Weechat

Commands

/server add oftc irc.oftc.net/6667
/connect oftc

/set irc.look.server_buffer independent
/input jump_smart - jump to next buffer with activity
/input hotlist_clear - clear activity

/key bind meta2-18~ /bar scroll buffers * -30% - bind F7 to buffers.pl up
/key bind meta2-19~ /bar scroll buffers * +30% - bind F8 to buffers.pl down

Ctrl-r - Search buffer (enter to esc.)

alt-k [key] - display key and binding

Docs

• Quickstart
• Users guide

• http://dev.weechat.org/post/2008/10/25/Smart-IRC-join-part-quit-message-filter

Scripts

• Scripts
  • weeget.py - script manager
  • autoconnect - remembers servers+channels joined
  • buffers.pl - lists buffers in sidebar
    • /set weechat.bar.buffers.position right
    • /set buffers.look.sort name (window number order doesn't follow!)
  • urlbuf.py - url catcher buffer
  • whois_on_query.py - as title
  • go.py - jump to buffer
  • sort_buffers.pl - as title. doesn't care about server.
  • listsort.pl - better than nowt

Scripting

http://www.weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_plugin_api.en.html#_weechat_config_color_default
weechat.color.chat_buffer [1]

python:
 you have to import weechat
 functions print* are called prnt* in python (because print is reserved keyword)
 functions are called with weechat.xxx(arg1, arg2, ...)

weechat.register(name, author, version, license, description, shutdown_function, charset) [2]

import weechat
weechat.register("test_python", "FlashCode", "1.0", "GPL3", "Test script", "", "")
weechat.prnt("", "Hello, from python script!")