your default profile is in the profiles directory (go to your local app directory; you can get there by typing %LOCALAPPDATA% in your file explorer address bar). If it isn't, check your pesterchum backup directory for it. If it's not there, you'll have to go into pesterchum.js file and remove your profile as the default.

Q: How do I change my themes??
A: We moved the theme changer to "Options" under the "Client" menu.

Q: When a toast pops up, it interrupts whatever I'm typing or doing and it's really annoying!
A: This is a known bug, unfortunately. You can turn the notifications off in the "Options" menu under "Clients" if this really bugs you.

Q: I keep getting the error message "The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect"!
A: Try downloading both: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ang=en&id=3387 and http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ang=en&id=5582

Q: I opened up PC, closed it, and now it says my user name is taken!
A: The "X" doesn't close the program, just minimizes it to your system tray. To exit the program you must go to Client -> Exit.

Q: Norton says it has a virus and then deletes it!
A: Read this helpful Norton FAQ (behind spoiler tag):

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Alright, here's a guide to by-passing Norton:
First, to download Pesterchum:
1: Make sure you're on a Moderator account. Moreso for the Norton steps than these ones.
2: Download the .zip file, not the .exe file.
3: Unzip the .zip file onto memory. Pesterchum should now be installed.

Now, to by-pass Norton:
1: Make sure you're still on a moderator account.
2: Open up Norton.
3: Click on 'Settings' up in the upperright hand corner.
4: Click on 'Anitivirus', off to the upper left. It has a small image of a needle or something similar off to it's side.
5: There's a word that reads 'SONAR protection' halfway to the bottomleft. Off to it's right, there's a bar that's half green. Click on the bar.
6: It will warn you about turning off SONAR. Have it set to turn back on when the system restarts.
7: If done properly, the background for the main page of Norton(what you saw on steps 2-3) has turned an apocaliptic red. Feel free to close Norton now. Keep in mind to stay off suspicious online sites now.
8: Open up Pesterchum, and let the chummy convos begin.

When finished:
First, Log off of Pesterchum. LOG OFF, NOT CLOSE IT.
Then, you can either shut off your comp, and Norton will re-enable SONAR, or you can repeat steps 1-5, except turning the red bar green. If done right, Norton will be it's happy color again.
Keep in mind that you must repeat all of this(other than the download) every time you want to get on Pesterchum.

Hope this is helpful!

(This guide brought to you by the slightly combined efforts of empireomega and Xanaomin)

Q: I can't connect because my school/university/network/stolen wifi is blocking my connection! OR I can't seem to connect to the server at all and I'm not running any firewalls!
A: Edit your pesterchum.js file. (In your local app data folder: on Windows 7 it's C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local or you can just type %LOCALAPPDATA% in your location bar) Open it up in notepad or something, and then edit the beginning so it looks like this:

{"port": "1413", ....

where the .... is the rest of the gobbledygook there.

Q: It's still not working!
A: I've just opened another port that will be more likely to work on campuses and other highly policed networks. Basically just do the trick above, but replace "1413" with "21".

{"port": "21", ....

Q: The mood buttons on Pesterchum 6.0 don't match up to what it sets your mood to! What gives?
A: The mood names are just there to look canon. It is intentional.

Q: Can we resize the main window?
A: No. This is done so we can offer more flexible UI creation. It's a
lot easier to make themes that look canon this way.

Q: Can we have different chum rolls for different users?
A: No. Use chum groups to organize your chums.

Q: You should make it so you can ban specific time frames in memos.
A: This was too complicated to implement.

HOW TO USE CALSPRITE

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coming soon...
HAA HAA HOO HOO HEE HEE

List of available smilies:

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* :rancorous:
* :apple:
* :bathearst:
* :cathearst:
* :woeful:
* :pleasant:
* :blueghost:
* :slimer:
* :candycorn:
* :cheer:
* :duhjohn:
* :datrump:
* :facepalm:
* :bonk:
* :mspa:
* :gun:
* :cal:
* :amazedfirman:
* :amazed:
* :chummy:
* :cool:
* :smooth:
* :distraughtfirman
* :distraught:
* :insolent:
* :bemused:
* :3:
* :mystified:
* :pranky:
* :tense:
* :record:
* :squiddle:
* :tab:
* :beetip:
* :flipout:
* :befuddled:
* :pumpkin:
* :trollcool:
* :jadecry:
* :ecstatic:
* :relaxed:
* :discontent:
* :devious:
* :sleek:
* :detestful:
* :mirthful:
* :manipulative:
* :vigorous:
* :perky:
* :acceptant:
* :olliesouty:
* :billiards:
* :billiardslarge:
* :whatdidyoudo:

The development team so far is myself (ghostDunk), Kiooeht (evacipatedBox), Lexi (lexicalNuance), alGore; original art by Grimlive (aquaMarinist), binaryCabalist, ashdenej, TMBGfan, cannabisHero, Orangestar, Zephyrkit, Insani, Omerta, and Atoms2Ashes.

