Find your way around the main window
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Where to find it
The main window after sign-in
Open conversations are listed on the left; the selected chat appears on the right. In a narrow window DinoX shows these areas one at a time. Use the back button to return to the list.
The three horizontal lines open the application menu. The three vertical dots in a chat open that conversation’s menu. These two menus have different purposes.
In these captures, Close, Minimize and Maximize are at the top left of the main window. Small dialogs may have just their own close button. Cancel ends the current operation, not the whole application.
What do the choices mean?
Single person
Start a conversation with a contact or add a contact.
Group of people
Open saved groups, join a group or add a group.
Invitation
Create an invitation when supported by your account and server.
Speech bubble / status
Set your presence status. This is separate from muting an individual chat.
Connection symbol
View connection status and open connection options.
Main menu
Settings, feeds, keyboard shortcuts, application information and updates. Panic Wipe is a separate deletion function, not the normal way to quit.
See it in DinoX
Select a picture to enlarge it. The corresponding light view is below each picture.
1. The complete DinoX window: chat and message controls.
2. The main menu with Preferences, Feeds and help.
In the full DinoX window — select to enlarge
The same picture in light appearance
In the full DinoX window — select to enlarge
Related topics
- Add a person and open the chat
- Join or create a group
- What is a feed, and which route do I need?
- Keyboard shortcuts, updates and application information
- Show online, away or busy
- Are my accounts connected?
- Invite someone to XMPP with a link
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Updated 24 October 2026 · DinoX 2.3.2 · The accounts shown are demo examples.