IRC client for deaf/Deaf/HOH user?
reddit / irc

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mindlessroman · 2015-06-01 19:45

Hey folks!

My workplace is transitioning to using IRC for some of our chat needs.
I'm hard of hearing and the Web client doesn't do a good enough job
for signaling for my attention, and we're given pidgin as a standard
which isn't as good for my needs (that I've found).

Are there any good clients, plug-ins, or configurations that suit the
needs of the d/Deaf/HOH? Any help is appreciated.

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EmDeeEm · 2015-06-01 20:19

Hexchat can flash the Taskbar and/or tray icon based on how you set it
up. (Every message, just your nick, etc.)

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zossle · 2015-06-01 20:33

I'm Deaf myself and use Hexchat on Windows, give it a go. The
notifications are quite obvious when setup correctly.

I'm usually on Linux running weechat though.

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PoshBarbaricFlush · 2015-06-01 21:47

There's a [Pidgin plugin to flash your keyboard
LEDs](https://code.google.com/p/pidgin-capsnot/) (the ones for
scrolllock/numlock/capslock specifically) if this might help.

There are a lot of other plugins listed
[here](https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ThirdPartyPlugins), many
centered around notifications (though some are Linux only).  There may
be some others in the [Purple Plugin
Pack](https://bitbucket.org/rekkanoryo/purple-plugin-pack/) as well.

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Princess_Pwny · 2015-06-02 02:35

[KVirc](http://www.kvirc.net/) can be a little tedious to get setup to
look nice, but it has a ["Notifier"](http://i.imgur.com/qDrbJ4V.png)
window that pops up on mention. [You can change the window's
font](http://i.imgur.com/42Aw0e4.png), color and the duration the
window appears for, from 1 second to forever and the taskbar icon will
light up.

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Irori_no_Yaya · 2015-06-02 11:41

I use HydraIRC and it can flash the taskbar, you can customise
notifcations a lot on it and it's very stable.

Here's what it looks like if your wondering [[Hydra
Notifcations]](http://puu.sh/i9xba/ed44eaa3c9.png)

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DefunctKernel · 2015-06-03 13:52

Hydra isn't supported by devs anymore. It was moved to Github 8 months
ago and hasn't had any commits since.

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Irori_no_Yaya · 2015-06-03 19:47

Yes, it stopped in 2008.

It still works just fine, although sadly a lot of functions are still
missing. It's just what I prefer purely because I've used it for x
amount of time.

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DefunctKernel · 2015-06-04 18:19

It's generally not recommended to use software that's not supported,
it's insecure to say the least but if you're happy enough to use it
then cool :)