Brian Ortiz

After practically rewriting it 3 or 4 times, I’ve made some real progress on OrtzIRC.

The basic structure is complete. Server and channel messages appear in separate windows, channel messages are formatted nicely, the nickname list is filled correctly now. Although commands aren’t parsed or handled yet, the command box keeps a history of commands like mIRC and other clients do. Although it’s not anything new and it was simple to implement once I figured out how, I was really proud of the way it worked when I was done.

As far as actual features there’s not much to speak of at the moment. There’s still a lot of basic funtionality that needs to be worked out, like persistent user settings, server settings, favorite channels, auto-auth/identify, etc. I may write up a list of things that need to be implemented and post it.

I need to send a huge thanks to Max Schmeling for the loads of advice and direction as well as letting me pelt him with questions on a daily basis. Thanks Max!

Update: Here’s a screenshot: