Synopsis: window [<command> [<arguments> ...]] Description: The WINDOW command allows the client to display multiple "windows" of irc activity at once. Some common uses for this include using separate windows for different channels, or for connecting to several servers at the same time. There are two different types of windows. The first, and the more widely used of the two, are ircII windows. These work by splitting the screen vertically, such that there are multiple panes stacked on top of one another. Each window has its own status bar, which is what separates them. The second variety is less common, and depends largely on the environment in which the client is launched. The client is able to interface with the X Window System, and with the terminal SCREEN program. Under X, the client can spawn a new xterm with a client running in it. Under SCREEN, a new screen is created with similar properties. In practice, the first type are the only windows used. Most of the various WINDOW commands deal with them. They are also considerably more stable than the second type. Other Notes: On some systems, support for the second type of window (X/SCREEN) is not even compiled into the client. It's use is discouraged except for debugging purposes, as it may well crash the client, or worse. It is not expected to be supported in future versions.