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It is now possible to use SASL authentication with IRC server, using two mechanisms: "plain" (default) or "dh-blowfish" (crypted password).

New options have been added to servers:

• sasl_mechanism: mechanism to use ("plain" or "dh-blowfish")
• sasl_timeout: timeout (in seconds) for authentication
• sasl_username: username
• sasl_password: password

You just have to setup username (your nick) and password (password of nick) and then connect to server, you'll be identified with SASL if all is ok.

If you want to set "dh-blowfish" by default for all servers:

/set irc.server_default.sasl_mechanism dh-blowfish

A new IRC output queue has been added in irc plugin, with high priority. There are now two queues for messages sent to IRC server:

• queue for user messages or commands, with high priority
• queue for other messages, with low priority.

Low priority queue is used to send automatic messages, like replies to CTCP messages. So if you are spamed with CTCP messages, WeeChat will first send your messages (queue with high priority), and then CTCP replies (queue with low priority).

Accordingly, anti-flood option has been split into two options:

• irc.network.anti_flood_prio_high: delay between two user messages/commands
• irc.network.anti_flood_prio_low: delay between two other messages

New options have been added to choose target buffer for IRC messages.

More info and examples in documentation: http://weechat.org/files/doc/devel/weechat_user.en.html#irc_target_buffer

A new script hlpvitem.py is now available. It displays item in a bar (like status) with highlight or private message, from an hidden buffer. So you will see content of message before switching to that buffer.

You must add item in a bar, like status, with this command:

/set weechat.bar.status.items

then press "Tab" and complete string by adding for example (without quotes): ",[hlpv]"

Screenshot:

You can setup some options with /set:

• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.show_all_buffers on/off (default: off)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.buffer_number on/off (default: on)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.buffer_short_name on/off (default: on)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.highlight on/off (default: on)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.private on/off (default: on)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.string_highlight "string" (default: empty)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.string_private "string" (default: empty)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.string_delimiter "string" (default: " > ")
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_string_highlight color (default: empty)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_string_private color (default: empty)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_buffer_number color (default: empty)
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_buffer_name color (default: "default")
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_prefix color (default: "white")
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_delimiter color (default: "cyan")
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.color_message color (default: "default")
• /set plugins.var.python.hlpvitem.visible_seconds N (default: 7)

New hook type "process" has been added to WeeChat. You can use it in C plugins, and all scripts languages (perl, python, ruby, lua and tcl).

It runs a command with fork, and send you result (return code, stdout and stderr) via a callback, when command has ended, or if WeeChat output buffer is full (then it will be partial result of command). There is optional timeout (in milliseconds), to kill process if it's still running after given time.

The script shell.py has been updated to use that new hook.

Logger plugin has been improved with many new features:

• command /logger (to see log status for open buffers, and set/disable log level on a buffer)
• custom level by buffer (or group of buffers)
• custom log filename mask by buffer (or group of buffers).

Set one directory by IRC server and a file by channel inside:

Do that: /set logger.mask.irc irc/$server/$channel.weechatlog

You'll have a tree like that:

~/.weechat/
    |- logs/
        |- irc/
            |--- freenode/
            |       freenode.weechatlog
            |       #weechat.weechatlog
            |       #mychan.weechatlog
            |--- oftc/
            |       oftc.weechatlog
            |       #chan1.weechatlog
            |       #chan2.weechatlog

Log all messages on IRC buffers but not join/part/quit messages:

For all IRC buffers: /set logger.level.irc 3
For a server and its channels: /set logger.level.irc.freenode 3
For a specific channel: /set logger.level.irc.freenode.#weechat 3

New aspell plugin is available!

Plugin as now its own configuration file, called aspell.conf. Options can be set with /set command. List of options with default value:

• aspell.look.color = lightred
• aspell.check.commands = "ame,amsg,away,command,cycle,kick,kickban,me,msg,notice,part,query,quit,topic"
• aspell.check.default_dict = ""
• aspell.check.word_min_length = 2

You can enable aspell for all buffers with default dictionary (or list of dictionaries), with command: /set aspell.check.default_dict "en,fr"

To enable a specific language on a buffer, use: /aspell enable fr
If you speak both english and german (often english, less german), use: /aspell enable en,de

The new /ignore command is now available. You can ignore nicks (or hostnames), using regex.

Note: this command will be improved in near future with more options.

Some exemples (you can find them with /help ignore):

• ignore nick "toto" everywhere: /ignore add toto
• ignore host "toto@domain.com" on freenode server: /ignore add toto@domain.com freenode
• ignore host "toto*@*.domain.com" on freenode/#weechat: /ignore add toto*@*.domain.com freenode #weechat