The user interface advanced options



  • User Minimal layout on Main window:  This option will use the default, small layout in the top-bar of the program screen.  If left unchecked, a larger version of the top-bar with a larger Logo window will be used.
  • Main tabs at bottom:  If you prefer the tabs to be at the bottom part of the content area instead of being at top, you can select this option.  
  • Allow Activity Blinking on all rooms:  if selected, this option will blink the task-bar icon when someone chats or messages you in the program, even if this is minimized.  This is an Experimental feature, that does not work on 100% of the machines.  So if you find that it is working too aggressively for you (maybe placing the window in front instead of blinking the taskbar)  just uncheck it.
  • Stop GIF animations:  If set, this will allow gif animations in the chats and messages to run for just a few seconds, stopping them afterwards to preserve cpu usage.  You may hover over the image and it will animate again for a few seconds more.  
  • Auto Hide Emoticons window on Select:  if you are used to select just one emoticon at a time, it will save you a click to have this option selected.  If you like to insert many emoticons at the same time, this option is better off unchecked.
  • Auto Float:  If selected, all windows that were floating in the previous use, will float again automatically,  otherwise you will need to float them manually each time.
  • Hide Tab names when not selected:  This option will iconify all tabs not being selected to preserve tab space when the number of open windows goes over a certain limit.  
  • Use Avatar in tab Icons:  When interacting with a particular user in a chat or message, you may want to see that user's avatar instead of the generic chat or message icon in the tab.
  • Prefer Gravatar over social media avatars:  This applies if you registered using Facebook and prefer to use the picture you set on gravatar.com instead of your Facebook's profile picture.