The updates in this version are basically almost all Kiooeht's work, give him the serious cred he deserves! Here's the changelog:

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CHANGELOG
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### 3.41.2
* Add group option when adding chum - ghostDunk
* OOC Mode - ghostDunk (Right-click in a pester window to see)
* Improve animated gifs - ghostDunk
* Set IRC away on idle - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Remote quirk shutoff in memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Compress exit dumps into one line - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Display channel mode change message - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Disable quirks in +c memos - Lexi [lexicalNuance]
* Founder, admin, and halfop support - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Button for direct access to logs directory - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Auto-update from zip and tar - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Minimizable memo userlist - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: [alGore], [lostGash])
* Chumroll notifications on chum sign-in/out - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Chum notes - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Customizable name alerts - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Update bug reporter - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Explain why a chumhandle is invalid - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Netsplit notification in memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Toast Notifications - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Disable randomEncounter options when it's offline - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Sort list of memos alphabetically or by number of users - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: [lostGash])
* Low-bandwidth mode - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: [canLover])
* New smilies - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Refresh theme in options - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Separate tabbed/untabbed windows for conversaions and memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Bug fixes
* Don't delete random chum when blocking someone not on chumroll - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Openning global userlist doesn't reset OP status of memo users - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Alt characters don't break on random replace - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Trollian 2.5 tray icon is now Trollian icon - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Don't screw up <c> tags with the mispeller - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Don't break if profile uses non-existant theme - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Mac Bug fixes
* Create all datadir stuff - Lexi [lexicalNuance]

### 3.41
* Individually turn quirks on and off - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* More canon trollian theme timeline indicators - [binaryCabalist]
* By mood chum sorting - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Chum groups - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Turn logging on and off - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Customizable idle time - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Different sound for memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Animated smilies - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Delete profiles - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Customize minimize and close button actions - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Receive notices from services you're talking to - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Automatically turn off quirks when talking to bots - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Rearrange options menu, make tabbed - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Rearrange memos window for readability - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Give voice to memo users - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Theme checking - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Display (De)OP/Voice messages in memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Advanced Mode: Alter IRC user mode - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Logviewer chum search - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Logviewer log search - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Set server and port from command line - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Invite-only memos, invite chums to memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Check Pyqt4 and pygame are installed and correct versions - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Advanced Mode: View memo (channel) modes - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Quirk groups - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* CTCP Version reply - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Check for Pesterchum updates - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Memo OP options: Secret, Invite-only, Mute - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Notify user if channel blocks message - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Bug reporter - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Python quirks (users can create own quirk functions) - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Incorporate support for the new randomEncounter - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Only GETMOOD for people online (less spam!) - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Quirk tester in quirk window - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: [alGore])
* Show and support giving kick reasons - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Make adding quirks into multi-page wizard - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Flash the taskbar on new messages - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Third beep sound for when your initials are mentioned in memos - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* Ctrl + click to copy links - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Say something when server is full - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Ping server if no ping from server to test connection - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
* MSPA comic update notifier - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Volume control - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Debug mode - illuminatedwax [ghostDunk]
* Bug fixes
* Logviewer updates - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Memo scrollbar thing - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Time arrows in enamel - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Quirk order actually works - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Stay in memos on profile switch - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Auto rejoin memos on reconnect - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* De-Op in memos correctly - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Don't blow up if someone's not using Pesterchum in a memo - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Make 'logs' and 'profiles' directories if non-existant - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Don't split messages in bad places - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Chumhandles must match EXACTLY to register mood changes - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Menu bar text colour correct when default system colour isn't black - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* End all colour tags and restart them on split messages - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Chat input box right-click menus - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Don't overflow random colours into colourless messages - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Only open links on left click - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]

### 3.14.1
* Pesterchum 3.14 - illuminatedwax [ghostDunk]
* Art - Grimlive [aquaMarinist]
* Quirks lower() function - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Quirks scrabble() function - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Quirks reverse() function - illuminatedwax [ghostDunk]
* Timestamps - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Logviewer - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
* Quirk ordering - [alGore]
* # of users in a memo - [alGore]
* @links to users - illuminatedwax [ghostDunk]
* Support for REPORT and ALT to calSprite built in - illuminatedwax [ghostDunk]
* Bug fixes:
* mixer bug fixed
* "flags" bug fixed
* incorrect characters in memos no longer break log file names
* memos now do not break on case-sensitivity
* fixed QDB address
* now lines too long to send in a single message are split up correctly
* quirk replace bug fixed
* pesterClientXXX profiles no longer saved

This is the thread for questions about usage! If you need help, ask! If you find a bug, you can post it here, or if you're really cool, make a bug report on our github: https://github.com/illuminatedwax/pesterchum/issues

or just clone it straight from git: git://github.com/illuminatedwax/pesterchum.git

This thread is also for posting cool quirks you've discovered!

