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+<!ENTITY manrevision "2.1">
+<!ENTITY date "January 2009">
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+<!ENTITY sipphone
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+<!ENTITY jabber "http://www.jabber.org/web/Jabber.org">
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<article id="index" lang="en">
<title>&app; Manual V&manrevision;</title>
<copyright>
- <year>2008</year>
+ <year>2008, 2009</year>
<holder>Ubuntu Documentation Project</holder>
</copyright>
<!-- An address can be added to the publisher information. If a role is
<surname>Casagrande</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname>
- <address><email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</email></address>
+ <address><email>milo@ubuntu.com</email></address>
</affiliation>
- </author>
+ </author>
<author>
<firstname>Seth</firstname>
<surname>Dudenhofer</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>
+ <releaseinfo revision="2.26" role="incomplete">
+ <ulink type="bug" url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561033" />
+ <ulink type="planning" url="http://live.gnome.org/Empathy/Documentation" />
+ </releaseinfo>
+
<!-- According to GNU FDL, revision history is mandatory if you are -->
<!-- modifying/reusing someone else's document. If not, you can omit it. -->
<!-- Remember to remove the &manrevision; entity from the revision -->
<date>&date;</date>
<revdescription>
<para role="author">Milo Casagrande
- <email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</email>
+ <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="publisher">Ubuntu Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Empathy Manual V2.0</revnumber>
+ <date>April 2008</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Milo Casagrande
+ <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
</para>
<para role="author">Seth Dudenhofer
<email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Jabber
+ Jabber (or <acronym>XMPP</acronym>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
Yahoo
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ And many others...
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect1>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
- Allows to update the user's status.
+ Allows to update the status.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
</table>
</para>
</sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="empathy-when-start-new">
- <title>When You Start &appname; for the First Time</title>
- <para>
- When you start &app; for the first time and you don't have
- configured any account yet, the following dialog is shown.
- <!-- Figure 2 -->
- <figure id="empathy-FIG-newaccount">
- <title>&app; Accounts Dialog</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/empathy-new-account.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>
- Shows &app; account creation dialog.
- </phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- <!-- End of Figure -->
- </para>
- <para>
- From here, you can configure and create your accounts. See
- <xref linkend="empathy-accounts" /> for more information.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
</sect1>
<sect1 id="empathy-accounts">
register a new account (see <xref linkend="empathy-register-account" />).
</para>
<para>
- In order to talk with other users (called
- <emphasis>contatcs</emphasis>), you need to use the same service
+ In order to talk with other users, also called
+ <emphasis>contacts</emphasis>, you need to use the same service
they are using. If, for example, one contact is using the <emphasis
role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> service, you need to have an
- account registerd with that service.
+ account registered with that service.
</para>
<para>
&app; can handle as many accounts on any supported services as you want and
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
- You can use one of the following services if you already have
- a <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> account:
+ For registering a <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis>
+ account, you can use the automatic
+ account creation of &app;. Not all Jabber service
+ providers support the automatic creation of accounts, one
+ service provider known to work with &app; is <ulink
+ type="http" url="&jabber;">jabber.org</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you already have a <emphasis
+ role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> account, you can use one of
+ the following services:
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="empathy-create-account">
- <title>Creating an Account</title>
+ <title>Adding your Account to &app;</title>
<para>
- To create an account, proceed as follow:
+ To add your account to &app;, proceed as follows:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
</link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
- click on the account button to open the
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the
<guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
+ If it is the first time you launch &app;:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose
+ the service you wish to add an account for, then click
+ on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>
- From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose
- the service you wish to create an account for, then click
- on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.
+ Otherwise:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guilabel>Add</guilabel> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose
+ the service you wish to add an account for, then click
+ on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fill the required fields with your <emphasis>user
- name</emphasis> and <emphasis>password</emphasis>.
+ name</emphasis> and
+ <emphasis>password</emphasis>. Optionally, you can
+ modify some advanced options. For more information,
+ see <xref linkend="empathy-advanced-options"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
To enable the new account, select the
<guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check-box next to
- the name of the account.
