help/C/audio-video.page

   1 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
   2   type="topic"
   3   id="audio-video">
   4
   5   <info>
   6     <link type="guide" xref="index#audio-video"/>
   7     <desc>
   8       When it is possible to have an audio or video conversation.
   9     </desc>
  10     <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-02" status="draft"/>
  11
  12   </info>
  13
  14   <title>Audio and video conversations</title>
  15
  16   <p>
  17     When your contacts support audio or video conversations, you will see, next to
  18     the contacts name in the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, one or two small icons that
  19     represent the different conversations you can have.
  20   </p>
  21
  22   <table frame="all" rules="cols" shade="rows">
  23     <thead>
  24       <tr>
  25         <td>
  26           <p>
  27             Icon
  28           </p>
  29         </td>
  30         <td>
  31           <p>
  32             Description
  33           </p>
  34         </td>
  35       </tr>
  36     </thead>
  37     <tbody>
  38     <tr>
  39       <td>
  40         <p>
  41           <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/audio-input-microphone.png">
  42             Icon for audio conversation
  43           </media>
  44         </p>
  45       </td>
  46       <td>
  47         <p>
  48           This is the icon that represents the possibility to have an audio conversation.
  49         </p>
  50       </td>
  51     </tr>
  52     <tr>
  53       <td>
  54         <p>
  55           <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/camera-web.png">
  56             Icon for video conversation
  57           </media>
  58         </p>
  59       </td>
  60       <td>
  61         <p>
  62           This is the icon that represents the possibility to have a video conversation.
  63         </p>
  64       </td>
  65     </tr>
  66     </tbody>
  67   </table>
  68
  69   <note>
  70     <p>
  71       In order to have a video conversation, you need to have a web-cam that is
  72       supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.
  73     </p>
  74     <p>
  75       In order to have an audio conversation, you need to have a sound-card that is
  76       supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.
  77     </p>
  78   </note>
  79
  80   <section id="supported-services">
  81
  82   <title>Supported services</title>
  83
  84   <table frame="all" rules="cols" shade="rows">
  85     <thead>
  86       <tr>
  87         <td>
  88           Protocol / Service
  89         </td>
  90         <td>
  91           Video conversations
  92         </td>
  93         <td>
  94           Audio conversations
  95         </td>
  96       </tr>
  97     </thead>
  98     <tbody>
  99       <tr>
 100         <td>AIM</td>
 101         <td>No</td>
 102         <td>No</td>
 103       </tr>
 104       <tr>
 105         <td>Google Talk</td>
 106         <td>Yes</td>
 107         <td>Yes</td>
 108       </tr>
 109       <tr>
 110         <td>ICQ</td>
 111         <td>No</td>
 112         <td>No</td>
 113       </tr>
 114       <tr>
 115         <td>Jabber</td>
 116         <td>Yes</td>
 117         <td>Yes</td>
 118       </tr>
 119       <tr>
 120         <td>MSN</td>
 121         <td>No</td>
 122         <td>No</td>
 123       </tr>
 124       <tr>
 125         <td>Salut</td>
 126         <td>No</td>
 127         <td>No</td>
 128       </tr>
 129       <tr>
 130         <td>Yahoo!</td>
 131         <td>No</td>
 132         <td>No</td>
 133       </tr>
 134     </tbody>
 135   </table>
 136
 137   </section>
 138
 139 </page>