TOXIC.CONF(5)

NAME
toxic.conf - Configuration file for toxic

SYNOPSIS

~/.config/tox/toxic.conf

DESCRIPTION

The toxic.conf file is the main configuration file for toxic(1) client. It uses syntax accepted by libconfig. Lines starting with "//" are comments and will be ignored.

EXAMPLE

    // Configuration for interface
    ui = {
        timestamps = true;
        alerts = false;
    };
    // Configuration for audio
    audio = {
        input_device = 1;
    };

OPTIONS

ui
    Configuration related to interface elements.

    timestamps
        Enable or disable timestamps. true or false

    time_format
        Select between 24 and 12 hour time. Specify 24 or 12. Setting timestamp_format and log_timestamp_format will override this setting.

    timestamp_format
        Time format string for the interface enclosed by double quotes. See date(1)

    log_timestamp_format
        Time format string for logging enclosed by double quotes. (Note: the time portion of the format string must be enclosed by square brackets in order to be parsed by toxic). See date(1)

    alerts
        Enable or disable acoustic alerts on events. true or false

    show_notification_content
        Show the content of desktop notifications. true or false

    native_colors
        Select between native terminal colors and toxic color theme. true or false

    color_bar_bg
        set background color of chat status bars. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

    color_bar_fg
        set foreground (text) color of chat status bars. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

    color_bar_accent
        set foreground accent color of chat status bars. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

    color_bar_notify
        set foreground notify (and typing) color in chat status bar. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

    autolog
        Enable or disable autologging. true or false

    show_typing_other
        Show when others are typing in a 1-on-1 chat. true or false

    show_typing_self
        Show others when you’re typing in a 1-on-1 chat. true or false

    show_welcome_msg
        Show welcome message on startup. true or false

    show_connection_msg
        Enable friend connection change notifications. true or false

    show_group_connection_msg
        Enable group connection change notifications. true or false

    nodelist_update_freq
        How often in days to update the DHT nodes list. (integer; 0 to disable)

    autosave_freq
        How often in seconds to auto-save the Tox data file. (integer; 0 to disable)

    history_size
        Maximum lines for chat window history. Integer value. (for example: 700)

    notification_timeout
        Time in milliseconds to display a notification. Integer value. (for example: 3000)

    line_join
        Indicator for when someone connects or joins a group. Three characters max for line_ settings.

    line_quit
        Indicator for when someone disconnects or leaves a group.

    line_alert
        Indicator for alert messages.

    line_normal
        Indicator for normal messages.

    line_padding
        Pad every wrapped line of a message with enough spaces to align it to the beginning of the first line. true or false

    mplex_away
        Set user status when attaching and detaching from GNU screen or tmux. true or false

    mplex_away_note
        Status message to set when status is set to away due to screen/tmux detach. When attaching, the status message is set back to the original value.

    group_part_message
        Parting message that will be sent to all groupchat peers when you leave the group.

            The following options control whether to output a terminal bell on certain events.
            Some terminals mark the window as urgent when a bell is received. Urgent windows are usually highlighted in the taskbar and some window managers even provide shortcuts to jump to the next urgent window.
            These options don't affect the "alerts" option.

    bell_on_message
        Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a message. true or false

    bell_on_filetrans
        Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a filetransfer. true or false

    bell_on_filetrans_accept
        Enable/Disable the terminal bell when a filetransfer was accepted. true or false

    bell_on_invite
        Enable/Disable the terminal bell when receiving a group/call invite. true or false

audio
    Configuration related to audio devices.

    input_device
        Audio input device. Integer value. Number corresponds to /lsdev in

    output_device
        Audio output device. Integer value. Number corresponds to /lsdev out

    VAD_threshold
        Voice Activity Detection threshold. Float value. Recommended values are 1.0-40.0

    conference_audio_channels
        Number of channels for conference audio broadcast. Integer value. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)

    chat_audio_channels
        Number of channels for 1-on-1 audio broadcast. Integer value. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)

    push_to_talk
        Enable/Disable Push-To-Talk for conference audio chats (active key is F2). true or false

tox
    Configuration related to paths.

    download_path
        Default path for downloads. String value. Absolute path for downloaded files.

    avatar_path
        Path for your avatar (file must be a .png and cannot exceed 16.3 KiB)

    autorun_path
        Path for any scripts that should be run on startup

    chatlogs_path
        Default path for chatlogs. String value. Absolute path for chatlog files.

    password_eval
        Replace password prompt by running this command and using its output as the password.

friends
    Friend-specific settings (prioritized over global settings)

    alias
        Set an alias for this friend. String value.

    auto_accept_files
        Enable or disable auto-accepting inbound file transfers. true or false

    autolog
        Enable or disable autologging. true or false

    show_connection_msg
        Enable connection change notifications. true or false

    tab_name_colour
        The colour of the friend’s tab window name. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

groupchats
    Groupchat-specific settings (prioritized over global settings)

    autolog
        Enable or disable autologging. true or false

    tab_name_colour
        The colour of the group’s tab window name. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

conferences
    Conference-specific settings (prioritized over global settings)

    autolog
        Enable or disable autologging. true or false

    tab_name_colour
        The colour of the conferences’s tab window name. (black, white, gray, brown, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, orange, pink)

blocked_words
    A list of case-insensitive words that cannot be sent in messages. String value. Must be enclosed in double quotes and must be ⇐ 256 characters.

sounds
    Configuration related to notification sounds. Special value "silent" can be used to disable a specific notification. Each value is a string which corresponds to the absolute path of a wav sound file.

    notif_error
        Sound to play when an error occurs.

    self_log_in
        Sound to play when you log in.

    self_log_out
        Sound to play when you log out.

    user_log_in
        Sound to play when a contact become online.

    user_log_out
        Sound to play when a contact become offline.

    call_incoming
        Sound to play when you receive an incoming call.

    call_outgoing
        Sound to play when you start a call.

    generic_message
        Sound to play when an event occurs.

    transfer_pending
        Sound to play when you receive a file transfer request.

    transfer_completed
        Sound to play when a file transfer is completed.

keys
    Configuration related to user interface interaction. Currently supported: Ctrl modified keys, Tab, PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN. Each value is a string which corresponds to a key combination.

    next_tab
        Key combination to switch next tab.

    prev_tab
        Key combination to switch previous tab.

    scroll_line_up
        Key combination to scroll one line up.

    scroll_line_down
        Key combination to scroll one line down.

    half_page_up
        Key combination to scroll half page up.

    half_page_down
        Key combination to scroll half page down.

    page_bottom
        Key combination to scroll to page bottom.

    toggle_peerlist
        Toggle the peer list on and off.

    toggle_paste_mode
        Toggle treating linebreaks as enter key press.

    reload_config
        Reload the Toxic config file.

BUGS

-Non-default colours (gray, brown, orange, and pink) will not work on terminal emulators that don’t support 256-colors. Konsole, qterminal and possibly others are also known to have issues with them. If you’re using screen or tmux, try to configure it to use the xterm-256color TERM environment variable.

-When reloading the config file during a live session, some UI changes may be buggy and require a full client restart.

FILES

~/.config/tox/toxic.conf
    Main configuration file.

/usr/share/toxic/toxic.conf.example
    Configuration example.

RESOURCES

Project page: https://github.com/JFreegman/toxic

Tox development group public key: 360497DA684BCE2A500C1AF9B3A5CE949BBB9F6FB1F91589806FB04CA039E313

AUTHORS

JFreegman <JFreegman@gmail.com>

SEE ALSO

toxic(1)