DC++ Guide Part 2

I will now run through the points of the more advanced features of DC++, which some people will benefit from.

Click on the 'Appearance' tab.

You can customize DC++ with various font styles and various colors.

Click on 'Select window color'. There should be a pop-up box which shows the basic colors. If you want more, click 'Define Custom Colors'.

Click on a color of your choice then click 'OK'.

After you have done that, exit DC++ then re-open.

Now you see the background color has changed like the example below.

You can also use the same technique to change the font color.

• Minimize to tray: This determines what happens when you minimize DC++. It is useful if you don't like loads of programs in your taskbar (I know I don't).
  
• Show timestamps in chat by default: When you have this option ticked, it adds a timestamp in the chat every time there is a message. For example: [12:34] John: Hello.
  
• Confirm application exit: This is very handy if you ever press exit by accident. It asks you if you want to close DC++ every time you press exit.
  
• Use system icons while browsing files: When this option is enabled, when you search for files there will be a small icon next to your results depending on what file type it is associated with. For example, if you searched for a file and it was zipped up, it will display an icon of your default application to open zip files with such as WinRAR or Winzip. However, it does slow browsing a little bit.

Proceed to the tab 'Logs and Sound'.

Logs are useful if you like looking back at your sharing achievements or just to see out of curiosity what people have uploaded from you.

First you need to define a path for the logs to be saved to.

Now simply tick the boxes according to what you want to log.

You can enable sounds for when you receive a private message or when the private message window is opened. This comes in handy if you're not looking in the main DC++ window all the time.

'DC++ Guide Part 3: Advanced Features' will explain about the advanced features DC++ has to offer. Click below to continue.

DC++ Guide Part 3: Advanced Features