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diff --git a/doc/userguide/messaging-intro.docbook b/doc/userguide/messaging-intro.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index f5e26e222..000000000 --- a/doc/userguide/messaging-intro.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,170 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="messaging"> - -<chapterinfo> -<authorgroup> -<author> -<firstname>Peter</firstname> -<surname>Nuttall</surname> -</author> - -<author> -<firstname>Tom</firstname> -<surname>Albers</surname> -</author> - -</authorgroup> - -</chapterinfo> - - -<title>Introduction to messaging</title> - - -<para>The default way to send instant messages in &tde; is to use the <acronym>IM</acronym> -client, &kopete;. This is a multi-protocol <acronym>IM</acronym> client, meaning that it -handles several different protocols including <acronym>MSN</acronym>, -Jabber, <acronym>AOL</acronym> and <acronym>IRC</acronym>. It also has -useful features including support for &kaddressbook;, meta-contacts, -encryption support and lots more.</para> - -<screenshot> -<screeninfo>&kopete;, the &tde; IM client.</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="kopete.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> -<textobject> -<phrase>&kopete;, the &tde; IM client.</phrase> -</textobject> -<caption> -<para>&kopete;, the &tde; IM client.</para> -</caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot> - -<sect1 id="messaging-getting-started"> -<title>How to get started</title> - -<para>Start up &kopete; from the menu (it can normally be found in the -Internet folder) When it starts up you should see a window with &kopete; -at the top, menus and a tool bar below, and then your contacts below. -You should add some accounts by clicking on the -<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu and selecting the <guimenuitem>Configure -Kopete</guimenuitem> option. By selecting the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> -option you should see a list of your accounts (initially empty) and -options to add new accounts and to edit or remove existing accounts. -By clicking on the <guibutton>add new account</guibutton> button, you can -add a new account using the wizard. When you have added an account, you can -connect to this account by clicking on the relevant icon at the bottom of -your main &kopete; window. This should make your contacts appear in the -contacts window.</para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="meta-contacts"> -<title>Meta-contacts</title> - -<para>Meta contacts are one of the features of &kopete; that make sense -once you figure out what they are. Until you do, they annoy you. They are -basically a way of taking a contact on one network (such as -<acronym>MSN</acronym>) and linking it to another contact on a different -network. This is useful for when people have accounts on different networks -as you can chat to them without needing to know which account they are -signed on to. This also lets you assign names to your meta-contacts that -don't change when people change their names on their account, this is useful -if you have contacts who insist upon setting their -<acronym>MSN</acronym> nick to something like -<quote>=EF=81=8A</quote>.</para> - -<para>You can do other useful things with meta-contacts like link them to -entries in your address book. See <xref -linkend="integrated-messaging"/></para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="irc"> -<title><acronym>IRC</acronym></title> - -<para>Internet Relay Chat (<acronym>IRC</acronym>) has been around far longer than most <acronym>IM</acronym> -systems, and is still widely used. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication.</para> - -<para>The #kde channel is under Freenode, the <acronym>IRC</acronym> server, which provides an interactive environment for coordination and support of peer-directed projects, including -- mdash; and placing particular stress upon -- mdash; those relating to free software and open source projects, such as &tde;.</para> - - -<para>While &kopete; has a <acronym>IRC</acronym> plugin, and handles both channels and nicks well, -long time <acronym>IRC</acronym> users might prefer a client designed just -for that role, which is what <application>Konversation</application> is. It supports features such -as granting and taking op status, banning, easy nick changing, special -channel support for passwords and invites, and other things that the power -<acronym>IRC</acronym> users expect. It also is far better at handling -large channels such as #debian. If you have used another -power-<acronym>IRC</acronym> client before, you should have no trouble using -<application>Konversation</application>.</para> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="integrated-messaging"> -<title>Linking email and messaging</title> - -<para>Did it happen to you? You received an email and the first thing -you would like to do is to give a reaction on it, but not by -email. So you switch to your instant messaging client and/or IRC -client and look if that person is online via MSN, Jabber or IRC. Well -&tde; 3.3 has made that a lot easier. A step-by-step manual:</para> - -<para>The requirements are &kmail;, &kaddressbook; and &kopete; -(<application>Konversation</application> should do as well). Make sure &kmail; is configured and -fully functional for email, and Kopete is well configured for IRC, -Jabber and/or MSN and/or any other protocol.</para> - -<para>If an email comes in from a contact you know, the first thing -you have to do is to add it to your address book. This can be achieved -by right clicking the address and choosing the entry <guibutton>Add to Address -Book</guibutton>.</para> - -<para>If you know the nickname which the user uses on, for example, IRC, -go to &kopete;. Go to -<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add -contact</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. In the wizard, select the -checkbox at the bottom called <guilabel>Use the TDE address book for -this contact</guilabel> and choose <guibutton>Next</guibutton>. Select -the right Address Book entry for that contact and press -<guibutton>Next</guibutton>. Now you can set the display name and the -group it belongs to for &kopete;. In the next screen select which -protocol should be used if you have set up more then one protocol. You -can select more than one protocol. After that, depending on the -protocol, there will be some other questions, which you can answer as -you like.</para> - -<para>Although we did specify to choose from the address book, -&kopete; has not automatically linked your contact to the address -book. So select the contact and choose -<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice>. On the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab check the box -labeled <guilabel>Has address book entry</guilabel>. Press -<guilabel>...</guilabel> and select the contact. Close these two -windows.</para> - -<para>Now go to your addressbook, if you select the contact you will -see that it shows an extra field <guilabel>Presence</guilabel>, followed by the current -status. This status will automatically update as soon as the contact -goes away, offline, online, and so on. Now go to &kmail;, select another email and return to the original email (in other words: reload -the current email). You can now see behind the email address the -current state of your contact.</para> - -<para>If you want to chat with this person, just right click the -address in &kmail; and choose <guilabel>Chat With...</guilabel>. Your -Instant Messenger will start a conversation with the contact.</para> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!--<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist>--> - - - -</sect1> - -</chapter> |