the alias engine can now expand nicks to their hostnames

[quassel.git] / src / qtui / settingspages / aliasesmodel.cpp

diff --git a/src/qtui/settingspages/aliasesmodel.cpp b/src/qtui/settingspages/aliasesmodel.cpp
index 8df2279..a072330 100644 (file)
--- a/src/qtui/settingspages/aliasesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qtui/settingspages/aliasesmodel.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ QVariant AliasesModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const {
        "<b>Example:</b> \"foo\" can be used per /foo";
     case 1:
       return "<b>The string the shortcut will be expanded to</b><br />"
-       "$i represenents the i'th parameter. $0 the whole string.<br />"
+       "<b>special variables:</b><br />"
+       " - <b>$i</b> represenents the i'th parameter.<br />"
+       " - <b>$i:hostname</b> represents the hostname of the user identified by the i'th parameter or a * if unknown.<br />"
+       " - <b>$0</b> the whole string.<br />"
+       " - <b>$currentnick</b> your current nickname<br />"
+       " - <b>$channelname</b> the name of the selected channel<br /><br />"
        "Multiple commands can be separated with semicolons<br /><br />"
        "<b>Example:</b> \"Test $1; Test $2; Test All $0\" will be expanded to three separate messages \"Test 1\", \"Test 2\" and \"Test All 1 2 3\" when called like /test 1 2 3";
     default: