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.TP 5
\fBgaim \fI[options]\fR

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBgaim\fR is a GTK2-based Instant Messaging (IM) application.  It supports multiple protocols via modules, including AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr.  It has many common features found in other clients, as well as many unique features.  Gaim is not endorsed by or affiliated with America Online, ICQ, Microsoft, or Yahoo.

.SH OPTIONS
The following options are provided by \fBgaim\fR using the standard GNU command line syntax:
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-acct
Launch the \fBAccount Editor\fR rather than the \fBLogin\fR window on start.
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-debug
Print debugging messages to stdout.  These are the same debugging messages that are displayed in the \fBDebug\fR window.
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-config=\fIDIR\fB
Use \fIDIR\fR as the directory for config files instead of \fI~/.gaim\fR.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Print this help and exit.
.TP
.B \-l, \-\-login[=\fINAME\fB]
Automatically login on start using the default account or the account specified by the \fINAME\fR parameter.
.TP
.B \-n, \-\-loginwin
Don't automatically login when \fBgaim\fR starts.  Show the \fBLogin\fR window instead.
.TP
.B \-u, \-\-user=\fINAME\fB
Use account \fINAME\fR as default.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-version
Display the version information window.
.TP
.B \-w, \-\-away[=\fIMESG\fB]
Automatically go away on signon.  You may optionally use the \fIMESG\fR parameter to set the away message.

.SH BUDDY LIST
The \fBBuddy List\fR window is \fBgaim\fR's main interface window.  Using this window you can see which of your buddies is online, away, idle, etc.  You can also add and remove buddies from your buddy list.

The \fBBuddy List\fR window contains a list of your buddies who are online and have allowed you to be notified of their presence.  The icon to the left of each buddy indicates the buddy's current state and the protocol they are using.  Double clicking a buddy will open a new \fBConversation\fR window.  Right clicking will pop up a menu:
.TP
.B IM
Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to the selected buddy.
.TP
.B Add Buddy Pounce
A Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the buddy's state changes.  This will open the \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog to be discussed later.
.TP 
.B View Log
\fBgaim\fR is capable of automatically log its activities.  These logs are either plain text files (with a .log extension) or  html files (with a .html extenstion) located under the \fI~/.gaim/logs\fR directory.  This menu command will attempt to view this file with \fBgaim\fR's internal log viewer.
.TP
.B Alias
Create an alias for this buddy.  This will open up a new dialog in which one can give this buddy an alternate name to appear on the buddy list and in conversataions.

For example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real name was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the buddy by his common name. 
.LP
The remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands.  These commands vary depending on the protocol; below are the commands available when using OSCAR, the more popular and developer-recommended AIM protocol:
.TP
.B Get Info
Retrieves and displays information about the buddy.  This information is also known as a Profile.
.TP
.B Get Away Msg
If this buddy is in an Away state, this will retrieve and display the buddy's \fBAway Message\fR.
.LP
At the bottom of the \fBBuddy List\fR are several buttons (if enabled in \fBPreferences\fR):
.TP
.B IM
Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to to the selected buddy, or brings up the \fBNew Message\fR dialog box if no buddy is selected.
.TP
.B Info
Retrieves and display information about the selected buddy, or brings up the \fBGet User Info\fR dialog box if no buddy is selected.
.TP
.B Chat
Brings up the \fBJoin Chat\fR dialog box, prompting the user to select which username to use and what chat group to join.
.TP
.B Away
Brings up a menu of all available \fBAway Messages\fR.  If an item is selected, all online accounts will use this item as their away message.

.SH ACCOUNT EDITOR
The account editor consists of a list of accounts and information about them.  Clicking \fIDelete\fR will delete the currently selected account.  Clicking \fIAdd\fR or \fIModify\fR will invoke a \fBModify Account\fR window.  Here, you can add or alter account information.  When creating a new account, you will submit your screen name and password.  You will also choose your protocol.

If \fIRemember Password\fR is chosen, the password will be saved in \fBgaim\fR's configuration file.

If \fIAuto-Login\fR is chosen, this account will automatically login upon starting \fBgaim\fR.

Each protocol has it's own specific options that can be found in the protocol-specific tab on the modify screen.

.SH PREFERENCES

All options take effect immediately.

.SH Interface

\fIDisplay remote nicknames if no alias is set\fR: Toggles whether server nickname data should be used if no local alias exists.

.TP
.B Smiley Themes
Allows the user to choose between different smiley themes.
.TP
.B Fonts
Lets the user pick a default font style/face/color for all accounts (only applicable to protocols that support HTML formatting in messages).
.TP
.B Message Text
\fIShow graphical smileys\fR: Enables the replacement of text emoticons with their graphical equivalents.

\fIShow timestamp on messages\fR: Toggles the timestamp behavior for conversations.  Per-conversation behavior can be changed by pressing \fIF2\fR in the \fBConversation\fR window.

\fIShow URLs as links\fR: Enables the translation of URLs (such as \fIhttp://gaim.sourceforge.net\fR) into clickable links.

\fIIgnore colors/font faces/font sizes\fR: Tells \fBgaim\fR to disregard buddies' color/font/size information in displaying IMs or Chats.
.TP
.B Shortcuts
Allows the user to determine which keyboard shortcuts are available.
.TP
.B Buddy List
\fISorting\fR: Toggles the order in which buddies are shown in your \fBBuddy List\fR between none, alphabetical, by status and by log size.

\fIShow buttons as\fR: Toggles between picture-only, text-only, picure and text or no buttons view of the buttons on the \fBBuddy List\fR.

\fIRaise window on events\fR: Tells \fBgaim\fR to bring the \fBBuddy List\fR window to the top when buddies sign in or out.

\fIShow numbers in groups\fR: The number of buddies from each group currently logged in will be shown along with the total number of buddies in the group.

\fIShow buddy icons\fR: Toggles the display of buddies' custom icons.

\fIShow warning levels\fR: Each buddy's warning level will be displayed next to the screen name. As a buddy's warning level increases, outgoing messages are more and more severely rate-limited.

\fIShow idle times\fR: The amount of time each buddy has been idle will be displayed next to the screen name (if the buddy has opted to have their client report this information).

\fIDim idle buddies\fR: If enabled, idle buddies will be displayed in grey text instead of black text.

\fIAutomatically expand contacts\fR: If enabled, contacts will automatically expand to show the associated buddies when the mouse is held over the contact for a short period.

.SH Conversations

\fIPlacement...\fR: Determines where new conversations will be placed (Last created window / New window / windows grouped by group or account).

\fISend URLs as links\fR: Automatically turns URLs into clickable links when sent on protocols that support HTML.

\fIShow formatting toolbar\fR: Display the formatting toolbar between the upper and lower text boxes in conversations.

\fIShow aliases in tabs/titles\fR: Displays buddy alias instead of screen name in window tabs and titles.

\fITab Placement...\fR: Specifies where tabs are shown in the conversation window.

\fIShow IMs and chats in tabbed windows\fR: Tabbed chatting allows one to have multiple conversations without multiple windows.

\fIShow IMs and chats in same tabbed window\fR: Uses the same window for both IMs and chats.

\fIShow close buttons on tabs\fR: Adds a close button to each tab.

\fIShow status icons on tabs\fR: Adds an icon to each tab representing the buddy's status.

.TP
.B IM Window
\fIShow buttons as...\fR: The selected item will determine whether picture-only, text-only, or combined picture/text buttons will be used for \fBConversation\fR windows.

\fINew window width/height...\fR: The values here determine how large \fBConversation\fR windows are by default.  However, each window can be independently resized.

\fIEntry widget height...\fR: This value controls the size of the entry widget (the part of the \fBConversation\fR window where you type).  It should not be made greater than the \fINew window height\fR.

\fIRaise windows on events\fR: If enabled, \fBConversation\fR windows will be brought to the top when new messages are received.

\fIHide window on send\fR: If enabled, \fBConversation\fR windows will be iconified after each message is sent.

\fIHide buddy icons\fR: For protocols that support it, buddy icons allow buddies to send small pictures to be displayed during the course of a conversation. This option hides those pictures.

\fIDisable buddy icon animation\fR: If these pictures happen to be animated, this option will disable the animation, displaying only the first frame.

\fIShow logins in window\fR: If currently conversing with a buddy who signs off or on, this information will be shown in the \fBConversation\fR window.

\fINotify buddies that you are typing to them\fR: Some protocols allow clients to tell their buddies when they are typing. This option enables this feature for protocols that supports it.
.TP
.B Chat Window
\fIWindow\fR: The options in this section behave identically to the options of the same name in the \fBIM Window\fR preferences.