If you want to contribute, Pesterchum 3.14 is OPEN SOURCE! Just head on over to the development thread! Discussion of how to make themes should go in that thread!


Development thread: http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread...lopment-thread

Pesterthemes thread: http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread...1-Pesterthemes

Looking for people to add to your chum list? Chumhandle thread: http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread...ling-to-Handle

Pesterlogs thread: http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread...ght=pesterlogs


brawt to yuo bye

THE GOAST WITH THE MOAST.......


GHOST DUNK

[illuminatedwax]

TUTORIAL

Remeber: Right-click is your friend! There are useful right click options on the chumroll, by clicking the chumhandle in a conversation, online userlist, or the list of memo browsers.

STARTING

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If this is your first time running Pesterchum 3.41, you need to create a new profile. Just type in your chum handle in the box and click the color swatch to pick your color. Check the "Set This Profile As Default" checkbox to make this your default profile.

BASIC PESTERING

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To begin pestering, first click the "ADD CHUM" button and type in their pester handle. The handle must be all lower case except for one capital letter. Once you've added that person, they will appear on your chumroll. You can double click to begin pestering them, or right-click to bring up a menu where you can pester them, block them, or remove them from your chumroll. (Or you can select them and hit "enter" OR hit the "PESTER" button.)


Once you begin pestering somebody (or they begin pestering you), it will bring up the conversation window. Here you can type to your chum.


Also remember that if you right-click on the area just above the Pesterlog, it will bring up a list of options: Quirks Off will turn your quirks off, Add Chum will add this chum to your list, and Block will block them. (Those last two options are useful if you are being pestered by someone you don't have on your list yet!)

While pestering your chum, here are some useful features:

* Type /me to create a system message. "/me facepalms." will generate:
-- ghostDunk [GD] facepalms. --
You can also append 's after /me like so: "/me's computer exploded."
-- ghostDunk's [GD'S] computer exploded. --
In fact, any characters you type after a /me before the space will be added: "/meing is the Ghost Nation's official pastime."
-- ghostDunking [GDING] is the Ghost Nation's official pastime. --

* Color tags! If you feel the need to talk about The Green Sun or add some appleberry blast to your conversation, just use color tags. You can use type your color in a lot of different ways:
- You can use the familiar r,g,b method:
"<c=0,255,0>The Green Sun</c>"
- You can use HTML tags:
"<c=#7f7f7f>DURR I'M KARKAT AND I'M A HUGE IDIOT</c>"
- You can even use plain color names:
"<c=red>D4V3 TH1S 1S SO D3C4D3NT</c>"
(list: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_colornames.asp )
- You don't even have to add the </c> if you are lazy. Just use a new color tag whenever you want to change colors and PC 3.14 will add the extra tags for you.

* URLS (anything with http:// in front of it) will automatically be detected and made into a link you can CLIPK.

* You can also link people to memos by typing "#" and the name of the menu like so: #R41NBOW_RUMPUS_P4RTYTOWN
Clicking the link will open up the memo select menu.

* Smilies! Type them the same way you would forum smilies.

* Don't worry about your quirks screwing up any of the above: PC will apply your quirks AFTER it figures out color codes, links, smilies, etc.

* Pressing the up arrow will cycle through a history of your comments, so if you want to retype something, you can pull it up.

* You can submit directly to the Pesterchum Quote Database! If you have a particualarly awesome conversation, you can submit it to the database by simply highlighting the good part of the conversation, right clicking it and choosing "Submit to Pesterchum QDB!"

[illuminatedwax]

MEMOS

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One of the most interesting features to make was the memos, and make them as close to the comic as I could without actually inventing time travel. So here is the TIME TUTORIAL:


Joining: When you go CLIENT->MEMOS, you'll see a list of memos pop up -- those are memos people already have open. To join one, just highlight one of them. If you want to make a new memo, just type it in the input. If you'd like to make it secret, so that it doesn't appear in the list, check "HIDDEN CHANNEL". If you want it so that people can only enter if you invite them, choose "INVITATION ONLY." Then, choose what timeframe you want to appear to be in. So if you wanted to be in the future, you could move the slider to the right. You can also enter the time manually. Then hit JOIN.



Explaining time: Time in memos, unlike Homestuck, will not be relative to your position. That is, if you choose 4:13 in the future, you will not see someone who has set their time as "current" (or "0") in the past: you will see them as "current" and yourself as "future." This is because we do not have time travel! Memo time setting is basically an RP mechanic: you are pretending to be from the future! It will also help keep everyone straight: everyone will see the same thing!

