Coccinella (software) explained

Coccinella
Collapsible:	yes
Developer:	Mats Bengtsson
Latest Release Version:	0.96.20
Programming Language:	Tcl
Operating System:	BSD, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Solaris, Windows,
License:	GPLv3

Coccinella (from the Latin "coccinella", ladybird) is a free and open-source cross-platform client for the XMPP/Jabber-instant messaging-protocol.

The software is written in the Tcl/Tk language, and it runs under BSD, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, Windows and all other platforms that support Tcl/Tk. Mats Bengtsson published it in 1999, under the name Whiteboard. It was renamed Coccinella in 2003.^[1]

Features

• MUC (Multi-User Chat)
• Whiteboard
• encrypted connections
• configurable Design (Themes/Skins)
• Unicode
• Userinterface with Tabs
• Eventsignaling by Sound
• VoIP-support over XMPP-Jingle-Extension
• Emoticons
• Typing Notification (see, when your peer-user is typing)
• Icon in system tray
• Avatars
• Filetransfer
• Mac OS X-notificationsystem Growl supported

See also

• Comparison of instant messaging clients

External links

• • official development

Notes and References

1. Web site: 8 Years and More . sander . January 1, 2007 . Coccinella . August 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705080954/http://www.thecoccinella.org/birthday8 . July 5, 2012 . dead .