Configure ========= The configuration is located in the file *~/.config/poezio/poezio.cfg* On its first startup, poezio will create that file (and its containing directories) with the default configuration. You can edit that file manually or use the */set* command to edit some of its values directly from poezio. This file is also used to configure key bindings, but this is explained in the link:keys.html[Keys] documentation file. That file is read at each startup and the configuration is saved when poezio is closed. This configuration file *requires* all global options to be in a section named [Poezio]. Some other options can be in optional sections and will apply only to tabs having the option’s name. An option is formatted with the form ====================== option = value ====================== An empty value *doesn’t* mean that the default value will be used. That’s just an empty value. To use the default value, just comment or remove the option entirely. Here is a list of all the available configuration options, their meaning and their default value. Configuration options --------------------- Global section options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These options have a sense when they are in the global section. Some of them can also be in an optional configuration section, see the next section of this documentation. [horizontal] *add_space_after_completion*:: true Whether or not to add a space after a completion in the middle of the input (not at the start of it) *after_completion*:: , What will be put after the name, when using autocompletion at the beginning of the input. A space will always be added after that *alternative_nickname*:: [empty] If you want poezio to join the room with an alternative nickname when your nickname is already in use in the room you wanted to join, put a non-empty value. If you don’t, poezio won't join the room This value will be added to your nickname to create the alternative nickname. For example, if you set "\_", and wanted to use the nickname "john", your alternative nickname will be "john_". *autorejoin*:: false Set to true if you want to automatically rejoin the room when you're kicked. *autorejoin_delay*:: 5 Set to the number of seconds before reconnecting after getting kicked. 0, a negative value, or no value means you reconnect instantly. This option only works if autorejoin is enabled. *auto_reconnect*:: false Auto-reconnects you when you get disconnected. Should not be necessary, so the default is false. *beep_on*:: highlight private The terminal can beep on various event. Put the event you want in a list (separated by spaces). The events can be - highlight (when you are highlighted in a MUC) - private (when a new private message is received, from your contacts or someone from a MUC) - message (any message from a MUC) *ca_cert_path*:: [empty] Path to the certificate of the Certification Authority. As some services may keep different certificates, it is an alternative to the Trust On First Use model provided by the “certificate” option. This option is not affected by “ignore_certificate“ and boths checks may be active at the same time. *certificate*:: [empty] The fingerprint of the SSL certificate as a hexadecimal string, you should not touch it, except if know what you are doing. *custom_host*:: [empty] A custom host that will be used instead of the DNS records for the server (anonymous or the jid’s) defined above. You should not need this in a "normal" use case. *custom_port*:: [empty] A custom port to use instead of the 5222. This option can be combined with custom_host. You should not need this in a "normal" use case. *default_nick*:: [empty] the nick you will use when joining a room with no associated nick If this is empty, the $USER environnement variable will be used *display_user_color_in_join_part*:: false If set to true, the color of the nick will be used in MUCs information messages, instead of the default color from the theme. *enable_vertical_tab_list*:: false If true, a vertical list of tabs, with their name, is displayed on the left of the screen. *enable_xhtml_im*:: true XHTML-IM is an XMPP extension letting users send messages containing XHTML and CSS formating. We can use this to make colored text for example. Set to true if you want to see colored (and otherwise formatted) messages. *exec_remote*:: false If this is set to true, poezio will try to send the commands to a FIFO instead of executing them locally. This is to be used in conjunction with ssh and the daemon.py file. See the /link documentation for details. *filter_info_messages*:: [empty] A list of words or sentences separated by colons (":"). All the informational mesages (described above) containing at least one of those values will not be shown. *hide_exit_join*:: -1 Exact same thing than hide_status_change, except that it concerns the quit message, and that it will be hidden only if the value is 0. Default setting means: - all quit and join notices will be displayed *hide_status_change*:: 120 Set a number for this setting. The join OR status-change notices will be displayed according to this number. -1: the notices will ALWAYS be displayed 0: the notices will NEVER be displayed n: On any other number, the notices will only be displayed if the user involved has talked since the last n seconds if the value is incorrect, -1 is assumed Default setting means : - status changes won't be displayed unless the user talked in the last 2 minutes *hide_user_list*:: false Whether to hide the list of user in the MultiUserChat tabs or not. Useful for example if you want to copy/paste the content of the buffer, or if you want to gain space *highlight_on*:: [empty] a list of words (separated by a colon (:)) that will be highlighted if said by someone on a room *ignore_certificate*:: false Skip certificate validation on connection when _true_. Useful when you are in anonymous mode and changing servers often. Dangerous in other cases, from a security perspective. *information_buffer_popup_on*:: error roster warning help info Some informational messages (error, a contact getting connected, etc) are sometimes added to the information buffer. These settings can make that buffer grow temporarly so you can read these information when they appear. A list of message types that should make the information buffer grow Possible values: error, roster, warning, info, help *jid*:: [empty] Jabber identifiant. Specify it only if you want to connect using an existing account on a server. This is optional and useful only for some features, like room administration or nickname registration. The 'server' option will be ignored if you specify a JID (Jabber id) It should be in the form nickname@server.tld *lang*:: en The lang some automated entities will use when replying to you. *lazy_resize*:: true Defines if all tabs are resized at the same time (if set to false) or if they are really resized only when needed (if set to true). “true” should be the most comfortable value *load_log*:: 10 The number of line to preload in a chat buffer when it opens. The lines are loaded from the log files. 