# rl 1.0 documentation

About Howto Keyboard shortcuts Changes Known problems | ## Howto 1. How to connect to other servers 2. Why is rl transferring files so slowly? 3. How do I enable icons? 4. Where does rl put its stuff? 5. How do I import my existing bookmarks? 6. How to send a chat action string like `*** groomed is sleeping` 7. How to view files 8. How to automatically connect to a server at startup 9. How to prevent rl from connecting anywhere at startup 10. How to use multiple trackers 11. How to reset preferences ### 1. How to connect to other servers Choose "File->New connection..." and type in the name of the server. Or, choose "Trackers->Manage trackers..." and connect to a server on that list by doubleclicking. ### 2. Why is rl transferring files so slowly? Maybe you accidentally turned on debugging output (see "Help->Toggle debugging output"). This causes rl to throttle file transfers to approx. 10K/s. ### 3. How do I enable icons? Get a HOTLINE.DAT icon file (for PC) and put it in the directory ~/.redlight (see Where does rl put its stuff? ). Also make sure that the option "Show user icons" in the Options dialog is enabled. ### 4. Where does rl put its stuff? That depends. On Windows 9x, everything goes into C:\WINDOWS\.redlight. On Windows 2000, everything goes into C:\Documents and Settings\username\.redlight. On Unix, in ~/.redlight. On MacOS X, in /Users/username/.redlight. ### 5. How do I import my existing bookmarks? rl understands the .hbm format which most Hotline clients use to store their bookmarks. So, usually, you can simply copy your existing bookmarks to the ~/.redlight/Bookmarks directory, and they will show up in the "Bookmarks" menu. ### 6. How to send a chat action string like `*** groomed is sleeping` Use `/me is sleeping`. ### 7. How to view files Select the files you want to view, then right click to open a context menu. There's an option to view the selected files there. ### 8. How to automatically connect to a server at startup Go to that server and select "Bookmarks->Set current site as home". If you want to connect to multiple servers, use the commandline. rl accepts bookmark files and hostnames as commandline arguments. ### 9. How to prevent rl from connecting anywhere at startup Close all open connections and select "Bookmarks->Set current site as home" from the Bookmarks menu. ### 10. How to use multiple trackers To add a tracker, enter it's name in the lower text input field and press return. To switch between trackers, click the down arrow and select from the popup menu. ### 11. How to reset preferences Throw away the file "rl.conf" (see Where does rl put its stuff? ). 25 october 2001