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ChatZilla is a multiplatform irc extension for [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox]. The installation can be performed as follow:* In the "Tools" menu of Firefox, select "Extensions".* Within the new opened "Extensions" window, click on "Get More Extensions". You will be redirected to .* You are redirected to addons.mozilla.org, search for ChatZilla in "Extensions".* Go to the ChatZilla page then click on "Install Now" and confirm the installation.* Restart Firefox to use ChatZilla. An other method is to use this quick install link [http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/extensions/chatzilla/chatzilla-0.9.70-fx+mz.xpi] and restart Firefox. Once ChatZilla is installed you can use [[irc://irc.freenode.net/]] to access to the freenode irc server or go directly to the #context channel with [[irc://irc.freenode.net#context]]. Now you have to choose your nickname according to [http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#usernames]. In the bottom left corner, click on your current nickname and select "Change nickname...". If the chosen nickname is already used by someone else, change it if you want to perform a registration in order to use the same nickname for future #context sessions. Once you have a valid nickname, you can register it by entering the following command in the bottom interaction line:<tt>/msg nickserv register ''yourpasswd''</tt> In future sessions, you will use the same registered nickname by identifying yourself with the command:<tt>/msg nickserv identify ''yourpasswd''</tt> If you are not connected to the #context channel yet, you can use<tt>/join #context</tt> To quit #context without being disconnected of freenode.net:<tt>/part ''a message, ''</tt> To quit freenode.net:<tt>/quit ''a message''</tt> === Basic IRC Commands === {| borderclass="0wikitable"! Command !! Attribute Parameters !!Action
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== The #context IRC Channelchannel==There is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC] [irc://chat.freenode.net#context channel at freenode]. There are about 5-10 users online regularly, and there is a bot maintained by Troy Henderson that allows real-time testing of LaTeX, MetaPost, and ConTeXt code.
=== Install and Use ChatZilla =Basic IRC commands ==
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|<tt>/join</tt>
|get help on ''a topic''
|}
== Installing and using ChatZilla ==
ChatZilla is a multiplatform irc extension for [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox]. The installation can be performed as follow:
* In the "Tools" menu of Firefox, select "Extensions".
* Within the new opened "Extensions" window, click on "Get More Extensions". You will be redirected to .
* You are redirected to addons.mozilla.org, search for ChatZilla in "Extensions".
* Go to the ChatZilla page then click on "Install Now" and confirm the installation.
* Restart Firefox to use ChatZilla.
An other method is to use this quick install link [http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/extensions/chatzilla/chatzilla-0.9.70-fx+mz.xpi] and restart Firefox.
Once ChatZilla is installed you can use [[irc://irc.freenode.net/]] to access to the freenode irc server or go directly to the #context channel with [[irc://irc.freenode.net#context]].
Now you have to choose your nickname according to [http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#usernames]. In the bottom left corner, click on your current nickname and select "Change nickname...". If the chosen nickname is already used by someone else, change it if you want to perform a registration in order to use the same nickname for future #context sessions. Once you have a valid nickname, you can register it by entering the following command in the bottom interaction line:
<tt>/msg nickserv register ''yourpasswd''</tt>
In future sessions, you will use the same registered nickname by identifying yourself with the command:
<tt>/msg nickserv identify ''yourpasswd''</tt>
If you are not connected to the #context channel yet, you can use
<tt>/join #context</tt>
To quit #context without being disconnected of freenode.net:
<tt>/part ''a message, ''</tt>
To quit freenode.net:
<tt>/quit ''a message''</tt>
