Ayttm: Universal Instant Messaging Client

General Configuration

General Configuration options for Ayttm can be accessed by doing Tools > Preferences under the General tab. This tab contains options that apply to Ayttm as a whole and not some specific part or functionality. The options you get here are:

• Use spell checking: Ayttm can highlight spelling errors in red as you type, if you enable this option. If you want to specify a dictionary other than the default, supply its name in the Dictionary field. The name is in the locale format, that is en_GB or fr_FR, for example.
• Use alternate browser: The default browser that is launched by Ayttm when you click a link in the chat window or request contact information is Mozilla. If you are not happy with that, check this option and specify the path to your favorite browser in the Browser command: field.
• Enable Debug Messages: Check this option to turn on debugging output on the console from which you start Ayttm.

Configuring Modules

Most of the funtionality of Ayttm comes from modules. Each module performs a specific function and several modules get together to make Ayttm work like it does. Almost every module comes with its own set of preferences. There are two types of modules in Ayttm:

1. Services: Services allow you to connect to and chat with people using a variety of messaging protocols
2. Utilities: Utilities provide additional capability to Ayttm like rainbow colored messages or smiley themes, that generally apply to all services

Configuring Services

Go to Tools > Preferences > Services and click on the service you want to configure. For example, clicking on Yahoo gives a screen like the one below.

Here is a list of services in Ayttm and a description of their options:

AIM

• Server: The server that Ayttm should contact for sending and receiving messages.
• Port: The port number of the above server on which to bind
• Enable debugging: Check this to get debugging messages on terminal.

ICQ

• --None--

Jabber

• Default Server: The server that Ayttm should contact for sending and receiving messages.
• Default Port: The port number of the above server on which to bind
• Enable debugging: Check this to get debugging messages on terminal.

MSN

• Friendly Name: The name that you want to be displayed for yourself while chatting through MSN.
• Server: The server that Ayttm should contact for sending and receiving messages.
• Port: The port number of the above server on which to bind
• Tell me about new mail: Check this to receive notfication of new mail arrivals when you sign in.
• Show new mail dialogs when I have new mail: Check this to receive new mail notification as it arrives.
• Notify me about new mail even if it isn't in my Inbox: Check this to receive notification for arrival of new mail that comes in a folder other than Inbox
• Run Script on Mail Notification: Check to run a script when a mail notification arrives. Specify path to the script that you want to run in the Script Name: field.
• Guess status from Away Messages: What it says is what it means!
• Check the connection state:
• Reconnect if connection unexpectedly drops:
• Enable debugging: Check this to get debugging messages on terminal.

Yahoo

• Pager Server: The server that Ayttm should contact for sending and receiving messages.
• Pager Port: The port number of the above server on which to bind
• File Transfer Host: The host to contact for file transfers.
• File Transfer Port: The port number of the above server on which to bind.
• Yahoo Mail Notification: Check this to receive notification of new mail arrivals when you sign in.
• Login invisible: Check this to login as invisible.
• Ignore System Messages: Check this to stop receiving messages from Yahoo! "System" when you sign in.
• Prompt for transferred filename: Check this to get a filename prompt for received files. By default, all files are stored in your home directory and the remote filename is used.
• Guess status from Away Messages: What it says is what it means!
• Enable debugging: Check this to get debugging messages on terminal.

Configuring Utilities

Go to Tools > Preferences > Utilities and click on the utility you want to configure.

Here is a list of utilites in Ayttm and a description of their options (utilities without preferences omitted):

Auto-translator

• Enable automatic translation: Check this to enable translation of messages.
• My language code: Enter the two-letter code of the language you use (like en for english, fr for french, etc.)

L33t-o-matic

• Enable L33t-speak conversion: Check this to have your incoming messages automatically converted to L33t-speak that l00k5 50m3th1ng l1k3 th15 (looks something like this).

Keep notes on contacts

• Notes Editor: Command for the editor you would like to use for keeping notes on Contacts.

Rainbow

• Enable rainbow conversion: Check this option to apply rainbow colors to outgoing messages.
• Starting R value: Enter the decimal value (0 - 255) for the R (red) channel at the start of the rainbow. Specify the values for Starting G value and Starting B value in a similar way for green and blue channels.
• Ending R value: Enter the decimal value for the red channel at the end of the rainbow. Specify the Ending G value and Ending B value in a similar way. Rainbow will smoothly change colors from the starting values to the ending values for your messaegs.

Configuring Sounds and Encoding

Ayttm comes with the full complement of fancy sound effects that are so characteristic of Instant Messaging Clients. It also has a wide array of options to make a nice sonic experience while you are online (yeah, kidding). To access the Sound preferences, go to Tools > Preferences > Sound

The options in the Sound screen are:

• Disable sounds when I am away: If you check this option, Ayttm will keep quiet when you set your status to "Away" etc. or it detects that you are idle.
• Disable sounds for Ignored people: Checking this option disables sounds for people that you have chosen to ignore, without affecting others.
• Play sounds when people sign on or off: Check this option to enable playing of sounds when your contacts sign on or off.
• Play a sound when sending a message: Ayttm plays a sound every time you send a message, if you check this option.
• Play a sound when receiving a message: Check this option to hear sounds with the arrival of every message.
• Play a special sound when receiving the first message: If you check this option, Ayttm plays a different sound (different from that of other messages) for the first message from a contact.

The Files sub-head lists the paths to the sound files that Ayttm can play for various events. It also has a Relative Volume slider with a maximum decibel (dB) value of 0. This means that you can lower the volume of Ayttm sounds relative to your system sound (PCM).

Encoding allows you to have Ayttm transform the encoding method of incoming and outgoing messages. Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Encoding and check the option Use recoding in conversations. Specify the Local encoding (the encoding that you use) and the Remote encoding (the encoding that you want to send your messages in), in their respective fields. Now whenever you send a message, it will go out in the character-set specified in the Remote encoding field and all the messages you recieve will be converted to the character-set you specified in the local encoding field.

Latest version: 0.6.3 (Release notes and Changelog)
Contact: ayttm-users@lists.sourceforge.net.