The time slider: The slider shows your current position in the time stream. If you want to change your time frame, simply move the slider (or type a time in) and hit GO. This will open a new time frame, and the next time you type a message, the memo will show that you've responded to it in that time frame. You can now switch between your time frames simply by clicking the arrows in the right hand corner. (THIS COMES IN HANDY IF YOU WANT TO ARGUE WITH YOURSELF.) You can have any number of open time frames, and the program will number them in the order in which you open them (like in the comic). You can have one of your time frames cease responding to the memo by hitting "CLOSE." If you open that time frame again, the program will remember the number it originally gave it. If you want to be mysteeeeeeeerious, you can type in "?" and you will appear as ???.

The memo viewer list: To the right is a list of people currently browsing the memo. A shade icon next to their name means they are the "operator" of the memo: meaning they can kick ("ban") people from the memo and make other people operators as well. A "ban" is not permanent (like in the comic), and the program will ask if you want to reconnect to the memo. You kick and op people by right clicking their name in the window. You can also add them to your chumroll!

Inviting people to your memo: You can link to a memo by simply typing "#nameofmemo" in any conversation or memo window. So you can say:

CG: NOW YOU, ME, AND EGBERT NEED TO HAVE A CHAT.
CG: CLICK IT.
CG: #FRUITYRUMPUSASSHOLEFACTORY

and it will appear as a link that you can click, which will open the memo chooser window.

Here's a step by step visual of how memos work:


Moved the slider over to 4:13


Hit "GO" and typed "whats up asshole"; client shows me responding to the memo in the future!


Setting the slider to 14:13 now...


...and when I hit "GO" and type, it will show me entering in a NEW time frame of 14:13 in the future, and adds a number (like in the comic).


Let's try setting it to 7:30 in the past and hit GO...


And now I appear in the past!


Now, I clicked the black arrow in the lower right corner to cycle through my open time frames. That switches the time frame automatically (without having to hit GO), and when I get to my Current time frame, I typed my message.


Hit the arrow again to go back to the first Future Me. Notice it added the "1" in!


Hit the CLOSE button to exit from that time frame. It will automatically cycle to the next time frame.

Cycled to the next time frame. Notice that it's still FGD2, just like in the comic.


Moved the slider to 4:13 and hit "GO" -- this reopened the time frame, AND the memo remembered which Future Ghost Dunk it was!


You can also add chums directly from the userlist window. And, if you created the menu or are made a memo op, you can kick people or make other users ops!

MENUS

CLIENT MENU

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OPTIONS:
Chum List:
* Hide Offline Chums: Hides chums that are offline or appearing as offline.
* Show Empty Groups: Shows chum groups that are empty.
* Show Number Of Online Chums: Shows number of online chums in a group.
* Sort Chums: Shows how you can sort chums.
* Low Bandwidth: For very slow connections. Lowers bandwidth but basically puts you in stealth mode: no one can see you are online, and you can't see if anyone else is, either.
Conversations:
* Time Stamps: Show time stamps or not, and the format to show them in.
* Show Seconds: Show seconds in time stamps.
* Use animated smilies: Animated smilies now tend to work pretty well, though occasionally they may slow your machine down. If that happens, go here to turn them off.
* Receive random encounters: Register yourself with the random encounter bot and let the world know you want random people to pester you!
Interface:
* Tabbed Conversations: Have all conversations in one window or many.
* Tabbed Memos: Same thing but for memos.
* Minimize: Controls the behavior of the "minimize" button.
* Close: Controls the behavior of the "close" button.
* Blink taskbar on pesters: Blinks your taskbar when you get a pester.
* Blink taskbar on memos: Same, but for memos.

Sound:
* Sounds on: Turn sounds on or off.
* Pester sounds: Turn sounds for pesters on or off.
* Memo sounds: Turn sounds for memos on or off.
* Memo ping: Turn the ping for every memo message on or off.
* Memo mention: When someone types your initials (or a custom mention you create), make a noise.
* Edit mentions: Set up the list of what Pesterchum considers a "mention" of you. For example, you could set it so that whenever someone said "dunk" it would consider that a mention and ping you.
* Master volume: Turn pester sounds up or down.
Notifications:
* Toast notifications: Turn the alerts in the bottom right on or off.
* Chum signs in/out: Show a notification when your chum signs in/out.
* New messages: Alert on a new message.
* Only new conversations: But only if it's a new conversation.
* Memo mentions: Alert on a mention of you (like with sounds above).
* Edit Mentions: Set up the list of what Pesterchum considers a "mention" of you. For example, you could set it so that whenever someone said "dunk" it would consider that a mention and ping you.
Logging:
* Log all pesters: Turns logging for pesters on or off.
* Log all memos: Turns logging for memos on or off.
* Log Stamps For Pesters: Turns time stamps for pesterlogs on or off.
* Log Stamps For Memos: Turns time stamps for memo logs on or off.
Idle/Updates:
* Minutes before Idle: Sets the amount of time you will idle before Pesterchum marks you as idle.
* Check for Pesterchum Updates: How often the program will check for Pesterchum updates.
* Check for MSPA Updates: Check this box to check for MSPA updates!
Theme
* Change your theme here!