\fITab Completion\fR: In a chat room with many participants, it can be tedious to keep typing the screen name of the user to whom you wish to direct a comment.  These options allow \fITab\fR to expand the current text into a valid nickname.
\fIShow people joining/leaving in window\fR: When chat room participants enter or exit the room, the information will be displayed in the \fBBuddy Chat\fR window.

\fIColorize screennames\fR: Color code the screen names of users in chat rooms.
.TP

.SH Proxy

The configuration section to enable \fBgaim\fR to operate through a proxy server.  \fBgaim\fR currently supports SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies.

.SH Browser

Allows the user to select \fBgaim\fR's default web browser.  Galeon, Konqueror, Mozilla, Netscape, and Opera are supported natively.  The user can also manually enter a command to be executed when a link is clicked (\fI%s\fR expands to the URL).  For example, \fIxterm -e lynx %s\fR will open the link with lynx.  \fIOpen new window by default\fR makes the browser use a new window instead of using the current window (or spawning a new tab).

.SH Logging

\fIMessage Logs\fR lets the user choose whether \fBConversations\fR and/or \fBBuddy Chats\fR will be logged as well as whether logs will be in HTML or plain text format.  \fISystem Logs\fR describes the types of events to be logged.

.SH Sounds

\fISounds when you log in\fR: Enables sounds during log-in.

\fISounds while away\fR: Determines whether sounds are played when an away message is up.

\fISound Method\fR lets the user choose between different playback methods. The user can also manually enter a command to be executed when a sound is to be played (\fI%s\fR expands to the full path to the file name).

.TP
.B Sound Events
Lets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.

.SH Away / Idle

\fISending messages removes away status\fR: If enabled, sending a message will change the sending account's status to Available.  If disabled, any account may send messages without affecting their away status.

\fIQueue new messages when away\fR: Messages received since going Away will not be shown until away status is removed.

\fIIgnore new conversations when away\fR: Messages from current conversations will be accepted, but new conversations will not be shown until away status is removed.

\fISeconds before resending\fR: Auto-response information is resent to all buddies in current conversations every once in a while.  This option decides just how often.

\fIDon't send auto-response\fR: If someone messages you while away, your auto-response will not be sent.

\fIOnly send auto-response when idle\fR: If someone messages you while away, your auto-response will only be sent if \fBgaim\fR decides that the connection is idle.

\fIDon't send auto-response in active conversations\fR: If you continue a conversation while away, this option will disable the sending of the auto-response for the duration of the conversation.

\fIIdle time reporting\fR: If \fINone\fR is selected, account idle time will not be reported.  \fIGaim usage\fR infers your idle time from your usage of \fBgaim\fR.  \fIX usage\fR infers your idle time from \fBX\fR (this option may not be universally available).

\fIAuto-away\fR: Determines if and under what conditions \fBgaim\fR will automatically turn on the Away status.

.TP
.B Away Messages
Lets the user add/edit/remove available \fBAway Messages\fR.

.SH Plugins

Allows the user to enable add-on plugins for \fBgaim\fR.  Several of these come with \fBgaim\fR, while others must be downloaded separately.  The \fIDescription\fR field gives the plugin author's description of the plugin, while the \fIDetails\fR field gives the plugin's authorship, URL, and file name/location information.

Some plugins can be configured.  If you load such a plugin, its configuration preferences will appear as a submenu to \fBPlugins\fR, with the submenu title determined by the plugin's name.

.SH CONVERSATIONS
When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the \fBConversation\fR window.  The conversation appears in the upper text box and the user types his/her message in the lower text box.  Between the two is a row of settings, represented by icons.  Some or all buttons may not be active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left to right:
.TP
.B Bold
Turns on/off bold.
.TP
.B Italics

Adds an emoticon (smiley) to your message.

Beneath the lower text box is a row of buttons that execute commands:
.TP
.B Warn
This issues a warning to the other person in the conversation (not available in all protocols).
.TP
.B Block
This adds the other person to your deny list (not available in all protocols).
.TP
.B Add
This adds this user to your buddy list.  This option is not available if the user is already on your list.
.TP
.B Remove
This removes this user from your buddy list.  This option is not available if the user is not on your list.
.TP
.B Info
This gets information (a profile) about the other person in the conversation (not available in all protocols).
.TP
.B Send
This sends what's currently in the lower text box

.SH BUDDY CHATS
For protocols that allow it, \fBBuddy Chats\fR can be entered through the \fIFile\fR menu or the \fIChat\fR button at the bottom of the \fBBuddy List\fR's \fBOnline\fR tab.