0 or a negative value here disable that option. *log_dir*:: [empty] If log_dir is not set, logs will be saved in $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/logs, i.e. in ~/.local/share/poezio/logs/. So, you should specify the directory you want to use instead. This directory will be created if it doesn't exist *max_lines_in_memory*:: 2048 Configure the number of maximum lines (for each tab) that can be kept in memory. If poezio consumes too much memory, lower these values *max_messages_in_memory*:: 2048 Configure the number of maximum messages (for each tab) that can be kept in memory. If poezio consumes too much memory, lower these values *max_nick_length*:: 25 The maximum length of the nickname that will be displayed in the conversation window. *muc_history_length*:: 50 Limit the number of messages you want to receive when the multiuserchat rooms send you recent history 0: You won't receive any -1: You will receive the maximum n: You will receive at most n messages Note that if you set a huge number (like the default value), you may not receive that much messages. The server has its own maximum too. *password*:: [empty] A password is needed only if you specified a jid. It will be ignored otherwise If you leave this empty, the password will be asked at each startup *plugins_autoload*:: [empty] Colon-separated list of plugins to load on startup. *plugins_conf_dir*:: [empty] If plugins_conf_dir is not set, plugin configs will be loaded from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/poezio/plugins. You can specify another directory to use, it will be created if it does not exist. *plugins_dir*:: [empty] If plugins_dir is not set, plugins will be loaded from $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/plugins. You can specify another directory to use. It will be created if it does not exist. *popup_time*:: 4 The time the message will be visible in the information buffer when it pops up. If the message takes more than one line, the popup will stay visible two more second per additional lines. *remote_fifo_path*:: ./poezio.fifo The path of the FIFO used to send the commands (see the exec_remote option). *resource*:: [empty] The resource you will use. If it's empty, your resource will be chosen (most likely randomly) by the server. t is not recommended to use a resource that is easy to guess, because it can lead to presence leak. *rooms*:: poezio@muc.poezio.eu the rooms you will join automatically on startup, with associated nickname or not. Format : room@server.tld/nickname:room2@server.tld/nickname2 The default_nick option will be used if "/nickname" is not specified. *roster_group_sort*:: name How to sort the roster groups. The principles are the same as _roster_sort_ (see below). Available methods are: * reverse: reverse the current sorting * name: sort by group name (alphabetical order) * fold: sort by unfolded/folded * connected: sort by number of connected contacts * size: sort by group size * none: put the "none" group (if any) at the end of the list *roster_show_offline*:: false Set this to true if you want to display the offline contacts too. *roster_sort*:: jid:show How you want the contacts to be sorted inside the roster groups. The given methods are used sequentially (from left to right), so the last one is the one on the far right. Available methods are : * reverse: reverse the current sorting * jid: sort by JID (alphabetical order) * show: sort by show (available/away/xa/…) * name: sort by roster name (if no name, then the bare jid is used) * resource: sort by resource number * online: sort by online presence (online or not) Those methods can be arranged however you like, and they have to be separated by colons (":"). If there are more than 3 or 4 chained sorting methods, your sorting is most likely inefficient. *save_status*:: true Save the status automatically in the status and status_message options. *send_chat_states*:: true if true, chat states will be sent to the people you are talking to. Chat states are, for example, messages informing that you are composing a message or that you closed the tab, etc Set to false if you don't want people to know these information Note that you won’t receive the chat states of your contacts if you don't send yours. *send_initial_presence*:: true Send initial presence (normal behaviour). If false, you will not send nor receive any presence that is not directed (through /presence) or sent by a MUC. *send_os_info*:: true if true, information about the Operation System you're using will be sent when requested by anyone Set to false if you don't want people to know these information Note that this information will not be sent if send_poezio_info is False *send_poezio_info*:: true if true, information about the software (name and version) will be sent if requested by anyone Set to false if you don't want people to know these information *send_time*:: true if true, your current time will be sent if asked Set to false if you don't want people to know that information *server*:: anon.louiz.org The server to use for anonymous authentication. Make sure it supports anonymous authentification. Note that this option doesn’t do anything at all if you’re using your own JID. *show_inactive_tabs*:: true If you want to show all the tabs in the Tab bar, even those with no activity, set to true. Else, set to false *show_muc_jid*:: true Set this to false if you want to display only the “user” part of the MUC jid. E.g. if you have