MEMOS: Opens the Memo list as above.

PESTERLOGS: Open the pester log browser.

RANDOM ENCOUNTER: Pester a random person.

USERLIST: Shows a list of all the users that are currently logged onto Pesterchum. Right-click their names and select "ADD CHUM" to add them to your chum roll!

IDLE: Make yourself an idle chum. You will appear as idle until you uncheck this box, or if you *actually* go idle (stop using the computer) for 10 minutes and then come back.

ADD GROUP: Add a chum group.

IMPORT: Imports your old Pesterchum 2.0, 2.5 and Tinychum chum rolls. This will also import your old quirks from Pesterchum 2.5. Just browse to the location of your pesterchum.cfg and open it.

RECONNECT: Forces PC to reconnect to the server.

EXIT: noooooooooooooooooooooooo

PROFILE MENU

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QUIRKS: Opens the quirks menu. More on that below!

TROLLSLUM: Opens up the window where you can view people you've blocked. You can add and remove people to the list from here as well.

COLOR: Change your text color here!

SWITCH: Switch your profile! You can have any number of profiles, and PC will save your color, quirks, and theme for that profile. Chumrolls and block lists are the same for all profiles. Feel free to have multiple instances of PC running on two or more handles!

[illuminatedwax]

QUIRKS

Now there is a separate quirk thread! Get help on your quirks in here!

OK so this is out of date but i'm tired and i'm going to bed now...i'll fix this...later


There are six kinds of quirks! I'll teach you how to use them all! (In this section, I will use quotes ("") around things so it's clearer to see exactly what to type! Don't include these quotes when using these examples!

Also, note that your quirks will not work until you save them by hitting "OK" on the Quirk window.

CHEAT SHEET (all trolls' quirks)
https://github.com/kiooeht/pesterchu...ollquirks.mkdn

PREFIX/SUFFIX

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Prefix/Suffix: This will put text before or after everything you
say. So for example, we can use prefixes to emulate part of Nepeta or
Equius' quirks:



PREFIX: ":33 < "
You type: "*ac twitches her friendly whiskers at ct*"
Result:
AC: :33 < *ac twitches her friendly whiskers at ct*

PREFIX: "D --> "
You type: "Hi"
Result:
CT: D --> Hi

Suffixes work the same way, but at the end of the message:
SUFFIX: "!!!"
You type: hey there
Result:
G hey there!!!

Remember that it doesn't automatically add a space! You'll need to add it in (see CT and AC examples again!)

Simple Replace:

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This will simply take a set of characters and replace them with other characters. Let's add a quirk to our Nepeta:



Replace: "ee" With: "33"
You type: "*ac saunters from her dark cave a little bit sleepy from the recent kill*"
Result:
AC: :33 < *ac saunters from her dark cave a little bit sl33py from the recent kill*

Let's add two to Equius:
Replace: "loo" With: "100"
Replace: "x" With "%"
You type: "look"
Result:
CT: D --> 100k
You type: "What are you expecting to accomplish with this"
Result:
CT: D --> What are you e%pecting to accomplish with this

Aradia:
Replace: "o" With: "0"
You type: "and the reward would be within our reach"
Result:
AA: and the reward w0uld be within 0ur reach

Notice that it is CASE SENSITIVE. So in the above case, if you typed "ABSCOND", it would not replace the "O".

Sollux:
Replace: "i" With: "ii"
Replace: "s" With: "2"
Replace: "to" With: "two"
Replace: "too" With: "two"

Eridan:
Replace: "v" With: "vv"
Replace: "w" With: "ww"

Feferi:
Replace: "h" with: ")("
Replace: "H" with: ")("
Replace: "E" with: "-E"

Regexp Replace:

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This is a more complex kind of replacement. Regexp stands for "regular expression", a kind of programming language (yes, it is a language) used to find and replace text. PC 3.14 also includes a function to handle capitalization (upper()). If you want to learn it on your own, I suggest you start with the Python tutorial ( http://docs.python.org/howto/regex.html ) since PC 3.14 uses Python's regexps. Check out V2.5's tutorial too, as that is a pretty good start as well. (You can find it in the old 2.5 zip file.)

Let's start with Karkat. Regexps are just like your every day find and replace: they search for a string that matches what you want to replace, and replaces it with... the replacement.


