From 00f3c93594db0d54257602187e9c72ecbf1a037a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 22:32:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Detect and use irc clients if available.

---
 I38.md |  1 +
 i38.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/I38.md b/I38.md
index 4e31b37..9e370ea 100644
--- a/I38.md
+++ b/I38.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Common Ratpoison mode commands:
 |-----|--------|
 | `c` | Launch a terminal |
 | `e` | Open text editor (TEXTEDITOR) |
+| `i` | Launch IRC client |
 | `w` | Launch web browser (BROWSER) |
 | `k` | Kill (close) the current window |
 | `F1` | Show ratpoison mode keybindings |
diff --git a/i38.sh b/i38.sh
index 80c4e1e..a1b5c4e 100755
--- a/i38.sh
+++ b/i38.sh
@@ -546,6 +546,23 @@ else
     fileBrowser="${programList/#-/}"
 fi
 export fileBrowser="$(command -v $fileBrowser)"
+# IRC client
+unset programList
+for i in albikirc Albikirc access-irc stormirc ; do
+    if command -v ${i/#-/} &> /dev/null ; then
+        if [ -n "$programList" ]; then
+            programList="$programList $i"
+        else
+            programList="$i"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+if [ "$programList" != "${programList// /}" ]; then
+    ircClient="$(menulist "IRC client:" $programList)"
+else
+    ircClient="${programList/#-/}"
+fi
+export ircClient="$(command -v $ircClient)"
 # Auto mount removable media
 udiskie=1
 if command -v udiskie &> /dev/null ; then
@@ -845,6 +862,10 @@ $(if command -v pidgin &> /dev/null ; then
     echo "# p bound to pidgin"
     echo "bindsym p exec $(command -v pidgin), mode \"default\""
 fi)
+$(if [[ ${#ircClient} -gt 3 ]]; then
+    echo "# IRC client bound to i"
+    echo "bindsym i exec $ircClient, mode \"default\""
+fi)
 $(if command -v xrandr &> /dev/null ; then
     echo "# alt+s bound to brightness control"
     echo "bindsym \$mod+s exec --no-startup-id ${i3Path}/scripts/screen_controller.sh, mode \"default\""
@@ -1030,6 +1051,7 @@ webBrowser="${webBrowser##*/}"
 screenReader="${screenReader##*/}"
 textEditor="${textEditor##*/}"
 fileBrowser="${fileBrowser##*/}"
+ircClient="${ircClient##*/}"
 
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