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--- en:ircclient [2016/11/23 17:09] – [Encoding trouble (strange characters)] Domperss
+++ en:ircclient [2016/11/23 17:17] – [Linux (and BSD?)] Domperss
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 ==== Linux (and BSD?) ====
-  * [[http://xchat.org/|Xchat]]. Client chosen by most of the users, because it's simple to configure and quite mature. Its clones on Windows allow to change OS without losing one's marks, and to help people on other OS.
+  * [[http://xchat.org/|Xchat]]. The client chosen by most users, because it's simple to configure and quite mature. It's clone(on Windows) allow to change OS without losing one's marks, and to help people on other OS's.
-  * [[http://www.pidgin.im|Pidgin]]. A recurring problem that explains that we tend not to keep it: it's difficult to find how to configure it with UTF8 on all channels. ISO-8859-1 encoding seems to word, and interact properly with the other users.
+  * [[http://www.pidgin.im|Pidgin]]. A recurring problem that explains that we tend not to keep it: it's difficult to find about how to configure it with UTF8 on all channels. ISO-8859-1 encoding seems to work and even interact properly with the other users.
 ==== Windows ====
-  * [[http://www.xchatfr.org/telechargements/ychat-2.8.6-2.exe|Ychat (direct download link)]], **should not be mixed up with Xchat, which is a shareware with a 30 days trial limit, only for Microsoft users**. And yes, on Mac and Linux, Xchat is really free. You can also find [[http://silverex.org|Xchat2]], clone of Xchat and without de 30 days limit.
+  * [[http://www.xchatfr.org/telechargements/ychat-2.8.6-2.exe|Ychat (direct download link)]], **should not be mixed up with Xchat, which is a shareware with a 30 days trial limit, only for Microsoft users**. And yes, on Mac and Linux, Xchat is really free. You can also find [[http://silverex.org|Xchat2]], clone of Xchat and without the 30 days limit.
-  * [[http://www.pidgin.im|Pidgin]] is working just fine also!
+  * [[http://www.pidgin.im|Pidgin]] is also a fine working option!
 ==== Mac ====
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 ==== Android ====
-  * On Android systems, several of us have found [[http://www.andchat.net/|AndChat]] not too bad. Unfortunately, it isn't an open sofware. It's nonetheless available for free and can be installed easily from the Google store for Android, [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat&hl=fr|GooglePlay]]. A version with donation also exists, and also on [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat.donate&hl=fr|GooglePlay]].
+  * On Android systems, several of us have found [[http://www.andchat.net/|AndChat]] not too bad. Unfortunately, it isn't an open sofware. It's nonetheless available for free and can be installed easily from the Google store for Android, [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat&hl=fr|GooglePlay]]. A version with donation also exists, this also on [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat.donate&hl=fr|GooglePlay]].
 ===== Connecting through your client =====
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-Save, and go then in the menu ''Settings>Preferences>Interface>Textbox'', select a font with all unicode characters. On Linux, missing characters are automatically retrieved from other fonts, but it doesn't work on Windows, and the default font for Xchat doesn't include all the characters. The ''Sans'' or 'Consolas 10'' fonts (used by HexChat, for example) seem to be correct. It is possible that, on Mac, you have to select the proper font.
+Save, and then go into the menu ''Settings>Preferences>Interface>Textbox'', select a font with "all unicode characters". On Linux, missing characters are automatically retrieved from other fonts, but this doesn't work on Windows, and the default font for Xchat doesn't include all the characters. The ''Sans'' or 'Consolas 10'' fonts(used by HexChat, for example) seem to be correct. It is possible that on Mac, you have to select the proper font.
 To test, copy some accents and symbols: ♫♬♥☼☽
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 Change the 30 square (second line, second to last) with your favorite color.
-These changes will be visible only for you, the other users don't know what your favorite colors are when you chat!
+These changes will only be visible for you, beacuse other users won't know what your favorite colors are when you chat!
 {{tag>IRC Tutorial}}