Editing ChatZilla (section)

==Features==
ChatZilla runs on any platform on which SeaMonkey can run, including [[OS X]], [[Linux]], and [[Microsoft Windows]], and provides a "consistent user interface across the board."<ref name="Golbeck16">{{cite book |chapter=Hack #4, IRC with Chatzilla |title=IRC Hacks:100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools |editor=Mutton, Paul |first=Jennifer |last=Golbeck |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |page=16 |year=2004 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbHAnBh9AqQC&pg=PA16|isbn=978-0-596-00687-7}}</ref> It can also be used as a standalone app using [[XULRunner]].<ref>Reyes, Mel (2005). [https://archive.org/details/hackingfirefoxmo0000reye <!-- quote=ChatZilla xulrunner. --> ''Hacking Firefox: more than 150 hacks, mods, and customizations.'']. [[John Wiley & Sons]], p. 317. {{ISBN|978-0-7645-9650-6}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chatzilla.rdmsoft.com/xulrunner/ |title=ChatZilla on XULRunner|publisher=RDMSoft.com |access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref>

It contains most general features of IRC clients, including connecting to multiple servers at once, maintaining a built-in list of standard networks, searching and sorting of available channels, chat logging, [[Direct Client-to-Client]] ("DCC") chat and file transfers, and user customization of the interface.<ref name="homepage"/><ref>{{cite book| title=Fedora 12 User Guide |author=Fedora Documentation Project |page=71 |year=2009 |publisher=Fultus Corporation |isbn=978-1-59682-180-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iUFdxIsBgZ8C&q=chatzilla&pg=PA71 }}</ref>
ChatZilla includes automatic completion of nicknames with the <code>Tab</code> key, and appends a comma if the nickname is the first word on a line.<ref name="Jolly64">{{cite book |title=IRC Hacks:100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools |chapter = Hack 17: Automatic Completion of Nicknamese |editor=Mutton, Paul |first=Steve |last=Jolly |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |page=64 |year=2004 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbHAnBh9AqQC&q=ChatZilla&pg=PA64 |isbn=978-0-596-00687-7}}</ref><!-- different author! --> It also provides completion of <code>/commands</code> with the <code>Tab</code> key, and a "quick double-<code>Tab</code>" presents a list of available commands based on what's been typed so far.<ref name="Golbeck18">Golbeck, p. 18.</ref>
The text entry window can be "single line", in which the [[Enter key]] sends the composed text, or "multiline" in which allows composing larger text sections with line breaks, and the Ctrl-Enter key combo sends the text block.<ref name="Golbeck19">Golbeck, p. 19.</ref>
[[JavaScript]] is used for running scripts<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/faq/#scripts|title=ChatZilla FAQ - How do I write scripts? |publisher=hacksrus.com |access-date=2010-10-12}}</ref> and messages are styled with [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/faq/#make-motifs|title=ChatZilla FAQ - How do I make my own motif to change the appearance of the message area? |publisher=chatzilla.hacksrus.com |access-date=2010-10-12}}</ref> which
can be controlled by the user: by selecting from the View menu, dragging a link to a <code>.css</code> file to the message window, or with the <code>/motif</code> command.<ref>Golbeck, p. 20.</ref>  [[Direct Client-to-Client|DCC]] is supported which allows users to transfer files and chat directly between one another.<ref name="faq-dcc">{{Cite web |url=http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/faq/#dcc |title=ChatZilla FAQ - How do I use DCC for file transfer and chat? |publisher=chatzilla.hacksrus.com |access-date=2010-10-12}}</ref>  The sender of each message is shown to the left of the text as a link—clicking the link opens a private chat window to that user.<ref name="Golbeck18"/>

ChatZilla is included with [[SeaMonkey]]<ref name="CWAlderman">{{cite magazine |title=Review: SeaMonkey 1.1.8 for the Mac |first=Nathan |last=Alderman |date=February 29, 2008 |magazine=Computer World |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9065999/Review_SeaMonkey_1.1.8_for_the_Mac |access-date=October 11, 2010 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010021924/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9065999/Review_SeaMonkey_1.1.8_for_the_Mac |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seamonkey-project.org/doc/features|title=SeaMonkey: Features|access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> and was available for download to other Mozilla-based browsers such as [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] as an [[List of Firefox extensions|extension]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ChatZilla – Add-ons for Firefox |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ |website= |date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522074105/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ |archive-date=22 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It could also be run in a tab in Firefox.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/faq/#inatab|title=Frequently Asked Questions - ChatZilla|work=hacksrus.com}}</ref>