- <!-- in the box on the left of the
- <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog. -->
+ the name of the account in the box on the left.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-edit-account">
+ <title>Editing an Account</title>
+ <para>
+ To edit one of your accounts, i.e. to change the
+ <emphasis>password</emphasis> or your <emphasis>user
+ name</emphasis>, proceed as follows:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
+ </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the account you wish to edit in the box on the
+ left.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Modify the desired data.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Based on the type of the account, it is possibile to edit
+ different settings.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To modify the identifier of an account, how &app; identifies
+ an account, proceed as follows:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
+ </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the account you wish to edit in the box on the
+ left and double-click on it's name.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Change the name of the account as you desire.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<sect2 id="empathy-disabling-removing-account">
<title>Disabling and Removing an Account</title>
<para>
- To disable an account, proceed as follow:
+ To disable an account, proceed as follows:
</para>
<para>
<orderedlist>
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
</link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
- click on the account button to open the
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap>
+ to open the
<guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
<para>
- To remove an account, proceed as follow:
+ To remove an account, proceed as follows:
</para>
<para>
<orderedlist>
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
</link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
- click on the account button to open the
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap>
+ to open the
<guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-advanced-options">
+ <title>Advanced Options</title>
+ <para>
+ TODO
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="empathy-contacts">
- <title>Contacts</title>
+ <sect1 id="empathy-contacts-groups">
+ <title>Contacts and Groups</title>
<para>
All the contacts are handled within &app;'s <link
linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>.
</para>
<sect2 id="empathy-add-contact">
- <title>Adding a Contact</title>
+ <title>Adding and Removing a Contact</title>
<para>
- To add a new contact, proceed as follow:
+ To add a new contact, proceed as follows:
</para>
<para>
<orderedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- In the <guilabel>Identifier</guilabel> text-box type the
+ In the <guilabel>Identifier</guilabel> text box type the
<emphasis>address</emphasis> of the contact in the form
of
<userinput><replaceable>user name</replaceable>@<replaceable>service
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text-box type the name
+ In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box type the name
you want to give at the the new contact.
</para>
</listitem>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="empathy-remove-contact">
- <title>Removing a Contact</title>
<para>
- To remove a contact, proceed as follow:
+ To remove a contact, proceed as follows:
</para>
<para>
<orderedlist>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you
+ can identify that particular contact. You can use the real
+ name or the nickname of that person.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
</sect2>
- <sect2>
- <title>Modifying a Contact</title>
+ <sect2 id="empathy-edit-contact">
+ <title>Editing a Contact</title>
<para>
+ To edit a contact, proceed as follows:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select the contact you would like
+ to modify and right-click on it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>
+ to modify the contact.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Edit Contact Information</guilabel> dialog,
+ you can modify the <emphasis>alias</emphasis>
+ and the <emphasis>group</emphasis> of the contact.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you
+ can identify that particular contact. You can use the real
+ name or the nickname of that person.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For more information about groups, see <xref
+ linkend="empathy-add-contact-group"/> and <xref
+ linkend="empathy-add-group"/>.
</para>
</sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-add-contact-group">
+ <title>Adding a Contact to a Group</title>
+ <para>
+ To add a contact to one or more groups, proceed as follows:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select the contact you would like
+ to modify and right-click on it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> section, select the
+ group, or groups, you want to add the contact to.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-add-group">
+ <title>Adding a New Group</title>
+ <para>
+ To add a new group, proceed as follows:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select one contact and right-click on it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> section, write the
+ name of the group you want to add and then click on
+ <guibutton>Add Group</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="empathy-edit-personal-information">
+ <title>Editing Personal Information</title>
+ <para>
+ To change your personal information, your alias and your
+ icon (the image that other contacts will see of you), for each
+ of your accounts, proceed as follows:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Personal Information</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list, choose
+ the account you want to edit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box, write your new
+ alias.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To change your icon, click on the person-looking button and
+ choose an image file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you
+ can identify yourself. You can use your real
+ name or your nickname.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
</sect1>
+<!--
+ <sect1 id="empathy-send-receive-message">
+ <title>Sending and Receiving Messages</title>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="empathy-preferences">
+ <title>Preferences</title>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+-->
+
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