The topic for the channel is displayed in the text box at the top of the window. If you are a channel operator you can change the topic by typing there something else and pressing Enter.
All standard IRC text attributes (bold, underline and reverse video) are supported, as well as mIRC color extensions and ANSI escape color codes.
A history of the most recent entered lines is maintained, they can be recalled using the up and down arrow keys for editing and/or resending.
Channel windows recognize the following ircII-style commands:
| /me action | Sends an action text to the channel. Used to tell the channel about what you are doing. |
| /notice message | Sends a notice to the channel. |
| /names | Refreshes the name list for the current channel (i.e. updates the buttons to the right of the channel window). |
| /leave | Leaves the current channel. |
| /msg nick | Open a new window for private chat with nick. |
| /nick newnick | Change your current nick to newnick. |
| /raw command | Send the specified command to the server as-is. |
| /quote command | Same as /raw. |
| /wallops message | Send a wallops message (works only if you are an IRC operator). |
| /mode mode [arguments] | Set or change channel mode (note that the channel name must not be specified, the command works only for the current channel). |
| /umode usermode | Change user mode. |
| /whois nick | Shows information about the specified nick. |
| /whowas nick | Shows information about who used the given nick last. |
| /invite nick | Invite a person to join the current channel (like in /mode above, you do not have to specify the channel name). |
| /kick nick | Kick nick out of the channel. |
| /command | Sends the specified command in raw mode. This allows you to enter such commands as /who, /away, /silence, etc. |
| /ctcp nick command args /ctcp channel command args |
Send a CTCP command to the specified nick or channel. |