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diff --git a/help/C/account-irc.page b/help/C/account-irc.page new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a77d3a07f --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/account-irc.page @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="screen" + id="account-irc"> + + <info> + <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-26" status="stub"/> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Shaun McCance</name> + <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email> + </credit> + <copyright> + <year>2009</year> + <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> + </copyright> + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + </info> + + <title>IRC Account Details</title> + + <p>IRC accounts require different information than many other types of + accounts. To create an IRC account, you must specify at least an IRC + network and a nickname. This page details the information you can + provide for an IRC account.</p> + + <note style="info package"> + <p>You must have the <sys>telepathy-idle</sys> package installed + in order to use IRC in <app>Empathy</app>.</p> + </note> + + <terms> + <item> + <title><gui>Network</gui></title> + <p>IRC is an open system that allows people to run separate IRC + networks. Each network is distinct and has its own users and + chat rooms. <app>Empathy</app> lists the most popular networks + in the <gui>Network</gui> drop-down list. You can add additional + networks. See <link xref="#networks"/> below.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Nickname</gui></title> + <p>Your nickname is your unique name on the IRC network. Only one + person on a network may use a given nickname. If you get an error + message that says <link xref="prob-conn-name" role="error-msg"/> + you will need to change your nickname.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Password</gui></title> + <p>Some servers, particularly those on private networks, require + a password to connect. If you are authorized to use the network, + the network administrators should provide you with a password.</p> + <note> + <title>NickServ Passwords</title> + <p>On some networks, nicknames can be registered using a service + known as NickServ. <app>Empathy</app> does not directly support + nickname passwords. On some networks, including the popular + FreeNode network, server passwords are automatically forwarded + to NickServ, allowing you to set this field to identify yourself + with NickServ. See <link xref="irc-nick-password"/> for more + details.</p> + </note> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Real name</gui></title> + <p>You can provide your real name in addition to your nickname. Other + users will be able to see this when they view your information.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Quit message</gui></title> + <p>When you go offline, a quit message is sent to all the chat rooms + you’re in and to all the users you’re having a private conversation + with. Use this field to provide a custom quit message.</p> + </item> + </terms> + +<!-- +telepathy-idle note +--> + + <section id="networks"> + <info> + <title type="link">IRC Networks</title> + </info> + + <title>Networks</title> + + <p><app>Empathy</app> includes a list of popular IRC networks. If you + wish to another IRC network, you can add it to the list. You can also + modify networks and remove them from the list.</p> + + <list> + <item><p>To add a network to the list, click <media type="image" + mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-add.png" width="16" + height="16">Add</media>.</p></item> + <item><p>To modify a network in the list, select the network and click + <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-edit.png" width="16" + height="16">Edit</media>.</p></item> + <item><p>To remove a network from the list, select the network and + click <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-remove.png" + width="16" height="16">Remove</media>.</p></item> + </list> + + <p>When adding or modifying a network, you can enter the following + information:</p> + + <terms> + <item> + <title><gui>Network</gui></title> + <p>This is the name of the network as you want it to appear in + the list of networks.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Charset</gui></title> + <p>This specifies the character encoding that is typically used on + this network. A character encoding is a specific way of recording + characters internally in a computer. There are many character + encodings, and you need to use the same character encoding as other + users to see their messages correctly.</p> + <!-- + Translators: Recommend character encodings that are common + for your language. + --> + <p>By default, <app>Empathy</app> uses UTF-8, a modern character + encoding that can handle text from most of the world's languages. + Another common encoding for English and some other Western languages + is ISO-8859-1.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title><gui>Servers</gui></title> + <p>An IRC network may have many servers you can connect to. When + you are connected to a server on a particular network, you can + communicate with all users on all other servers on that network. + You can add and remove servers for this network using the + <gui>Add</gui> and <gui>Remove</gui> buttons.</p> + <p>When a server is selected, click the field under <gui>Server</gui> + or <gui>Port</gui> to edit it. Alternatively, use the left and right + arrow keys to focus the field, and press the space bar to begin + editing.</p> + <p>Select the check box in the <gui>SSL</gui> column to encrypt + all communication with a server. Note that this does not prevent + other users on the network from seeing what you write on public + chat rooms.</p> + </item> + </terms> + </section> +</page> |