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Configure
=========
The configuration is located in the file *~/.config/poezio/poezio.cfg*
On its first startup, poezio will create that file (and its containing
directories) with the default configuration. You can edit that file manually
or use the */set* command to edit some of its values directly from poezio.
This file is also used to configure key bindings, but this is explained
in the _keys_ documentation file.
That file is read at each startup and the configuration is saved when poezio
is closed.
This configuration file *requires* all global options to be in a section
named [Poezio]. Some other options can be in optional sections and will
apply only to tabs having the options name.
An option is formatted with the form
======================
option = value
======================
An empty value *doesnt* mean that the default value will be used. Thats
just an empty value. To use the default value, just comment or remove the
option entirely.
Here is a list of all the avalaible configuration options, their meaning
and their default value.
Configuration options
---------------------
Global section options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These option have a sense when they are in the global section. Some of
them can also be in an optional configuration section, see the next
section of this documentation.
[horizontal]
*server*:: anon.louiz.org
The server to use for *anonymous* authentication.
Make sure it accepts anonymous authentification
Note that this option doesnt do anything at all if youre using your own JID.
*port*:: 5222
The port youll use to connect.
*certificate*:: [empty]
The fingerprint of the SSL certificate as a hexadecimal string, you should
not touch it, except if know what you are doing.
*ignore_certificate*:: false
Skip certificate validation on connection when _true_. Useful when you are in
anonymous mode and changing servers often. Dangerous in other cases, from a
security perspective.
*ca_cert_path*:: [empty]
Path to the certificate of the Certification Authority.
As some services may keep different certificates, it is an alternative to
the Trust On First Use model provided by _certificate_. This option is not
affected by _ignore_certificate_ and boths checks may be active at the same
time.
*whitespace_interval*:: 300
Interval of the whitespace keepalive sending to the server.
300 should be fine, but change it if some services have a stricter policy
on client inactivity.
*resource*:: [empty]
the resource you will use
If it's empty, your resource will be chosen (most likely randomly) by the server
It is not recommended to use a resource that is easy to guess, because it can lead
to presence leak.
*auto_reconnect*:: false
Auto-reconnects you when you get disconnected. Should not be necessary, so
the default is false.
*default_nick*:: [empty]
the nick you will use when joining a room with no associated nick
If this is empty, the $USER environnement variable will be used
*jid*:: [empty]
Jabber identifiant. Specify it only if you want to connect using an existing
account on a server. This is optional and useful only for some features,
like room administration, nickname registration.
The 'server' option will be ignored if you specify a JID (Jabber identifiant)
It should be in the form nickname@server.tld
*password*:: [empty]
A password is needed only if you specified a jid. It will be ignored otherwise
If you leave this empty, the password will be asked at each startup
*rooms*:: poezio@muc.poezio.eu
the rooms you will join automatically on startup, with associated nickname or not
format : room@server.tld/nickname:room2@server.tld/nickname2
default_nick will be used if "/nickname" is not specified
*use_bookmark_method*:: [empty]
the method that poezio will use to store your bookmarks online.
possible values are: privatexml, pep
You should not have to edit this in a normal use case.
*use_remote_bookmarks*:: true
use this option to force the use of local bookmarks if needed.
Anything but "false" will be counted as true.
*completion*:: normal
the completion type you will use to complete nicknames
if "normal", complete the entire name to the first available completion
and then cycle through the possible completion with the next TABs
if "shell", if there's more than one nick for this completion, complete
only the part that all then nicks have in common (like in a shell)
*after_completion*:: ,
what will be put after the name, when using autocompletion
a SPACE will always be added after that
*highlight_on*:: [empty]
a list of words (separated by a colon (:)) that will be
highlighted if said by someone on a room
*enable_xhtml_im*:: true
XHTML-IM is an XMPP extension letting users send messages
containing XHTML and CSS formating. We can use this to make
colored text for example.
It is disabled by default because this is only in an experimental
state: you could miss some part of a message (mainly the URL)
but you can still send colored messages. You just wont be able te see
the colors, though
Set to true if you want to see colored messages
*hide_status_change*:: 120
Set a number for this setting.
The join OR status-change notices will be
displayed according to this number.
-1: the notices will ALWAYS be displayed
0: the notices will NEVER be displayed
n: On any other number, the notices will only be displayed
if the user involved has talked since the last n seconds
if the value is incorrect, -1 is assumed
Default setting means :
- status changes won't be displayed unless
the user talked in the last 2 minutes
*hide_exit_join*:: -1
Exact same thing than hide_status_change, except that it concerns
the quit message, and that it will be hidden only if the value is 0.
Default setting means:
- all quit and join notices will be displayed
*send_initial_presence*:: true
Send initial presence (normal behaviour). If false, you will not send nor
receive any presence that is not directed (through /presence) or sent by a
MUC.
*display_user_color_in_join_part*:: false
If set to true, the color of the nick will be used in MUCs information
messages, instead of the default color from the theme.
*information_buffer_popup_on*:: error roster warning help info
Some informational messages (error, a contact getting connected, etc)
are sometimes added to the information buffer. These settings can make
that buffer grow temporarly so you can read these information when they
appear.
