Is there a minimal always on top IRC client?
reddit / irc

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xenyn · 2013-11-07 16:26

I am streaming but I don't have another monitor and would like to keep
in touch with my viewers and know when someone new joins etc so I can
greet them.

[http://i.imgur.com/XtX017C.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/XtX017C.jpg)

This is a screenshot of something I am trying out, but I'd prefer it
if there was no Windows border..just something clean :)

And if possible have the window transparent other than the chat text
so I can still enjoy my game haha.

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greenduch · 2013-11-07 17:16

Hm, you can do this with irssi, but its a command line client, no gui.
Its really not for everyone.



http://www.irssi.org/about

http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/

if you're on windows you'll need a terminal emulator. Someone else can
probably recommend their preferred one.

Also, nice WoW setup.

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AltReality · 2013-11-07 17:28

If you have an android or ios phone or tablet, you can purchase
idisplay and use it as a secondary monitor. Thats what I did for
monitoring my temps.

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xenyn · 2013-11-07 17:42

thank you, i'll check out irssi :)
and thanks, it's just an elvUI compilation from tukui.org I just moved
some stuff around and added some things! :)

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xenyn · 2013-11-07 17:42

i have an ipod touch, ill look into idisplay. its just so tiny!

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kcsj0 · 2013-11-07 18:01

It took me a while to figure that tittle out.

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Katana__ · 2013-11-07 18:09

I'd second most of this but would recommend weechat instead. Just my
own thing, I prefer having a curses-driven client. :)

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aperson · 2013-11-07 19:06

I'm not sure about windows, but any other decent OS lets you do that
(no window borders/whole window transparent) with any window.  I'm
sure there's things that let you do that in windows.

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[deleted] · 2013-11-07 22:01

http://www.weechat.org/

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xenyn · 2013-11-08 00:16

thanks for everyones input!
i managed to find a twitch app for my ipod that loads only chat, just
wish it had a feature to see whos entering the stream as well but this
will suffice until i can afford a 2nd monitor :)

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[deleted] · 2013-11-08 04:27

The killer app seems to be irssi but I also like everything from the
[suckless](http://tools.suckless.org/sic). I don't have any experience
on sic or ii, but I am using [st](http://st.suckless.org/) the simple
terminal which also supports CJK characters well a few months ago.

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bllgvn · 2013-11-08 12:05

I use Hexchat which is a fork of X-Chat on Windows, there is little
chrome to get in the way and I find it easy to work with, there are
transparency settings but I'll admit that I've never played with them.
I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for but it might
do the job

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[deleted] · 2013-11-08 15:31

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bllgvn · 2013-11-09 00:52

That sucks.

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TingPing · 2013-11-10 14:35

The transparency has been entirely rewritten in git and is likely to
be improved more in the near future. (HexChat that is)

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[deleted] · 2013-11-10 16:02

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[deleted] · 2013-11-11 12:27

I use [PowerMenu](http://www.abstractpath.com/powermenu/) for Windows
to make any window 'always on top'.