From 5b1df78b245d1e603d2ffa333b11bd636c69f1b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaun McCance Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:51:12 -0500 Subject: [help] Updates to instructions for audio and video conversations --- help/C/audio-call.page | 64 ++++++++++------------- help/C/audio-video.page | 132 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- help/C/video-call.page | 57 +++++++++------------ 3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/audio-call.page b/help/C/audio-call.page index c3e973d81..44fad75e9 100644 --- a/help/C/audio-call.page +++ b/help/C/audio-call.page @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ + xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="audio-call"> - - Start an audio conversation with one of your contacts. - + Call your contacts over the Internet. - + + + Milo Casagrande milo@ubuntu.com @@ -23,45 +24,36 @@ Start an audio conversation +

You can call your contacts and have an audio conversation with them. + This features only works with certain types of accounts, and it requires + the other person to have an application that supports audio calls.

+ + + Shaun McCance +

Link to A/V support matrix

+ + -

- From the Contact List window, perform one of the following: -

- - -

- Select the contact you want to have a conversation with, and click - on the audio call icon next to their name. -

- - -

- Right-click on the name of the contact you want to have a conversation with, and - choose Audio Call. -

- - +

From the Contact List window, click the + audio call + icon next to the name of the contact you wish to call. Alternatively, + right click the contact and choose Audio Call.

 -

- A new window will open. When the connection is established, you will - see written, at the bottom of the window, Connected and the total - conversation time. -

+

A new window will open. When the connection is established, you will + see Connected at the bottom of the window, along with the + total conversation time.

 -

- To close the conversation, click on Hang up. -

+

To end the conversation, choose CallHang up.

 -

- To turn an audio conversation into a video one, from the call window choose - CallSend video, - or click on the video call icon. -

+

To turn an audio conversation into a video conversation, choose + CallSend video, or click the + video call + toolbar button to select it.

 diff --git a/help/C/audio-video.page b/help/C/audio-video.page index cef06e126..31f512836 100644 --- a/help/C/audio-video.page +++ b/help/C/audio-video.page @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ + xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" + type="topic" + id="audio-video"> - - When it is possible to have an audio or video conversation. - + Information on when it is possible to have an audio or video conversation. - + + + Milo Casagrande milo@ubuntu.com @@ -20,15 +21,14 @@ - Audio and video conversations + Audio and Video Support -

- When your contacts support audio or video conversations, you will see, next to - the contacts name in the Contact List window, one or two small icons that - represent the different conversations you can have. -

+

You can only have audio and video conversation with contacts who are using + an application which also supports this feature. When your contacts support + audio or video conversations, you will see the following icons next to their + names in the contact list:

- +
@@ -67,9 +65,7 @@

@@ -77,31 +73,45 @@

- In order to have a video conversation, you need to have a web-cam that is - supported by your operating system, and a working microphone. + In order to have an audio conversation, you need to have a sound card that is + supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

- In order to have an audio conversation, you need to have a sound-card that is - supported by your operating system, and a working microphone. + In order to have a video conversation, you need to have a webcam that is + supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

+ +
-
- - Supported services + Supported Account Types + +

You can only have audio and video conversations using accounts on + certain supported services. The following table lists whether audio + and video is supported for each type of account.

+ + +

Account types are provided by plugins. Your system may not have + all of the following types available, or it may have types not listed + here. Updated plugins may make audio or video conversations possible + on account types that are listed as unsupported here.

+ + + + Shaun McCance +

I'd like to do tables like this using nothing for No and ✔ for Yes, but + we need to look at the accessibility impact. I've + asked + the accessibility team for input.

+ -
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@

-

- This is the icon that represents the possibility to have an audio conversation. -

+

The contact is able to have an audio conversation.
-

- This is the icon that represents the possibility to have a video conversation. -

+

The contact is able to have a video conversation.
+
+ - - - + + + @@ -110,16 +120,31 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + @@ -130,16 +155,51 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

- Protocol / Service -

- Video conversations -

- Audio conversations -

Service

Audio

Video

No

No

gadugadu

No

No

Google Talk

Yes

Yes

Groupwise

Yes

Yes

ICQ

No

No

IRC

No

No

Jabber

Yes

No

No

myspace

No

No

qq

No

No

People Nearby

No

No

Salut

No

No

sametime

No

No

silc

No

No

SIP

Yes

Yes

Yahoo!

No

No

zephyr

No

No
diff --git a/help/C/video-call.page b/help/C/video-call.page index 018e2edeb..6e4e4732f 100644 --- a/help/C/video-call.page +++ b/help/C/video-call.page @@ -1,15 +1,19 @@ + xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="video-call"> + Start a video conversation with one of your contacts. - + + + Milo Casagrande milo@ubuntu.com @@ -22,45 +26,32 @@ Start a video conversation +

If you have a webcam, you can call your contacts and have an video + conversation with them. This features only works with certain types of + accounts, and it requires the other person to have an application that + supports video calls.

+ -

- From the Contact List window, perform one of the following: -

- - -

- Select the contact you want to have a conversation with, and click - on the video call icon next to their name. -

- - -

- Right-click on the name of the contact you want to have a conversation with, and - choose Video Call. -

- - +

From the Contact List window, click the + video call + icon next to the name of the contact you wish to call. Alternatively, + right click the contact and choose Video Call.

 -

- A new window will open. When the connection is established, you will - see written, at the bottom of the window, Connected and the total - conversation time. -

+

A new window will open. When the connection is established, you will + see Connected at the bottom of the window, along with the + total conversation time.

 -

- To close the conversation, click on Hang up. -

+

To end the conversation, choose CallHang up.

 -

- To turn a video conversation into an audio one, from the call window deselect - CallSend video, - or click on the video call icon. -

+

To turn a video conversation into an adio conversation, choose + CallSend video, or click the + video call + toolbar button to deselect it.

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