IRC for XP

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Thanks to Alexandrie's inspiration, I'm getting back into skinning WB. Obviously, lots has changed with it since I did my last skin so I'll be needing to harrass the guys at Stardock again. Any suggestions for an IRC client which works well on XP?

TIA,
Merc
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I don't run XP but what about mIRC? http://www.mirc.com
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Is the new version any better than previous ones? Last time I used it (over a year ago) it had a nasty habit of blowing up at exactly the wrong moment!
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try bersirc........



http://www.bersirc.com/
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So far bersirc looks OK, tends to gag a bit when you list channels on the bigger servers but works fine on Stardocks.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
On Windows 2000 I have a problem with besirc and WindowBlinds. Seems Beseric uses some non standard title bar and menus that would get into a fight with WindowBlinds. You'd see the Besircs title bar, then WindowBlind's, then back to besircs. I had to exclude besirc from WB skinning.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hiya Merc! Good to see you back, and, I can't wait to see some new skins from you.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh....that Mercury!
Looking forward to some new stuff by you.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks guys! It's great to be back in the community, I've been lurking for awhile now. I'm gonna start off slow, just a few skin updates until I get accustomed to the new features in WB.
From what I've seen so far, my old method of manually editing UIS files is going to be a thing of the past so learning SkinStudio is going to have to take priority.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Merc, you can still use notepad to make the UIS files. I did on the new ones I enetered on the Olympics. After the skin was done I went into skin studio to see what features were out of date and what new ones could be added. You're right though, there are a ton of new things to skin and settings to set in the latest version.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
/me still uses notepad

SkinStudio is useful for generating reference documentation, though.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Glad to see you back, Merc.
If you need any kind of help, just give a shout and I will be glad to help you.