The IRC Emulator, brought to you by Pokemon. Catch em all.
![](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23386680/IRCEmuPre.png)
It's in the title. A kind of chat group, parsing a txt file stored in a DropBox folder that's shared out to... whoever you invite. Basically, like a shared DropBox folder, it allows for the linking of files and realtime sync across users. The skin takes advantage of that in order to emulate an IRC type chat window that sits on your desktop, using very few resources.
If you have DropBox on your mobile device, you can update the chat on the go too.
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/innuendo.gif)
Couple things.
1. You need to have DropBox installed on your computer.
2. You need to access your DropBox on the Web and select/create a folder that you can share.
3. You have to have a folder that you're willing to completely share to whoever you invite. Once there, they own the folder too.
4. You need to install the IRCEmu.rmskin and load the Setup skin to your desktop. Enter your name and the ChatLog.txt path (local).
-- that is to say, you need to input the local path to that shared DropBox folder. Ex: "C:\Users\MYNAME\Dropbox\Logs(SHAREFOLDER)\ChatLog.txt(TXTFILE)
5. Now you can go back to the DropBox website, highlight the shared folder and click "Shared Folder Options" in the bar at the top.
6. Enter the email of others you want to chat with. They must have DropBox Installed and Rainmeter\IRCEmulator installed too.
-- if they have DropBox and Rainmeter, once you send them an invite, drop the IRCEmu.rmskin in the folder... they can run it there.
7. Once they have the Emulator installed and running, start typing.
**Note** Until such a time as a standard for creating scrollable skins is in place, you must wipe the chat window prior to the text passing the Skin dimensions (to avoid chatting and not seeing it). Clicking the Icon on the top right of the skin will automate this function. To backup the ChatLog prior to the wipe, click the other top right Icon (there are Tooltips to help you). ChatLogSave.txt (the backup) is located in the IRCEmu skin folder.
DISCLAIMER: While the good people at DropBox have a great system for keeping things secure, know that you are sharing a folder completely with whoever you invite. If they frag whatever files are in that folder, that's on you. I take no responsibility for frag, splash or other types of damage done to you or your data. They are only allowed access to that folder, nothing more. But that folder they can do anything to, so be aware.
Enjoy and please post questions and comments here in the thread.
Cheers,
//JoBu