A list of message types that should make the information buffer grow
Possible values; error, roster, warning, info, help
*popup_time*:: 4
The time the message will be visible in the information buffer when it
pops up.
If the message takes more than one line, the popup will stay visible
two more second per additional lines
*autorejoin*:: false
set to 'true' if you want to automatically rejoin the
room when you're kicked
*alternative_nickname*:: [empty]
If you want poezio to join
the room with an alternative nickname when
your nickname is already in use in the room you
wanted to join, put a non-empty value.
Else, poezio won't join the room
This value will be added to your nickname to
create the alternative nickname.
For example, if you set "\_", and wanted to use
the nickname "john", your alternative nickname
will be "john_"
*muc_history_length*:: 50
Limit the number of messages you want to receive when the
multiuserchat rooms send you recent history
0: You won't receive any
-1: You will receive the maximum
n: You will receive at most n messages
Note that if you set a huge number (like the default value), you
may not receive that much messages. The server has its own
maximum too
*use_log*:: true
set to 'false' if you dont want to save logs of all the messages
in files.
*log_dir*:: [empty]
If log_dir is not set, logs will be saved in $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/logs,
i.e. in ~/.local/share/poezio/logs/. So, you should specify the directory
you want to use instead. This directory will be created if it doesn't exist
*show_inactive_tabs*:: true
If you want to show all the tabs in the Tab bar, even those
with no activity, set to true. Else, set to false
*beep_on*:: highlight private
The terminal can beep on various event. Put the event you want in a list
(separated by spaces).
The events can be
- highlight (when you are highlighted in a MUC)
- private (when a new private message is received, from your contacts or
someone from a MUC)
- message (any message from a MUC)
*themes_dir*:: [empty]
If themes_dir is not set, themes will searched for in $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/themes,
i.e. in ~/.local/share/poezio/themes/. So you should specify the directory you
want to use instead. This directory will be created at startup if it doesn't
exist
*theme*:: [empty]
The name of the theme file (without the .py extension) that will be used.
The file should be located in the theme_dir directory.
If the file is not found (or no filename is specified) the default
theme will be used instead
*enable_vertical_tab_list*:: false
If true, a vertical list of tabs, with their name, is displayed on the left of
the screen.
*vertical_tab_list_size*:: 20
*vertical_tab_list_sort*:: desc
If set to desc, the tabs will be displayed from top to bottom in the list,
if set to asc, they will be displayed from bottom to top.
*user_list_sort*:: desc
If set to desc, the MUC users will be displayed from top to bottom in the list,
if set to asc, they will be displayed from bottom to top.
*send_chat_states*:: true
if true, chat states will be sent to the people you are talking to.
Chat states are, for example, messages informing that you are composing
a message or that you closed the tab, etc
Set to false if you don't want people to know these information
Note that you wont receive the chat states of your contacts
if you don't send yours.
*send_poezio_info*:: true
if true, information about the software (name and version)
will be sent if requested by anyone
Set to false if you don't want people to know these information
*send_os_info*:: true
if true, information about the Operation System you're using
will be sent when requested by anyone
Set to false if you don't want people to know these information
Note that this information will not be sent if send_poezio_info is False
*send_time*:: true
if true, your current time will be sent if asked
Set to false if you don't want people to know that information
*max_messages_in_memory*:: 2048
Configure the number of maximum messages (for each tab) that
can be kept in memory. If poezio consumes too much memory, lower these
values
*max_lines_in_memory*:: 2048
Configure the number of maximum lines (for each tab) that
can be kept in memory. If poezio consumes too much memory, lower these
values
*lazy_resize*:: true
Defines if all tabs are resized at the same time (if set to false)
or if they are really resized only when needed (if set to true).
“true” should be the most comfortable value
*custom_host*:: [empty]
A custom host that will be used instead of the DNS records for the server
(anonymous or the jids) defined above.
You should not need this in a "normal" use case.
*custom_port*:: [empty]
A custom port to use instead of the 5222.
This option can be combined with custom_host.
You should not need this in a "normal" use case.
*plugins_autoload*:: [empty]
Space separated list of plugins to load on startup.
*plugins_dir*:: [empty]
If plugins_dir is not set, plugins will be loaded from $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/plugins
You can specify another directory to use. It will be created if it does not
exist.
Optional section options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These option can appear in optional sections. These section are named
after a JID. These option will apply only for the given JID. For example
if an option appears in a section named [user@example.com], it will
apply only for the conversations with user@example.com.
Note that some of these options can also appear in the global section,
they will be used as a fallback value when no JID-specific option is
found.
.foo is _true_ for *user@example.com* but is _false_ for everyone else
============================================
[source,conf]
-------------
[Poezio]
foo = false
[user@example.com]
foo = true
-------------
============================================
*disable_beep*:: false
Disable the beeps triggered by this conversation. Works in MucTab,
PrivateTab and ConversationTab.
*send_chat_states*:: true
Lets you disable/enable chatstates per-JID. Works in MucTab, PrivateTab and ConversationTab.
*display_user_color_in_join_part*:: false
*hide_exit_join*:: -1
*hide_status_change*:: 120
*highlight_on*:: [empty]