Harbinger 050813 review
DownloadHarbinger is an Applescript script suite for the IRC client Ircle.
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Harbinger is an Applescript script suite for the IRC client Ircle.
Features include: aliasing, event aliasing, custom CTCPs, custom channel text, away manager, URL grabber, seen - math - acronym - port responses and much, much more.
Here are some key features of "Harbinger":
GUI based settings/preferences
built in manual
complete error trapping for script bugs
plugin based architecture
hot loading and unloading of plugins
20 minute optional auto saving
channel color stripping
an example plugin to help you write your own plugins
powerful alias handling for custom commands, delayed commands (delays work even after unloading and loading the script) and overriding script commands with over 80 variables
powerful event alias (an event such as a user joining a channel) handling for custom commands, delayed commands (delays work even after unloading and loading the script) and overriding script commands with over 80 variables
full custom appearance of channel text
away manager and logger with full control of away messages look and feel
complete custom ctcp replies with text styles, multiple lines and a steal ctcp command
easy access to on/off switches to the script's major functions
tab nick completion with optional capital letter, number and/or odd character stripping
customizable script echo that can be silent, in the console or in your current window
auto nick regaining when your nick is no longer in use
self protection (utilizes dalnet's and undernet's services if logged in)
friend list with protection, auto op and greet (channel and connection aware)
shit list that works like the friends list, but in reverse
optional bitch mode for script responses to self and friend protect [under construction]
auto identifying to dalnet's NickServ
seen responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven
math responses (including !convert and !calc) that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
dictionary look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
port look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
acronym look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
DNS look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven
apple computer history look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
extension look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
spell check look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven (requires the Lingua::Ispell perl module and the Ispell application) (plugin extra: downloaded separately from full script package) as well as option-tab spell checking [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
applescript error responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven
country converter responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven
element/atomic number responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
URL grabber (grabs URLs from channels and allows you or other to search its database) responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven (powerful REGEX searching capabilities)
automated sound get/send with optional saving to ircle's sound folder [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
channel bartender that is connection and channel aware [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
channel watcher that scans joiners channels looking for prohibited channels [under construction]
a tracer that tracks people thru IRC (gives extensive information in a script window about the nick you are tracking)
auto ping replies [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
net split detector
exec plugin to execute terminal commands and output to ircle, much like command line clients
idiot handler to quickly ignore those bothering you
itunes controller [under construction]
store multiple window positions for ircle windows to easily replace then to their former positions [under construction]
note pad to keep track of things while on IRC [under construction]
weather look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven (requires the Geo::WeatherNWS perl module) (plugin extra: downloaded separately from full script package) [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
rss look up responses that are automated (connection and channel aware) and command driven (requires the XML::RSS and LWP::Simple perl modules) (plugin extra: downloaded separately from full script package) [a plugin extra/downloaded separately]
What's New:
fixed installer - forgot to delete the code that installed the tracer script and it broke the installer
finished the extended reference
added a more 'up to date' plugin manager description and instruction.
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