This project is a work-in-progress, and there's still a lot to be implemented, but much of the basic client functionality is already present.

Configuration

1. Create the configuration folder

   mkdir -p ~/snap/iamb/current/.config/iamb/

2. Create the configuration file

Create ~/snap/iamb/current/.config/iamb/config.toml

 default_profile = "default"
 [profiles.default]
 user_id = "@myuser:homeserver.org"
 url = "https://homeserver.org"
 [dirs]
 cache = "/home/myusername/snap/iamb/common/.cache/iamb/"
 logs = "/home/myusername/snap/iamb/common/.local/share/iamb/logs/"
 downloads = "/home/myusername/snap/iamb/common/Downloads/"
 [settings.users]
 "@myuser:homeserver.org" = { "name" = "My Name", "color" = "magenta" }

3. Start iamb

   $ iamb

Documentation

https://iamb.chat/

Useful Keybindings

• <Enter> will send a typed message
• ^V^J can be used in Insert mode to enter a newline without submitting
• O/o can be used to insert blank lines before and after the cursor line
• ^Wm can be used to toggle whether the message bar or scrollback is selected
• ^Wz can be used to toggle whether the current window takes up the full screen

Room Commands

• :dms will open a list of direct messages
• :rooms will open a list of joined rooms
• :members will open a list of members for the currently focused room or space
• :spaces will open a list of joined spaces
• :join can be used to switch to join a new room or start a direct message
• :split and :vsplit can be used to open rooms in a new window

Verification Commands

The :verify command has several different subcommands for working with verification requests. When used without any arguments, it will take you to a list of current verifications, where you can see and compare the Emoji.

The different subcommands are:

• :verify request USERNAME will send a verification request to a user
• :verify confirm USERNAME/DEVICE will confirm a verification
• :verify mismatch USERNAME/DEVICE will cancel a verification where the Emoji don't match
• :verify cancel USERNAME/DEVICE will cancel a verification

Other Useful Commands

• :welcome will take you back to this screen

Additional Configuration

You can customize iamb in your $CONFIG_DIR/iamb/config.json file, where $CONFIG_DIR is your system's per-user configuration directory.

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