Regexp: "(.)" Replace with: "upper(\1)"

Three concepts here. Let's look at the regexp. "(.)" has two things going on. The first is that ".". In regexp speak, "." is the wildcard: it will match *any* character -- and just one.

The parentheses tell the regexp to *save* what's inside them so you can put it back when you replace. That's what the "\1" is for -- it means, "put the match inside parentheses #1 here". You can have any number of parentheses.

"upper()" is a function special to PC 3.14 -- it will uppercase anything inside the parentheses. So in this case, upper will uppercase "\1" -- which, as you recall is what we found inside the parentheses. Which was *every* character. So to sum up, it replaces every character with an uppercase version of that character. WHICH MAKES YOU TALK LIKE THIS.

As of 3.14.1, there are three other functions:

lower(): makes letters lowercase
scramble(): randomizes the order of the letters
reverse(): reverses the order of the letters

Let's look at Terezi next.



Regexp: "[aA]" Replace with: "4"
Regexp: "[iI]" Replace with: "1"
Regexp: "[eE]" Replace with: "3"
Regexp: "(.)" Replace with: "upper(\1)"



We already know what the last line does. But what's up with those brackets? What's their deal? Basically, in regular expressions, brackets indicate a list of matching characters. So, basically any single character within the brackets will be matched. In this case, either "a" or "A" will be matched and replaced with "4," and likewise, "i" and "I" will be replaced with "1", and "e" and "E" will be replaced with "3."

You should also know that "^" is a special character in brackets. If placed immediately after the opening bracket (like "[^"), then the brackets instead match every character *except* the ones in the brackets. So, for example, if you wanted to have a quirk where you capitalized all your letters *except* o, you'd do this:

Regexp: "([^o])" Replace with: "upper(\1)"
You type: "hello there"
Result:
G HELLo THERE

You can also specify a *range* of characters inside the brackets, by using the "-" character. [a-z] will match any lowercase letter. You can combine them, too: [a-z0-9] will match any digit and lowercase letter.

There are also different shortcuts for character types:

\d matches any digit; same as [0-9]
\D matches any non-digit; same as [^0-9]
\s matches any spaces
\S matches any non-space
\w matches any alphanumeric character; same as [a-zA-Z0-9_]
\W matches any non-alphanumeric character; same as [^a-zA-Z0-9_]

You can include this inside brackets, too.

There's also a special character, \b. What \b does is make sure that you are at the beginning or end of a word. So with that knowledge, let's try Kanaya:

Regexp: \b(\w) Replace with: upper(\1)
You type: "i suggest you come to terms with it"
Result:
GA: I Suggest You Come To Terms With It

Another feature of regular expressions is the ability to match *repeated* characters. There are three repeat characters: the "*", the "+", "?", and "{m,n}". They work by playing them after the character, or character type you want to match. (So, you could say "\s+" or ".*")

The "*" character matches ZERO or more of that character. So, for example, "f*" would match "f" and "ff" -- and any other character! That's right, every character counts as matching it zero times. Yeah, it's weird. I suggest you use...

The "+" character matches ONE or more of that character. So, if we wanted to have a character that wanted to elongate their s's so that they used four 's's every time, like sssso, but didn't want to have eight s's when using words with double s's, like pass, we'd do this:

Regexp: "s+" Replace with: "ssss"
You type: "you shall not pass"
Result:
UU: you sssshall not passss

As for the other two, I can't really think of any useful quirks to be made with them. But to let you know, "?" matches either 0 or 1 of that character, so "trolls?" would match "troll" and "trolls". "{m,n}" matches between m and n characters. (If you leave out 'n', any number of characters more than m will be matched.) So "s{2,4}" will match "ss", "sss", and "ssss" and that's it.

Now with repeating expressions, we can do something like make EVERY other WORD capitalized:

Regexp: "(\w+) (\w+)" Replace with: "upper(\1) \2"
You type: "this is pretty annoying i bet"
Result:
G THIS is PRETTY annoying I bet

The \1 matches the first word -- which has been matched because the word is alphanumeric characters, repeated once or more -- and \2 matches the second word.

Another operator to use is the "|", which will match more than one set of characters. For example, "black|red" will match "black" or "red". If you want to match something in the middle of words, you have to use parentheses: "(black|red) romance" will match "black romance" and "red romance".

Finally, there are the "^" and "$" characters. Yes, we already did the "^" character, but this is OUTSIDE of brackets, not INSIDE. "^" matches the beginning of a message, and "$" matches the end of it. You can use this to make more sophisticated prefix and suffix behaviors. For example, if we have a quirk that adds "..." to the end of all our messages, we can set it up so it doesn't do that if we put punctuation [?!.] at the end. So:

Regexp: "([^?!.])$" Replace with: "\1..."

