path: root/doc/en/configure.txt

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 _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 avalaible configuration options, their meaning
and their default value.

Configuration options
---------------------

Global section options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

These option 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]
*server*:: anon.louiz.org

  The server to use for *anonymous* authentication.
  Make sure it accepts anonymous authentification
  Note that this option doesn’t do anything at all if you’re using your own JID.

*certificate*:: [empty]

  The fingerprint of the SSL certificate as a hexadecimal string, you should
  not touch it, except if know what you are doing.

*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.

*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 _certificate_. This option is not
  affected by _ignore_certificate_ and boths checks may be active at the same
  time.

*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.

*resource*:: [empty]

  the resource you will use
  If it's empty, your resource will be chosen (most likely randomly) by the server
  It is not recommended to use a resource that is easy to guess, because it can lead
  to presence leak.

*auto_reconnect*:: false

  Auto-reconnects you when you get disconnected. Should not be necessary, so
  the default is false.


*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


*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, nickname registration.
  The 'server' option will be ignored if you specify a JID (Jabber identifiant)
  It should be in the form nickname@server.tld

*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

*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
  default_nick will be used if "/nickname" is not specified

*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_remote_bookmarks*:: true

    use this option to force the use of local bookmarks if needed.
    Anything but "false" will be counted as true.

*after_completion*:: ,

  what will be put after the name, when using autocompletion
  a SPACE will always be added after that

*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.

*highlight_on*:: [empty]

  a list of words (separated by a colon (:)) that will be
  highlighted if said by someone on a room

*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.

*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_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

*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.

*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.

*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

*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

*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.

*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 instant reconnection.
  This option only works if autorejoin is enabled.

*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.
  Else, 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_"

*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

*use_log*:: true

  set to 'false' if you don’t want to save logs of all the messages
  in files.


*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

*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_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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*roster_group_sort*:: name

  How to sort the roster groups. The principles are the same as _roster_sort_
  (see above).

  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

*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)

*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


*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

*enable_vertical_tab_list*:: false

 If true, a vertical list of tabs, with their name, is displayed on the left of
 the screen.

*vertical_tab_list_size*:: 20

*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.

*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.

*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_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_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_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


*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_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

*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

*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.

*plugins_autoload*:: [empty]

  Space separated list of plugins to load on startup.

*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.

*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.

*remote_fifo_path*:: ./poezio.fifo

  The path of the FIFO used to send the commands (see the exec_remote option).


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.

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
-------------
============================================

*disable_beep*:: false

  Disable the beeps triggered by this conversation. Works in MucTab,
  PrivateTab and ConversationTab.

*send_chat_states*:: true

  Lets you disable/enable chatstates per-JID. 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.

*show_useless_separator*:: false

  If true, show the separator in a chat room, even if no one spoke.

*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.

*private_auto_response*:: "Not in private, please."

  The message you want to be sent when someone tries to message you.

*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.