colloQ IRC Client

UPDATE, at long last ... colloq 2.0 is in the works

July 24, 2008

Now that the 2.0 firmware is out I'm converting colloQ. Initially I will just make the existing app runnable on 2.0 -- same screens, same functionality, etc. Ultimately, I would like to rework the app from the ground up, streamlining the interface and adding a lot of new features. But for now, I will convert the current colloQ as soon as I can, so that we all can have the IRC client we've been sorely missing since we updated to 2.0. Note that colloQ will only be available in jailbreak land for now, through Cydia (and I assume eventually Installer). I've been considering ways to make a viable IRC client available through the App Store, but that is a back-burner project for now.

UPDATE! International characters fixed! Now on Cydia and Installer!

March 4, 2008

After a hiatus from coding, I recently got back to it and fixed the extended ASCII characters bug! This fix is so important that I decided not to spend time with any more fixes or enhancements and release it right away. It is available on Cydia and Installer.

This is a modified version of mColloquy, the IRC client inspired by Colloquy for MacOS.

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 doesn't 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.

Now, roughly 4 months later, here is colloQ. Enjoy!

Please use the Issues tab if you have any problems with colloQ.

A big thanks to dictionary and iphonejeff from ModMyIfone, for many ideas and a lot of testing from day 1. Live you! Best!

Known Bugs

• When you are typing in the input bar, the app will sometimes lock up. This is pretty rare, so I haven't been able to catch it in the act. I plan to fix this in the next release.

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

New features introduced in colloQ

• 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

<chan>

Self-explanatory. The channel will appear in your main list. Example: /join #iPhone */raw join

<chan>

password**I forgot to add password support to the**/join**command, but you can use this raw command as a workaround for now. */me

<text>

Sometimes referred to as an "action". Example: /me throws a hissy. */msg

<nick>

<text>

Sends a PM to

<nick>

. Example: /msg nickserv help * /query

<nick>

Opens up a PM window to

<nick>

, but does not send a message. The window will appear on your main chats screen. Example: /query JoeBlough * /nick

<newnick>

Changes your IRC nickname. Example: /nick NewNick */ns

<cmd>

A shortcut for /msg nickserv. Example: /ns identify mypass */cs

<cmd>

A shortcut for /msg chanserv. Example: /cs set #iPhone desc A channel. */ms

<cmd>

A shortcut for /msg memoserv. Example: /ms read 1 */os

<cmd>

A shortcut for /msg operserv. Example: /os help */raw

<txt>