poezio@muc.poezio.eu, it will be displayed as `poezio`. This will be used only if use_tab_nicks is set to true. *show_roster_jids*:: true Set this to false if you want to hide the JIDs in the roster (and keep only the contact names). If there is no contact name, the JID will still be displayed. *show_s2s_errors*:: true Show s2s errors in the roster or not. *show_tab_names*:: false If you want to show the tab name in the bottom Tab bar, set this to true. *show_tab_numbers*:: true If you want to disable the numbers in the bottom Tab bar, set this to false. Note that if both show_tab_names and show_tab_numbers are set to false, the numbers will still be displayed. *show_timestamps*:: true Whether or not to display a timestamp before each message. *status*:: [empty] The status (show) poezio will send when connecting. It can be available, dnd,chat, xa or away. Nothing or an invalid value will mean available. *status_message*:: [empty] The status message poezio will send when connecting. *use_bookmark_method*:: [empty] the method that poezio will use to store your bookmarks online. Possible values are: privatexml, pep. You should not have to edit this in a normal use case. *use_log*:: true Set to 'false' if you don’t want to save logs of all the messages in files. *use_remote_bookmarks*:: true Use this option to force the use of local bookmarks if needed. Anything but "false" will be counted as true. *use_tab_nicks*:: true The tabs have a name, and a nick, which is, for a contact, its name in the roster, or for a private conversation, the nickname in the MUC. Set this to true if you want to have them shown instead of the jid of the contact. *theme*:: [empty] The name of the theme file (without the .py extension) that will be used. The file should be located in the theme_dir directory. If the file is not found (or no filename is specified) the default theme will be used instead *themes_dir*:: [empty] If themes_dir is not set, themes will searched for in $XDG_DATA_HOME/poezio/themes, i.e. in ~/.local/share/poezio/themes/. So you should specify the directory you want to use instead. This directory will be created at startup if it doesn't exist *user_list_sort*:: desc If set to desc, the MUC users will be displayed from top to bottom in the list, if set to asc, they will be displayed from bottom to top. *vertical_tab_list_size*:: 20 Size of the vertical tab list. *vertical_tab_list_sort*:: desc If set to desc, the tabs will be displayed from top to bottom in the list, if set to asc, they will be displayed from bottom to top. *whitespace_interval*:: 300 Interval of the whitespace keepalive sending to the server. 300 should be fine, but change it if some services have a stricter policy on client inactivity. *words*:: [empty] Personal dictionary of the words you use often, that you want to complete through recent words completion. They must be separated bu a colon (:). That completion will work in chatrooms, private conversations, and direct conversations. Optional section options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These option can appear in optional sections. These section are named after a JID. These option will apply only for the given JID. For example if an option appears in a section named [user@example.com], it will apply only for the conversations with user@example.com. If an option appears in a section named [@example.com], it will apply for all the conversations with people @example.com, except when the option is already defined in a [user@example.com] section. The priority of settings is thus like this: user@example.com > @example.com > Poezio (more specific to less specific) Note that some of these options can also appear in the global section, they will be used as a fallback value when no JID-specific option is found. .foo is _true_ for *user@example.com* but is _false_ for everyone else ============================================ [source,conf] ------------- [Poezio] foo = false [user@example.com] foo = true [@example.com] bar = false ------------- ============================================ [horizontal] *autorejoin*:: false Set to 'true' if you want to automatically rejoin the room when you're kicked or banned. *autorejoin_delay*:: 5 Set to the number of seconds before reconnecting after getting kicked or banned. 0, a negative value, or no value means instant reconnection. This option only works if autorejoin is enabled. *disable_beep*:: false Disable the beeps triggered by this conversation. Works in MucTab, PrivateTab and ConversationTab. *display_user_color_in_join_part*:: false If set to true, the color of the nick will be used in MUCs information messages, instead of the default color from the theme. *hide_exit_join*:: -1 Exact same thing than hide_status_change, except that it concerns the quit message, and that it will be hidden only if the value is 0. Default setting means: - all quit and join notices will be displayed *hide_status_change*:: 120 Set a number for this setting. The join OR status-change notices will be displayed according to this number. -1: the notices will ALWAYS be displayed 0: the notices will NEVER be displayed n: On any other number, the notices will only be displayed if the user involved has talked since the last n seconds if the value is incorrect, -1 is assumed Default setting means : - status changes won't be displayed unless the user talked in the last 2 minutes *highlight_on*:: [empty] a list of words (separated by a colon (:)) that will be highlighted if said by someone on a room *ignore_private*:: false Ignore private messages sent from this room. *load_log*:: 10 The number of line to preload in a chat buffer when it opens. The lines are loaded from the log files. 0 or a negative value here disable that option. No value makes poezio fall back to the global value. *password*:: [empty] The password needed to join the room. *private_auto_response*:: "Not in private, please." The message you want to be sent when someone tries to message you. *send_chat_states*:: true Lets you disable/enable chatstates per-JID. Works in MucTab, PrivateTab and ConversationTab. *show_useless_separator*:: false If true, show the separator in a chat room, even if no one spoke. *use_log*:: [empty] Use logs for this JID or not. No value will make poezio fall back to the global value.