Using Finch

Ok .. so no more X on my server .. console only .. but I still want my messenger to be always online .. what do to ? FINCH TO THE RESCUE !!!

Yeah .. well .. I'll be using pidgin's finch ! great console app !

here are some shortcuts

Switching

Alt + n - Go to the next window.

Alt + p - Go to the previous window.

Alt + . - Move the position of the current window in the window list one place to the right.

Alt + , - Move the position of the current window in the window list one place to the left.

Alt + 1 2 ... 0 - Jump to the 1st, 2nd ... 10th window.

Alt + Tab - Jump to the next URGENT (highlighted) window.

Alt + Shift + Tab - Jump to the previous URGENT (highlighted) window.

Utils

Alt + l - Refresh the windows. This is useful after resizing the terminal window.

Alt + w - Show the list of windows. You can select and jump to any window from the list.

Alt + c - Close the current window.

Alt + a - Bring up a list of available actions. You can use this list to access the accounts window, plugins window, preference window etc.

Alt + q - Quit.

Ctrl + o or F10 - Bring up the menu (if there is one) for a window.

F11 - Popup the context menu (if there is one) for the selected widget.

Alt + / - Show a list of available key-bindings for the current widget in focus.

Alt + > - Switch to the next workspace

Alt + < - Switch to the previous workspace

Alt + t - Tag (or untag) the current window

Alt + T - Attached all the tagged windows to the current workspace

Alt + s - Show the workspace list

F9 - Create a new workspace and switch to it

Moving/resizing

Alt + m - Start moving a window. Press the cursor keys to move the window. When you are done, press Enter or Escape.

Alt + r - Start resizing a window. Press the cursor keys to resize the window. When you are done, press Enter or Escape.