DBabble Preferences

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DBabble Preferences

Overview
Preferences in Windows Client
Preferences in Web Browser

Overview
DBabble provides you with a list of options to customize DBabble to your personal preferences. The options available are different depending on whether you are using a web browser or the Windows client.
Preferences in Windows Client
You can access the preferences window by selecting DBabble Preferences from the Edit Menu.
1. Focus contacts frame/window when contacts come online
  If this option in on, and you have either the contacts frame or window option on, then whenever a contact comes online the contacts frame or window is focussed.
2. Record copies of sent attachments
  Whenever you send an instant message with a file attached to it, normally a copy of the sent attachment is not recorded. If this option is checked, then a copy will be stored.
3. Automatically delete copies of read messages
  If this option is checked, then copies of messages you have read but not deleted are automatically deleted after the given number of days.
4. Automatically delete copies of sent messages
  If this option is checked, then copies of messages you have sent but not deleted are automatically deleted after the given number of days.
5. Reply to messages below original text
  If this option is checked, then whenever you reply to a message, it is quoted and the cursor appears below the quoted text. If this is not checked, the cursor appears above the quoted text.
6. Default to deleting original message after replying
  Whenever you reply to an instant message sent to you, there is a checkbox available to delete the original message after you have replied to it. If this preference is on, then that checkbox will be checked by default. You can have this preference on, and still uncheck individual messages if you would rather keep them.
7. Default to deleting original message after forwarding
  This option is the same as the delete after replying option, but instead applies to forwarded messages.
8. Tell me when connection to server is lost
  Occasionally, DBabble may loose your connection to the server if something goes wrong such as your internet connection going down, or the DBabble server temporarily stops. If this option is enabled in your preferences, you will be told when the connection to the server has been lost, and be given the option of trying to reconnect or not. If this option is not enabled, then if the connection is lost, DBabble will not tell you (although it will show up as not connected in the system tray) and will quietly try to reconnect to the server again as soon as it can.
9. Popup Window or Flashing Icon
  DBabble provides you with the option of how you want to be notified when you receive new messages. By default, when you receive a new message or talk request, then the DBabble icon next to the system clock will flash until you click on it. You can instead make messages pop up instantly in on the screen if you would prefer.
10. Other users see you as idle
  If this option in on, then other users will see you as being idle if you have not typed or moved the mouse recently in any application on your computer.
11. Other users see you as offline
  If this option in on, then other users will see you as being offline if you have not typed or moved the mouse recently in any application on your computer.
12. Notification of new email
  This preference section allows you to specify one or more email servers so that you will be automatically informed when you have new email.
13. Notification of new email - Message matching rules
  This lets you specify that you only want to be informed of new email matching a given set of rules. For example you might only want to know when you have new email from a particular email address.
  Specify one or more rules of the form (Header Name): (Match Text). For example From: @netwinsite.com would match any email where the from address is someone@netwinsite.com. Another example is not (X-Spam-Detect: *) which would not notify you of email that contains the header X-Spam-Detect which is a header added by some email servers when they think the message they are giving to you is probably spam.
  Rules can be combined using and and or. For example: (From: @netwinsite.com) or ((Priority: high) and not (X-Spam-Detect: *)) would match email either from someone@netwinsite.com or any other high priority mail, as long as it is not spam.
Preferences in Web Browser
You can access the preferences window by selecting the Preferences link from the list of links at the top of the main window.
1. Focus contacts frame/window when contacts come online
  If this option in on, and you have either the contacts frame or window option on, then whenever a contact comes online the contacts frame or window is focussed.
2. Number of old messages listed on each page
  When viewing a list of old instant messages you have received or sent, this many messages will be listed on each page.
3. Display Contacts List in a Separate Window
  If this option is checked, then your list of contacts will appear in a separate window. You must logout and login again before any changes to this setting take effect.
4. Display Contacts List in a Separate Frame
  If this option is checked, then your list of contacts is shown in a frame on the right hand side of the window. You must logout and login again before any changes to this setting take effect.
5. Show menu at top of window
  If this option is checked, then the list of standard links is displayed at the top of the window instead of on the left. You must logout and login again before changes to this setting take effect.
6. Record copies of sent attachments
  Whenever you send an instant message with a file attached to it, normally a copy of the sent attachment is not recorded. If this option is checked, then a copy will be stored.
7. Automatically delete copies of read messages
  If this option is checked, then copies of messages you have read but not deleted are automatically deleted after the given number of days.
8. Automatically delete copies of sent messages
  If this option is checked, then copies of messages you have sent but not deleted are automatically deleted after the given number of days.
9. Default to deleting original message after replying
  Whenever you reply to an instant message sent to you, there is a checkbox available to delete the original message after you have replied to it. If this preference is on, then that checkbox will be checked by default. You can have this preference on, and still uncheck individual messages if you would rather keep them.
10. Notification of new email
  This preference section allows you to specify one or more email servers so that you will be automatically informed when you have new email.
11. Notification of new email - Message matching rules
  This lets you specify that you only want to be informed of new email matching a given set of rules. For example you might only want to know when you have new email from a particular email address.
  Specify one or more rules of the form (Header Name): (Match Text). For example From: @netwinsite.com would match any email where the from address is someone@netwinsite.com. Another example is not (X-Spam-Detect: *) which would not notify you of email that contains the header X-Spam-Detect which is a header added by some email servers when they think the message they are giving to you is probably spam.
  Rules can be combined using and and or. For example: (From: @netwinsite.com) or ((Priority: high) and not (X-Spam-Detect: *)) would match email either from someone@netwinsite.com or any other high priority mail, as long as it is not spam.