Additional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are:
.TP
.B Whisper
The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible to the sender and the receiver.
.TP
.B Invite
Invite other people to join the chat room.
.TP
.B Ignore
Ignore anything said by the chosen person
.TP
.B Set Topic
Set the topic of the chat room.  This is usually a brief sentence describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name.

.SH AWAY MESSAGES
Most protocols allow for away messages.  When a user is \fIAway\fR, he can leave an informative message for others to see.  The \fBAway\fR submenu of the \fBTools\fR menu is used to add and remove away messages.

\fINew Away Message\fR provides space for one to enter an away message and a title for that message.  If \fISave\fR or \fISave & Use\fR are chosen, this message will be saved.  It can later be referred to by the title given to it.

\fIRemove Away Message\fR is a submenu containing the titles of saved away messages.  Clicking on one of these titles will remove the away message associated with it.

The rest of the \fIaway\fR menu provides the user with a way to assign different away messages to different connections.  Choosing \fISet All Away\fR will set away all the connections capable of the away state.

.SH BUDDY POUNCE
A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to a normal state from an away state.  The \fBNew Buddy Pounce\fR dialog box can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR submenu from the \fBTools\fR menu. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the events listed, and any combination of actions can result.  If \fISave this pounce after activation\fR is checked, the trigger will remain until it is removed from the \fIRemove Buddy Pounce\fR menu.

.SH PLUGINS
\fBGaim\fR allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality to \fBgaim\fR.  Plugins can be enabled and configured from the \fBPreferences\fR window.  See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR for more information on writing plugins.

.SH PERL
\fBGaim\fR allows for perl scripting.  See \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in the Gaim documentation for more information about perl scripting.

.SH TCL
\fBGaim\fR allows for Tcl scripting. See \fIplugins/tcl/TCL-HOWTO\fR for more information about Tcl scripting.

.SH FILES
\fI@prefix@/bin/gaim\fR: \fBgaim\fR's location.
.br
\fI@prefix@/lib/gaim/\fR: \fBgaim\fR's plugins directory.

Known bugs are listed at
.br
\fIhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=235&atid=100235\fR

.SH PATCHES
If you fix a bug in \fBgaim\fR (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a patch (using \fIcvs diff -up > my.diff\fR against the latest CVS version) at
.br
\fIhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=235&atid=300235\fR

Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest 
version of \fBgaim\fR.  Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed 
at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already 
have been solved.

.SH SEE ALSO
\fIhttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/\fR
.br

the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
\fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU 
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

.SH AUTHORS
\fBGaim\fR's active developers are:

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.TP 5
\fBgaim \fI[options]\fR

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBgaim\fR is a GTK2-based Instant Messaging (IM) application.  It supports
multiple protocols via modules, including AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber,
IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr.  It has many common features found in
other clients, as well as many unique features.  Gaim is not endorsed by or
affiliated with America Online, ICQ, Microsoft, or Yahoo.

.SH OPTIONS
The following options are provided by \fBgaim\fR using the standard GNU
command line syntax:
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-acct
Launch the \fBAccount Editor\fR rather than the \fBLogin\fR window on
start.
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-debug
Print debugging messages to stdout.  These are the same debugging messages
that are displayed in the \fBDebug\fR window.
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-config=\fIDIR\fB
Use \fIDIR\fR as the directory for config files instead of \fI~/.gaim\fR.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Print this help and exit.
.TP
.B \-l, \-\-login[=\fINAME\fB]
Automatically login on start using the default account or the account
specified by the \fINAME\fR parameter.
.TP
.B \-n, \-\-loginwin
Don't automatically login when \fBgaim\fR starts.  Show the \fBLogin\fR
window instead.
.TP
.B \-u, \-\-user=\fINAME\fB
Use account \fINAME\fR as default.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-version
Display the version information window.
.TP
.B \-w, \-\-away[=\fIMESG\fB]
Automatically go away on signon.  You may optionally use the \fIMESG\fR
parameter to set the away message.

.SH BUDDY LIST
The \fBBuddy List\fR window is \fBgaim\fR's main interface window.  Using
this window you can see which of your buddies is online, away, idle, etc.
You can also add and remove buddies from your buddy list.

