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(New page: Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts. ==Setting up Finch== ...) |
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Finch was removed from redbrick standard build, since 2014. Because it wasn't being used at the time the server was decommissioned . Users are free to compile their ownFinch but no support will be provided for this. | |||
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Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts. | Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts. | ||
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Get up main options menu: | Get up main options menu: | ||
F10 | F10 | ||
==Extra configuration== | |||
These are some other configurations that may be useful. | |||
===Taskbar Flashing=== | |||
You probably want your taskbar to flash when you receive a message and you have your web browser or something open. | |||
[[Image:Puttyconf.jpg]] | |||
Configure PuTTY with these options, you may want to save the session so you don't have to do this all the time. | |||
Next you'll have to configure finch to give a system bell when a message is received, go to the sound configuration (alt + a -> Sounds). | |||
[[Image:FinchConf.jpg]] | |||
Finally you need to make sure [[screen]] is set to give an audible bell. Do the following until you see the message "switched to audible bell": | |||
CTRL + A, CTRL + G | |||