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Pesterchum is an instant messaging client copying the look and feel of clients from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck.
-Maintained repository of ghostDunk's Pesterchum. Prompts the user to choose a server at launch (irc.pesterchum.xyz by default).
+Contributions in any form are very welcome!! Including for extra themes, bug fixes, features, etc. Just hmu in the support server or make a pull request :3
-This repository builds on (and was mirrored from!) pesterchum-karxi + Hydrothermal's nickserv fix.
+There's a [Russian translation of this repository](https://github.com/Daosp/pesterchum-Dpeta-rus) available, it's somewhat outdated though.
-Check out [CHANGELOG.md] file to see what's changed!
+This repository is a maintained version of [ghostDunk's Pesterchum](https://github.com/illuminatedwax/pesterchum/), originally forked from pesterchum-karxi + [Hydrothermal](https://github.com/Hydrothermal)'s fix of the "YOUR NICK IS BEING CHANGED TO X" msgbox-spam exploit.
+
+## NEW FEATURES 
+ - Updated codebase; [Python 2 --> Python 3](https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/), [Qt4 --> Qt6](https://www.qt.io/blog/2014/11/27/qt-4-8-x-support-to-be-extended-for-another-year)
+ - Size scales with resolution via Qt's [high DPI scaling](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/highdpi.html)
+ - GUI for choosing a server
+ - Secure connection with [TLS/SSL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security)
+ - UTF-8 text, annoy chums with πΏππ±
+ - Get moods privately via [METADATA](https://github.com/pirc-pl/unrealircd-modules#metadata), IRC-stalking is harder
+ - Tentative support for communicating color and timeline via [IRCv3 Message Tags/TAGMSG](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/message-tags#the-tagmsg-tag-only-message)
+ - More options for quirks (build-in gradient function, exclude smilies/links)
+ - Funky [win95-theme](https://www.pesterchum.xyz/img/win95.png) by [cubicSimulation](https://twitter.com/cubicSimulation) 
+ - [Wayland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)) compatibility
+ - Excecutables build with PyInstaller
+ - Lots of fixes for miscellaneous crashes/issues. . . check out the CHANGELOG! :3
[CHANGELOG.md]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
[TODO.md]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/blob/main/TODO.md
-## GUIDES
+## INSTALLATION 
-The old READMEs and guides can be viewed in the [docs] folder.
-I'd highly recommend you take a look at the following files if you're new to Pesterchum:
-- [README-pesterchum.mkdn]
-- [trollquirks.mkdn]
-
-Guides for python quirks and themes are also in the [docs] folder. If you want to set up a gradient quirk you should take a look at [these guides][gradient-guide].
-
-[gradient-guide]: https://paste.0xfc.de/?e60df5a155e93583#AmcgN9cRnCcBycmVMvw6KJ1YLKPXGbaSzZLbgAhoNCQD
-[trollquirks.mkdn]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/blob/main/docs/trollquirks.mkdn
-[README-pesterchum.mkdn]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/blob/main/docs/README-pesterchum.mkdn
-[docs]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/tree/main/docs/
-
-## INSTALLATION
1. Download the appropriate release for your platform and architecture from [releases][releases].
2. Extract the zip file.
3. Run the executable:
@@ -45,7 +58,26 @@ Guides for python quirks and themes are also in the [docs] folder. If you want t
[releases]: https://github.com/Dpeta/pesterchum-alt-servers/releases
-## RUNNING FROM SOURCE
+
+## DOCUMENTATION 
+
+The old documentation can be found in [docs](docs), these have aged pretty well:
+ - HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN THEME
+ - Canon troll quirk guide (REGEXP REPLACE)
+ - Guide for setting up Python quirk functions
+
+Some useful off-repo guides:
+ - [How to register your handle with nickServ](https://squidmaid.tumblr.com/post/67595522089/how-to-register-your-pesterchum-handle-the-actual)
+ - [Collection of gradient quirk function guides](https://paste.0xfc.de/?e60df5a155e93583#AmcgN9cRnCcBycmVMvw6KJ1YLKPXGbaSzZLbgAhoNCQD
+)
+
+The old READMEs are also preserved in the [docs](docs) folder:
+- illuminatedWax's README
+- karxi's README
+- karxi's TODO
+- karxi's CHANGELOG
+
+## RUNNING FROM SOURCE 
Pesterchum is a Python script. This means that as long as you have Python installed you can run it without requiring a build/executable. This is useful if there's no compatible build for your system.
### REQUIREMENTS
@@ -73,7 +105,7 @@ Pesterchum is a Python script. This means that as long as you have Python instal
[PyQt6]: https://pypi.org/project/PyQt6/
[pygame]: https://pypi.org/project/pygame/
-## FREEZE / BUILD
+## FREEZE / BUILD 
Here's a quick guide on how to freeze Pesterchum, (that is, packaging it with python as an executable). :3
Ideally, you'll want to create and activate a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) before anything else, this is not 100% required though.
@@ -86,14 +118,14 @@ Ideally, you'll want to create and activate a [virtual environment](https://docs
1. ``pip install pyinstaller``
2. ``python3 pyinstaller.py``
-## SMILIES
-Just for easy reference. :3 (Taken from docs/README-karxi.mkdn)
+## SMILIES 
+
-* `:rancorous:`
-* `:apple:`
-* `:bathearst:`
-* `:cathearst:`
-* `:woeful:`
+* `:rancorous:`
+* `:apple:`
+* `:bathearst:`
+* `:cathearst:`
+* `:woeful:`
* `:pleasant:`
* `:blueghost:`
* `:slimer:`