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diff --git a/help/C/group-conversations.page b/help/C/group-conversations.page index d56a7f86d..fcc0b4365 100644 --- a/help/C/group-conversations.page +++ b/help/C/group-conversations.page @@ -3,13 +3,138 @@ id="group-conversations"> <info> - <link type="guide" xref="index#advanced"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#text-conv"/> <desc> - Start a group conversation with your contacts. + Start or join a group conversation with your contacts. </desc> <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-02" status="stub"/> - + <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-17" status="draft"/> + <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-17" status="review"/> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Milo Casagrande</name> + <email>milo@ubuntu.com</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>Group conversations</title> + + <p> + Group conversations permits you to have text conversations with more than one + contact at the same time. + </p> + <p> + To have a group conversation you need to have a registered account with either + Jabber or Google Talk, or a Salut account. + </p> + + <note> + <p> + You can have a group conversation only with the contacts that are using the + same service as yours. + </p> + </note> + + <section id="start-group-conv"> + + <title>Start a group conversation</title> + + <steps> + <item> + <p> + From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Room</gui><gui>Join</gui></guiseq>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + From the <gui>Account</gui> drop-down list, select the account you want to use + for the group conversation. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In the <gui>Server</gui> text box, type the name of server in which the conversation + will be hosted. + </p> + <p> + Leave it empty if it will be on the current server. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In the <gui>Room</gui> text box, type the name you want to give to the conversation. + </p> + <note> + <p> + This will be the name of the room you are going to have a conversation. This + name will be publicly available for other people to join. It is not possible + to create a private room. + </p> + </note> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To invite other contacts to join the group conversation, from the + <gui>Contact List</gui> window, select the contact you want to invite, + and perform one of the following: + </p> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Right-click on the contact, and select <gui>Invite to chatroom</gui>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Contact</gui><gui>Invite to chatroom</gui></guiseq>. + </p> + </item> + </list> + <p> + If you have more than one group conversation open, select the one you want to invite + your contacts. + </p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="join-group-conv"> + + <title>Join a group conversation</title> + + <steps> + <item> + <p> + From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose + <guiseq><gui>Room</gui><gui>Join</gui></guiseq>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Expand the <gui>Room List</gui> section to see all the existing rooms. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Double-click on the name of a room to join it. + </p> + </item> + </steps> + + <p> + It is not possible to join all existing rooms. Some of the rooms might require a + password, or might be invitation only. <app>Empathy</app> does not support these + kind of rooms. + </p> + + <!-- TODO: find out where the password protected or invitation only icons are + and create a table. --> + + </section> </page> |