ColloQ 0.11

ColloQ was inspired by my early experiences with mColloquy. Thrilled at finding a functioning IRC client for the iPhone, I also found myself saying "I wish it did X ... I wish it did Y ... why doesnt it have Z?" The source code was publicly available, so I thought what better way to learn iPhone programming than to tinker with an existing app.
Roughly four months later colloQ was released.
Main features:
- More notifications are visible: joins, parts, nick changes, etc.
- Channel/PM timestamp
- Activity notification on main chats screen
- Channel member list allows access to user functions:
- Start/Resume PM
- Op, Deop
- Ban, Kick
- PM views now include a "Close PM" button
- Fonts and icons are now smaller - screen real estate is precious!
- A number of "slash" commands are available:
- /join Self-explanatory. The channel will appear in your main list. Example: /join #iPhone
- /raw join password I forgot to add password support to the /join command, but you can use this raw command as a workaround for now.
- /me Sometimes referred to as an "action". Example: /me throws a hissy.
- /msg Sends a PM to . Example: /msg nickserv help
- /query Opens up a PM window to , but does not send a message. The window will appear on your main chats screen. Example: /query JoeBlough
- /nick Changes your IRC nickname. Example: /nick NewNick
- /ns A shortcut for /msg nickserv. Example: /ns identify mypass
- /cs A shortcut for /msg chanserv. Example: /cs set #iPhone desc A channel.
- /ms A shortcut for /msg memoserv. Example: /ms read 1
- /os A shortcut for /msg operserv. Example: /os help
- /raw This is a special command that sends text directly to the IRC server. It is like the /quote command found in other clients. With it you can send any command that the IRC server understands. Example: /raw links. (If you really want to see all of the commands that the server understands, take a look at http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1459.html).
mColloquy bugs that are FIXED in colloQ
- Channel and PM views are corrupted and go all red/orange after some time. Fixed However, each channel or PM view is limited to approximately 5700 characters. Oldest messages start scrolling off once it fills up.
- Input bar is black on iPod Touch. Fixed
- When channel and PM views are first created, the very first message is lost. Fixed
- Tapping on URLs in channel and PM views causes app to crash/disconnect. Fixed
System requirements:
- iPhone