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authorXavier Claessens <xclaesse@src.gnome.org>2008-06-02 17:48:58 +0800
committerXavier Claessens <xclaesse@src.gnome.org>2008-06-02 17:48:58 +0800
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Wrote Accounts section (still need some work), added Contacts section and starded working on it, some corrections
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diff --git a/help/C/empathy.xml b/help/C/empathy.xml
index 4581c2025..80e1ecd0c 100644
--- a/help/C/empathy.xml
+++ b/help/C/empathy.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
<!ENTITY date "April 2008">
<!ENTITY app "<application>Empathy</application>">
<!ENTITY appname "Empathy">
+<!ENTITY gtalk "http://www.google.com/talk/">
+<!ENTITY icq "https://www.icq.com/register/">
+<!ENTITY aim "http://dashboard.aim.com/aim">
+<!ENTITY msn "https://accountservices.passport.net">
+<!ENTITY yahoo "https://login.yahoo.com/config/login">
+<!ENTITY fwd
+"http://account2.freeworlddialup.com/index.php?section_id=94">
+<!ENTITY ekiga
+"http://www.ekiga.net/user/reg/index.php?phplib_Session=c1d85267756241f8190e5fc21b029a62">
+<!ENTITY sipphone "https://signup.sipphone.com/new-users/app?class=NewUser;proc=start">
]>
<?db.chunk.max_depth 2?>
<article id="index" lang="en">
@@ -108,11 +118,11 @@
<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.
+ GNOME Desktop. With &app; you can keep in touch with all of your
+ friends through lots of supported instant messaging services.
</para>
<para>
- It supports the following protocols:
+ &app; supports the following services:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -151,6 +161,11 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+ <acronym>SIP</acronym>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
Yahoo
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -193,7 +208,7 @@
<para>
When you start &app; the following window is shown.
<!-- Figure 1 -->
- <figure id="empathy-mainwindow">
+ <figure id="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">
<title>&app; Main Window</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
@@ -284,8 +299,8 @@
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-newaccount">
- <title>&app; Account Window</title>
+ <figure id="empathy-FIG-newaccount">
+ <title>&app; Accounts Dialog</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -303,16 +318,317 @@
</para>
<para>
From here, you can configure and create your accounts. See
- <xref linkend="empathy-create-account" /> for more information.
+ <xref linkend="empathy-accounts" /> for more information.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="empathy-accounts">
+ <title>Accounts</title>
+ <para>
+ To use &app; you need at least one account of the supported services.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you don't already have an account and you don't have your <emphasis>user
+ name</emphasis> and <emphasis>password</emphasis>, you need to
+ 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
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ &app; can handle as many accounts on any supported services as you want and
+ you can have them all open at the same time.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-register-account">
+ <title>Registering an Account</title>
+ <para>
+ You can freely register an account on any of the following
+ services. Follow the instructions reported on each website on
+ how to register your new account. At the end of the
+ registration process you should have a <emphasis>user
+ name</emphasis> (or an <emphasis>account ID</emphasis>) and
+ a <emphasis>password</emphasis> that you will use to
+ create the account in &app;.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Click on the name of the service to visit its website:
+ <!-- Need to do like that, if using only
+ <ulink>SERVICE</ulink> it wouldn't be possibile to
+ localize the links -->
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&aim;">AIM</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&gtalk;">Google
+ Talk</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&icq;">ICQ</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&msn;">MSN</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&yahoo;">Yahoo</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For registering a <acronym>SIP</acronym> account, you can use one of the
+ following service:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&ekiga;">Ekiga</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&fwd;"><acronym>FWD</acronym></ulink> (Free
+ World Dialup) service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
+ registration service website -->
+ <para>
+ The <ulink type="http" url="&sipphone;">Sipphone</ulink> service.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can use one of the following services if you already have
+ a <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> account:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Salut
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="empathy-create-account">
+ <title>Creating an Account</title>
+ <para>
+ To create an account, proceed as follow:
+ <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
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
+ </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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fill the required fields with your <emphasis>user
+ name</emphasis> and <emphasis>password</emphasis>.
+ </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. -->
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="empathy-disabling-removing-account">
+ <title>Disabling and Removing an Account</title>
+ <para>
+ To disable an account, proceed as follow:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <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
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the
+ left of the dialog and deselect the
+ <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check-box.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To remove an account, proceed as follow:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <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
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the
+ left of the dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A dialog will be shown asking for confirmation. Click on
+ the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button to remove the account.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="empathy-create-account">
- <title>Creating an Account</title>
+ <sect1 id="empathy-contacts">
+ <title>Contacts</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>
+ <para>
+ To add a new contact, proceed as follow:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link> choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Chat</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Add Contact...</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. The <guilabel>New Contact</guilabel>
+ dialog will be shown.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list,
+ choose the service used by the contact you are adding.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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
+ domain</replaceable></userinput>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text-box type the name
+ you want to give at the the new contact.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add the new contact.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="empathy-remove-contact">
+ <title>Removing a Contact</title>
+ <para>
+ To remove a contact, proceed as follow:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select the contact you would like
+ to remove and right-click on it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Remove</guilabel> to
+ remove the contact.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Modyfing a Contact</title>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>