This will match the end of any message as long as it doesn't have "?", "!", or "." at the end. Then it will replace it with whatever the last character of the sentence was (remember we're replacing it, so we have to put it back!) and add "..." at the end.

Careful with the beginning and ending replaces -- if you use more than one, you may not get what you expect because they will ALL be applied, one after the other! This is a bug in my opinion, that I plan to fix!

Random replace:

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Just like the regexp replace, except that instead of just one thing to replace it with, you give it a list. PC will then choose from that list randomly. If I wanted to randomly replace the word "dog" with either "cat" or "dog":



It uses regexps, so I could have it so my letters were capitalized randomly:



Let's say I want to randomly end my sentences with either "bro" or "dog":

Regexp: "$" Replace with: "bro" and "dog"

You can also imitate Araida's random "ribbits" in between words:

Regexp: "\s" Replace with: " ribbit ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", etc....

where " " is just a blank space added a bunch of times. (You can see how many blank spaces you've added by clicking on the list.) You have to add the spaces because each entry has the same chance of being selected. (Yes, I know this could be improved.) If you add " ribbit " and 9 spaces, " ribbit " will have a 1/10 chance of being picked.

Also note that if you add more than one prefix or more than one suffix, it will pick randomly from them instead of adding them both!

Mispeller:

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Be careful with thsi one. The mispeller will randomly mispell x% of the words you type -- where x is the percentage you set the slider to. I have attempted to mimic SBaHJ mispelling style but whoof knows what will happen oh god ive created a mosnter

[Phantom Gamer]

WOOO STABLE RELEASE WOOO

but how does I switch to 7.0

[ashdenej]

Kudos to you, ghostDunk, for being so prompt.

Also, I finally get to do what I have wanted to do for a long, long time:

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Requoted twenty-one times.

Right. Look in your tray, at the bottom corner of your screen. There should be a little smiley face. That is your pesterchum. To close it, you have to go to Exit, not clicking the X. Your original session is still open, in your tray.

THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE.

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If that is there, your pesterchum is still open with your other handle.
This is what you have been told the entire time. Just to look down there, and look for the thing. Oh, and if it's not there, click the little up arrow, because it might be in there.

A lot of people are having this problem. It has to do with regexp quirks and the installer not including the quirks directory. Because of this, the default quirk functions (upper, lower, scramble, reverse) aren't included and something breaks without there being at least one quirk functions.

Save this: defaults.py
as 'defaults.py' in the 'quirks' directory in your pesterchum install directory (most likely C:\Pesterchum).

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[illuminatedwax]

WOOO STABLE RELEASE WOOO

but how does I switch to 7.0

7.0 is "gold" and "gold xl" (i prefer gold xl)

[Syndicates]

Ah! Waiting seemed to fix my old problem (profiles not saving) from the past 2(this is a new version right?) versions. Not sure why it's suddenly fixed, but im greatful that i dont have to re-enter a ton of bird puns again. Thanks ghost and the rest of the team!

[Kuru Seed]

i'm not mentioned anywhere in waxes posts

now the record is straight that i'm not a mod or on any of the teams for pesterchum 8U

[Rimbaum]

I don't see anything about Linux instructions here :|

[Rimbaum]

I don't see anything about Linux instructions here :|

Linux/Mac source: http://bit.ly/lkTmdA

Linux: Untar the source code and run the pesterchum shell script:

$ tar -zxf pesterchum3.14-src.tar.gz
$ cd pesterchum
$ ./pesterchum

You must have PyQt4 (version >= 4.6) and pygame installed. If you don't have them, install them:

Debian: apt-get install python-qt4 python-pygame
Arch: pacman -S python2-pyqt python-pygame
Gentoo: gentoo instructions: emerge -av dev-python/PyQt4 dev-python/pygame; may need to do echo media-libs/sdl-image png >> /etc/portage/package.use (thanks Geekthras)

I dare say this set of instructions - if not the link - is valid.

I have the previous version for linux. I'm just wondering if the update covers that too, since there aren't actually any instructions or links for it in this thread.

[illuminatedwax]

Oh, yeah. Can I get some art credits, along with mostlyTaciturn/Zephyrkit? Now we're in the officially packaged themes, and all.

I don't see anything about Linux instructions here :|

guh im such a butt

those have been added

[ashdenej]

Oh, uh, Zephyrkit did the background and symbols to things like Johntier and Battlechum, so she should get in there, too!

Thanks, though!

[Captain Combusken]

Yeah, new version!

Question: Is there a way to keep the memos when nobody who already in them is online? For example, I have an RP and in that RP I'm going to open a memo for slightly obvious reasons. However we're all on different timezones and there are times when nobody is online. So the memos will just disappear. I would like it so that when a person from the RP group logs on to Pesterchum the Memo appears in the memo list for them to select.

