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authorXavier Claessens <xclaesse@src.gnome.org>2009-02-03 04:10:02 +0800
committerXavier Claessens <xclaesse@src.gnome.org>2009-02-03 04:10:02 +0800
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More work on the help, thanks to Milo Casagrande.
Refer to bug #561033. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2371
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@@ -509,6 +509,70 @@
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="empathy-importing-accounts">
+ <title>Importing Accounts</title>
+ <para>
+ If you use another instant messaging program, you can import
+ the accounts from that program into &app;
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ At the moment &app; can import the accounts only from
+ the instant messaging program
+ <application>Pidgin</application>. For more information
+ about <application>Pidgin</application>, see the <ulink
+ type="http" url="http://www.pidgin.im/">Pidgin website</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To import the accounts into &app;, proceed as follows:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window
+ </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>)
+ click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the
+ <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guibutton>Import Accounts...</guibutton>
+ button to open the <guilabel>Import
+ Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the accounts you would like to import by
+ clicking on the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> check-box.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When you have selected all the desired accounts, click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to import them. If you don't
+ want to import the accounts, click
+ <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When you import a new account into &app;, it will not be
+ enabled by default.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To enable the new account, select the
+ <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check-box next to
+ the name of the account in the box on the left.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="empathy-edit-account">
@@ -634,6 +698,60 @@
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="empathy-edit-personal-information">
+ <title>Editing Personal Information</title>
+ <para>
+ To change your personal information, your alias and your
+ icon (the image that other contacts will see of you), for each
+ of your accounts, proceed as follows:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
+ window</link>, select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Personal Information</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list, choose
+ the account you want to edit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box, write your new
+ alias.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To change your icon, click on the person-looking button and
+ choose an image file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you
+ can identify yourself. You can use your real
+ name or your nickname.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 id="empathy-advanced-options">
<title>Advanced Options</title>
<para>
@@ -649,7 +767,13 @@
All the contacts are handled within &app;'s <link
linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>.
</para>
- <sect2 id="empathy-add-contact">
+ <para>
+ You can add or remove a contact or you can edit the information
+ of a particular contact. It is also possibile to arrange
+ contacts in groups. You can have a group for your work contacts,
+ one for you family contacts, and so on.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="empathy-add-contact">
<title>Adding and Removing a Contact</title>
<para>
To add a new contact, proceed as follows:
@@ -734,14 +858,13 @@
<listitem>
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
- window</link>, select the contact you would like
- to modify and right-click on it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>
- to modify the contact.
+ window</link>, select the contact you would like
+ to modify and choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Account</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Modify</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>, or right-click on it
+ and choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -778,12 +901,12 @@
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
window</link>, select the contact you would like
- to modify and right-click on it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
+ to modify and choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Account</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Modify</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>, or right-click on it
+ and choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -811,12 +934,12 @@
<listitem>
<para>
From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
- window</link>, select one contact and right-click on it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
+ window</link>, select one contact and choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Account</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Modify</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>, or right-click on it
+ and choose <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -836,59 +959,7 @@
</sect2>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="empathy-edit-personal-information">
- <title>Editing Personal Information</title>
- <para>
- To change your personal information, your alias and your
- icon (the image that other contacts will see of you), for each
- of your accounts, proceed as follows:
- </para>
- <para>
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main
- window</link>, select <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Personal Information</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list, choose
- the account you want to edit.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box, write your new
- alias.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- To change your icon, click on the person-looking button and
- choose an image file.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- <note>
- <para>
- An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you
- can identify yourself. You can use your real
- name or your nickname.
- </para>
- </note>
- </para>
- </sect1>
+
<!--
<sect1 id="empathy-send-receive-message">