Xconvers is a split screen convers client for amateur radio, written in C with the Gimp Toolkit (GTK+). Xconvers was developed with glade, a graphical user interface builder. The xconvers homepage is at http://xconvers.sourceforge.net.
After connecting a convers server with xconvers, the top section of the main window will display the server response. You can type your text in a one-line transmit window.
Xconvers features color support, the possibility to record the session into a file and history for the connect dialog and the transmit window. The appearance of the main window can be changed by enabling or disabling the menu, scrollbar and statusbar and setting your own font and background color or background pixmap for the received text. Every color in the receive window is configurable through a small preview window.
It is possible to automatically login to a convers server, by entering a default name and channel in a settings dialog. You can also automatically send commands to the server after you login.
Xconvers features language support. Currently, only the dutch and english language is supported. If you send me a translated file of xconvers.pot, included with the sources, I will include it.
Xconvers was originally written as a client to connect to the convers server shipped with wampes. The original motif version (still available as version 0.4.2) was written by Guido Vattrodt (DL3BZN) and maintained by me. I wanted to enhance xconvers and give it a more modern look, so I decided to write a new version, programmed with GTK+.
Please report any bugs you find in xconvers. I will try to fix them. If you need additional help with xconvers or if you have any suggestions, mail me. I sometimes hang around on channel 44 of the worldwide convers system.
The convers system is an IRC-like network which uses port 3600 to connect. It is optimized for producing less traffic, because some of its servers are connected through the radio waves, where bandwidth is scarce. Convers is used primarily by ham-radio operators. Here are 2 servers which I use regularly:
Hostname Server Version Last Checked Name ------------------------------------------------------------------- pe1lxx.mine.nu htpp 1.22 Apr 30,2001 SHB_NL blues.pspt.fi htpp 1.22 Apr 30,2001 Kuopio_FI
You can join a convers server by typing /name callsign channelnumber after you are connected. The channelnumber is optional. Type /help or /? to get an overview of the available commands after you are connected.