I also would like the option for when you open a memo to open it from when that memo started as opposed to starting it from blank.

[ashdenej]

I think the first is possible using chanserv, and the second is, to my recollection, impossible using IRC.

As Pesterchum uses IRC as its base, you can't do the latter.

[kiooeht]

The updates in this version are basically almost all Kiooeht's work, give him the serious cred he deserves!

AWWWWW YEEEAAAAH!

Also, you should probably change the Linux instructions. There's no need to manually move the logs/ quirks/ and profiles/ to ~/.pesterchum, Pesterchum will move all of it for you the first time you run it.

[technoCancer]

Um i'd like to point out that Tavros' quirk doesn't work right ): when you put it in its lower cases each word instead of just lower casing the beginnings.
Excample: tESTING oNE tWO tHREE,,, tESTING <- thats how it shows when you use the quirk set that's linked above for cannons when its supposed to belike this -> tESTING ONE TWO THREE,,, tESTING
i was just wondering if there was a way to fix the quirk or if we just need to give in an let the set quirk do what it does?

[LemGambino]

I have a slight annoyance to report: when a toaster pops up, the window switches focus to the main pesterchum window, and I have to click on the message window to get back to what I was doing. Can you fix this? (and yes, I'm aware I can turn toasters off)

[saxyPoet2092]

I love you ghostDunk.
That is all.
Smiley Face.

[vociferousVulpes]

Hey, I can't download pesterchum I tried to update it but it couldn't open some files, and now I can't even open my old pesterchum. Help?

[TacticGamer]

The new memo ping sound for Trollian is annoying.

Any way to replace it with the old one?

EDIT: nvm found it

all you have to do is copy alarm.wav in your trollian theme folder, delete alarm2.wav and name alarm.wav to alarm2.wav

sweet unchanged goodness

[illuminatedwax]

The updates in this version are basically almost all Kiooeht's work, give him the serious cred he deserves!

AWWWWW YEEEAAAAH!

Also, you should probably change the Linux instructions. There's no need to manually move the logs/ quirks/ and profiles/ to ~/.pesterchum, Pesterchum will move all of it for you the first time you run it.

This was just because I wasn't sure how that tar/git clone would play with their old pesterchum directory -- I just want to make sure the user's data is never lost!

[illuminatedwax]

Oh, uh, Zephyrkit did the background and symbols to things like Johntier and Battlechum, so she should get in there, too!

Thanks, though!

added!

Yeah, new version!

Question: Is there a way to keep the memos when nobody who already in them is online? For example, I have an RP and in that RP I'm going to open a memo for slightly obvious reasons. However we're all on different timezones and there are times when nobody is online. So the memos will just disappear. I would like it so that when a person from the RP group logs on to Pesterchum the Memo appears in the memo list for them to select.

I also would like the option for when you open a memo to open it from when that memo started as opposed to starting it from blank.

The first thing you can kind of do: if you register the channel with IRC using Chanserv (currently a task that requires you to download an IRC client and learn how to use Chanserv), you can register the channel which will allow the server to remember things like operators and so on. As far as it staying in your memo list when the channel doesn't exist, you can't do that now. I am thinking having a list of saved memos would be nice in future releases though.

I have a slight annoyance to report: when a toaster pops up, the window switches focus to the main pesterchum window, and I have to click on the message window to get back to what I was doing. Can you fix this? (and yes, I'm aware I can turn toasters off)

This is a known bug and we're working on it. Check the FA%.

The new memo ping sound for Trollian is annoying.

Any way to replace it with the old one?

EDIT: nvm found it

all you have to do is copy alarm.wav in your trollian theme folder, delete alarm2.wav and name alarm.wav to alarm2.wav

sweet unchanged goodness

hey always cool when people beat me to it!

[Second Moon]

Er, I'm having a problem...

I installed Pesterchum on my Mac OS X 10.4.11, and when I tried to start it the icon bounced once but didn't do anything.

Is the Mac outdated or anything? Please tell me if you know what I'm doing wrong.

[mariposahippo]

I am having a huge problem.

So, I went to download it, and it seems to of only worked halfway. Getting rid of 3.14, but when it tries to download 3.41, it says error. To everything. I then tried to just download it as if on a new computer, since it already uninstalled the old one, and all the errors popped up again. I downloaded the zip one, since I have worked my way with ZIPs, and moved the things as you said. It works, but I don't have anything on it anymore, like my accounts and quirks, even though I moved all the files from my old folder. And, this may be me just being a derp, but I can't seem to find anything naming where I can change my theme. Is there any way to fix any of this? I really want to experience the new one!

Oh, and as a note, my friend is experiencing the same thing, except the 3.14 for her did not get erased, so it seems it's not just my computer. Is there anything either of us can do? :c