Jicra is very minimal and separates its UI into three panes:
- main channel (ChatRoom?) text area
- input line (bottom)
- a chatters panel (right)
the basic features it has:
- writing to the chat room, everybody will read it (= IRC channel)
- PrivateChat? (if you select a user from the chatters panel)
- it runs inside of a browser, using the JavaBrowserPlugin
- ...
see also Requirements
Things it cannot (and won't ever do):
- accept IRC commands
- connect to multiple channels (it is designed for a single chat room)