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7 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-31" status="review">
8 <e:review by="shaunm@gnome.org" date="2009-08-31" status="done"/>
10 <credit type="author">
11 <name>Shaun McCance</name>
12 <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
16 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
18 <desc>Additional information necessary for connecting to IRC networks.</desc>
19 <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
22 <title>IRC Account Details</title>
24 <p>IRC accounts require different information than many other types of
25 accounts. To create an IRC account, you must specify at least an IRC
26 network and a nickname. This page details the information you can
27 provide for an IRC account.</p>
29 <note style="info package">
30 <p>You must have the <sys>telepathy-idle</sys> package installed
31 in order to use IRC in <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
36 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
37 <p>IRC is an open system that allows people to run separate IRC
38 networks. Each network is distinct and has its own users and
39 chat rooms. <app>Empathy</app> lists the most popular networks
40 in the <gui>Network</gui> drop-down list. You can add additional
41 networks. See <link xref="#networks"/> below.</p>
44 <title><gui>Nickname</gui></title>
45 <p>Your nickname is your unique name on the IRC network. Only one
46 person on a network may use a given nickname. If you get an error
47 message that says <link xref="prob-conn-name" role="error-msg"/>
48 you will need to change your nickname.</p>
51 <title><gui>Password</gui></title>
52 <p>Some servers, particularly those on private networks, require
53 a password to connect. If you are authorized to use the network,
54 the network administrators should provide you with a password.</p>
56 <title>NickServ Passwords</title>
57 <p>On some networks, nicknames can be registered using a service
58 known as NickServ. <app>Empathy</app> does not directly support
59 nickname passwords. On some networks, including the popular
60 FreeNode network, server passwords are automatically forwarded
61 to NickServ, allowing you to set this field to identify yourself
62 with NickServ. See <link xref="irc-nick-password"/> for more
67 <title><gui>Real name</gui></title>
68 <p>You can provide your real name in addition to your nickname. Other
69 users will be able to see this when they view your information.</p>
72 <title><gui>Quit message</gui></title>
73 <p>When you go offline, a quit message is sent to all the chat rooms
74 you’re in and to all the users you’re having a private conversation
75 with. Use this field to provide a custom quit message.</p>
83 <section id="networks">
85 <title type="link">IRC Networks</title>
88 <title>Networks</title>
90 <p><app>Empathy</app> includes a list of popular IRC networks. If you
91 wish to another IRC network, you can add it to the list. You can also
92 modify networks and remove them from the list.</p>
95 <item><p>To add a network to the list, click <media type="image"
96 mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-add.png" width="16"
97 height="16">Add</media>.</p></item>
98 <item><p>To modify a network in the list, select the network and click
99 <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-edit.png" width="16"
100 height="16">Edit</media>.</p></item>
101 <item><p>To remove a network from the list, select the network and
102 click <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-remove.png"
103 width="16" height="16">Remove</media>.</p></item>
106 <p>When adding or modifying a network, you can enter the following
111 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
112 <p>This is the name of the network as you want it to appear in
113 the list of networks.</p>
116 <title><gui>Charset</gui></title>
117 <p>This specifies the character encoding that is typically used on
118 this network. A character encoding is a specific way of recording
119 characters internally in a computer. There are many character
120 encodings, and you need to use the same character encoding as other
121 users to see their messages correctly.</p>
123 Translators: Recommend character encodings that are common
126 <p>By default, <app>Empathy</app> uses UTF-8, a modern character
127 encoding that can handle text from most of the world's languages.
128 Another common encoding for English and some other Western languages
132 <title><gui>Servers</gui></title>
133 <p>An IRC network may have many servers you can connect to. When
134 you are connected to a server on a particular network, you can
135 communicate with all users on all other servers on that network.
136 You can add and remove servers for this network using the
137 <gui>Add</gui> and <gui>Remove</gui> buttons.</p>
138 <p>When a server is selected, click the field under <gui>Server</gui>
139 or <gui>Port</gui> to edit it. Alternatively, use the left and right
140 arrow keys to focus the field, and press the space bar to begin
142 <p>Select the check box in the <gui>SSL</gui> column to encrypt
143 all communication with a server. Note that this does not prevent
144 other users on the network from seeing what you write on public