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diff --git a/help/C/prev-conv.page b/help/C/prev-conv.page index ed59892be..b521ada59 100644 --- a/help/C/prev-conv.page +++ b/help/C/prev-conv.page @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Search your previous conversations. </desc> <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-17" status="stub"/> + <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-19" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Milo Casagrande</name> <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email> @@ -21,4 +22,132 @@ <title>Previous conversations</title> + <p> + <app>Empathy</app> automatically saves all your text conversations you have + with your contacts, and lets you perform two different kinds of search: a + normal text search, or a per-conversation search. + </p> + <p> + The normal search is a <em>full text</em> search: it will search the exact text in + all your previous conversations. + </p> + <p> + The per-conversation search permits you to limit the text search to a particular + contact and conversation, and permits you to look at all the previous + conversations you had with your contacts. + </p> + + <note> + <p> + You do not need to be connected to the Internet to search your previous + conversations. + </p> + </note> + + <steps> + <item> + <p> + To start searching your previous conversations, from the <gui>Contact List</gui> + window, perform one of the following: + </p> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Press <key>F3</key>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Choose <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Previous Conversations</gui></guiseq>. + </p> + </item> + </list> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Based on the kind of search you want to perform, see + <link xref="prev-conv#normal-search"/> or <link xref="prev-conv#contact-search"/> + for more information. + </p> + </item> + </steps> + + <section id="normal-search"> + <title>Normal search</title> + <steps> + <item> + <p> + Select the <gui>Search</gui> tab. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In the <gui>For</gui> text box, type the text you want to search, and click on + <gui>Find</gui>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If there are results, they will be shown in the first pane, ordered by date. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Click on the result to see the exact text you were searching for on the + bottom pane. + </p> + <p> + The search results will be highlighted. + </p> + </item> + </steps> + </section> + + <section id="contact-search"> + <title>Conversation search</title> + <steps> + <item> + <p> + Select the <gui>Conversations</gui> tab. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + From the drop-down list at the top of the window, select your account. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + From the left top pane, select the contact you want to look the previous + conversations of. The previous conversations will be shown on the right pane. + </p> + <p> + By default, the last conversation you had will be shown. + </p> + <note> + <p> + Based on your account selected and the service of that account, it will + be possible to select contacts, IRC rooms or group conversations. + </p> + </note> + </item> + <item> + <p> + From the left bottom pane, you can browse your conversations by date. Based + on the contact selected, the date in which you had a conversation will + be highlighted in bold text. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To perform a text search, type the text you want to search in the text box + at the top of the window. + </p> + <p> + The search results will be highlighted. + </p> + </item> + </steps> + </section> + </page> |