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<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0">
<!ENTITY date "April 2008">
<!ENTITY app "<application>Empathy</application>">
<!ENTITY appname "Empathy">
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<article id="index" lang="en">
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<articleinfo>
<title>&app; Manual V&manrevision;</title>
<copyright>
<year>2008</year>
<holder>Ubuntu Documentation Project</holder>
</copyright>
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not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the
document. -->
<publisher>
<publishername>Ubuntu Documentation Project</publishername>
</publisher>
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&legal;
<authorgroup>
<author role="maintainer">
<firstname>Milo</firstname>
<surname>Casagrande</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname>
<address><email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Seth</firstname>
<surname>Dudenhofer</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname>
<address><email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Jesse N.</firstname>
<surname>Richardson</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname>
<address><email>richardson183@bellsouth.net</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
</authorgroup>
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<revision>
<revnumber>Empathy Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber>
<date>&date;</date>
<revdescription>
<para role="author">Milo Casagrande
<email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</email>
</para>
<para role="author">Seth Dudenhofer
<email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email>
</para>
<para role="author">Jesse N. Richardson
<email>richardson183@bellsouth.net</email>
</para>
<para role="publisher">Ubuntu Documentation Project</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
</revhistory>
<releaseinfo>
This manual describes version &appversion; of &appname;.
</releaseinfo>
<legalnotice>
<title>Feedback</title>
<para>
To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &app; application or
this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback"
type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.
</para>
</legalnotice>
<abstract role="description">
<para>
&appname; is an application for instant messaging.
</para>
</abstract>
</articleinfo>
<indexterm zone="index">
<primary>Empathy</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm zone="index">
<primary>empathy</primary>
<secondary>istant messaging</secondary>
</indexterm>
<sect1 id="empathy-intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
&app; is a multi-protocol instant messaging program for the
GNOME Desktop that allows you to keep in touch with your friends
over a network.
</para>
<para>
It supports the following protocols:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<acronym>AIM</acronym>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Google Talk
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
ICQ
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<acronym>IRC</acronym>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Jabber
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<acronym>MSN</acronym>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Salut
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Yahoo
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="empathy-getting-started">
<title>Getting Started</title>
<sect2 id="empathy-starting">
<title>To Start &appname;</title>
<para>You can start &app; in the following ways:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
<listitem>
<para>Choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Empathy Instant Messenger</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Command line</term>
<listitem>
<para>Type <command>empathy</command> and then press
<keycap>Return</keycap>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="emphaty-when-start">
<title>When you start &appname;</title>
<para>
When you start &app; the following window is displayed.
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Commented out, need to find a solution on how to
structure this section.
<figure id="empathy-mainwindow">
<title>&app; Main Window</title>
<screenshot>
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<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="figures/empathy-main-window.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>
Shows &app; main window. Contains the titlebar, the
menubar, contact list, status icon and status arrow
button list.
</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
-->
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</para>
<para>
<xref linkend="empathy-TBL-1"/> describes the components of a browser window.
<table frame="topbot" id="empathy-TBL-1">
<title>&app; Main Components</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="29.39*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="70.61*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1">
<entry valign="top">
<para>Component</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Description</para>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Menubar</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
Contains menus used to perform actions in &app;.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Status Drop-Down List</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
Allows to update the user's status.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Account Button</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
Opens the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Contact List</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
Shows all the available contacts and their
associated status.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</article>
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