AXI Chat Application Help

For native installed apps

Logging in:

Enter a username into the "Username" field. Then press the "Login" button. Some usernames may be already taken by other users. To connect to a different server, enter the server IP or hostname into the "Server" field. Local servers must be configured with the AXI Local Chat Server setup tool.

Main window:

The top-center text box is the console, where status messages are displayed. The large text box in the middle-center is the conversation field, where results are displayed. To view activity, press the "Refresh" button. Features include semi-encrypted public channels and one-on-one fully-encrypted private messaging.

Private messaging:

Images from top left, clockwise: 1) User TestB is about to initiate a private connection with user TestA by pressing the Connect button. 2) User TestA, upon receipt of request, prepares to Accept the connection. 3) User TestB prepares to Finalize the connection after receiving TestA's acknowledgement. 4) TestB is able to chat privately with TestA.

All channels may be viewed by any AXI Chat user. For one-on-one, encrypted messaging, start by checking if the target user is online. Then, click on the "Chat privately" checkbox to start the process. Enter the target username into the "With:" field. If you are initiating the private connection, click "Connect". However, if the other user has initiated the connection and you see "[User] wants to chat with you.", click "Accept connection". After accepting a connection, you will enter the private chat mode.

If you initiated the connection and the other user has accepted it, you will also see "[User] wants to chat with you." In this case, press the "Finalize" button to compute the final connection key. After successful computation, you will enter the private chat mode.

Widget descriptions:

To view the specific widget shown on the image, click on that part. Hovering over a widget in the image will show its name as a tooltip.

Splash: This is the AXI Logo.
Console: This is the console, where status messages are shown.
Username: Enter any username. Your username will be public. Some usernames may already be taken.
Hostname: To connect to another chat server, enter its IP or hostname here. The host server cannot be changed in the middle of a session.
Quit: To end a session, press the "QUIT" button. Some cleanup work may be performed, so it is normal for the application to stop responding for a few seconds.
Conversation: This is the conversation field, where results are displayed. Status messages are shown in blue. Brown indicates messages that you sent. Interaction requests between users are shown in green.
Outbound text: Enter text to send here. Pressing the "Send" button or the Enter/Return key will send the message.
Send: Pressing this button will send the text currently in the "Outbound" text field.
Refresh: To retrieve messages once, press this button. Pressing the F5 key will also refresh once.
Channel: Enter a channel number (ex. 23) into this field to switch channels.
Auto refresh: Checking this box will set a timer to refresh once every 2 seconds.
Long requests: Check this box to disable timeouts if your internet connection is slow.
Show users: To view online users (active within 10 minutes) press the button.
Private Chat: For one-on-one, encrypted communication, enable this checkbox.