The \fBBuddy List\fR window contains a list of your buddies who are online
and have allowed you to be notified of their presence.  The icon to the
left of each buddy indicates the buddy's current state and the protocol
they are using.  Double clicking a buddy will open a new \fBConversation\fR
window.  Right clicking will pop up a menu:
.TP
.B IM
Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to the selected buddy.
.TP
.B Add Buddy Pounce
A Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the
buddy's state changes.  This will open the \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog to be
discussed later.
.TP
.B View Log
\fBgaim\fR is capable of automatically log its activities.  These logs are
either plain text files (with a .log extension) or  html files (with a
.html extenstion) located under the \fI~/.gaim/logs\fR directory.  This
menu command will attempt to view this file with \fBgaim\fR's internal log
viewer.
.TP
.B Alias
Create an alias for this buddy.  This will open up a new dialog in which
one can give this buddy an alternate name to appear on the buddy list and
in conversataions.

For example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real
name was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the
buddy by his common name.
.LP
The remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands.
These commands vary depending on the protocol; below are the commands
available when using OSCAR, the more popular and developer-recommended AIM
protocol:
.TP
.B Get Info
Retrieves and displays information about the buddy.  This information is
also known as a Profile.
.TP
.B Get Away Msg
If this buddy is in an Away state, this will retrieve and display the
buddy's \fBAway Message\fR.
.LP
At the bottom of the \fBBuddy List\fR are several buttons (if enabled in
\fBPreferences\fR):
.TP
.B IM
Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to to the selected buddy, or brings
up the \fBNew Message\fR dialog box if no buddy is selected.
.TP
.B Info
Retrieves and display information about the selected buddy, or brings up
the \fBGet User Info\fR dialog box if no buddy is selected.
.TP
.B Chat
Brings up the \fBJoin Chat\fR dialog box, prompting the user to select
which username to use and what chat group to join.
.TP
.B Away
Brings up a menu of all available \fBAway Messages\fR.  If an item is
selected, all online accounts will use this item as their away message.

.SH ACCOUNT EDITOR
The account editor consists of a list of accounts and information about
them.  Clicking \fIDelete\fR will delete the currently selected account.
Clicking \fIAdd\fR or \fIModify\fR will invoke a \fBModify Account\fR
window.  Here, you can add or alter account information.  When creating a
new account, you will submit your screen name and password.  You will also
choose your protocol.

If \fIRemember Password\fR is chosen, the password will be saved in
\fBgaim\fR's configuration file.

If \fIAuto-Login\fR is chosen, this account will automatically login upon
starting \fBgaim\fR.

Each protocol has it's own specific options that can be found in the
protocol-specific tab on the modify screen.

.SH PREFERENCES

All options take effect immediately.

.SH Interface

\fIDisplay remote nicknames if no alias is set\fR: Toggles whether server
nickname data should be used if no local alias exists.

.TP
.B Smiley Themes
Allows the user to choose between different smiley themes. The "none" theme
will disable graphical emoticons - they will be displayed as text instead.
.TP
.B Message Text
\fIShow timestamp on messages\fR: Toggles the timestamp behavior for
conversations.  Per-conversation behavior can be changed by pressing
\fIF2\fR in the \fBConversation\fR window.

\fIHighlight misspelled words\fR: Toggles highlighting of misspelled words
as you type.

\fIIgnore colors/font faces/font sizes\fR: Tells \fBgaim\fR to disregard
buddies' color/font/size information in displaying IMs or Chats.

\fIDefault Formatting\fR: Allows specifing the default formatting to apply
to all outgoing messages (only applicable to protocols that support
formatting in messages).
.TP
.B Shortcuts
Allows the user to determine which keyboard shortcuts are available.
.TP
.B Buddy List
\fISorting\fR: Toggles the order in which buddies are shown in your
\fBBuddy List\fR between none, alphabetical, by status and by log size.

\fIShow buttons as\fR: Toggles between picture-only, text-only, picure and
text or no buttons view of the buttons on the \fBBuddy List\fR.

\fIRaise window on events\fR: Tells \fBgaim\fR to bring the \fBBuddy
List\fR window to the top when buddies sign in or out.

\fIShow numbers in groups\fR: The number of buddies from each group
currently logged in will be shown along with the total number of buddies in
the group.

\fIShow buddy icons\fR: Toggles the display of buddies' custom icons.

\fIShow warning levels\fR: Each buddy's warning level will be displayed
next to the screen name. As a buddy's warning level increases, outgoing
messages are more and more severely rate-limited.

\fIShow idle times\fR: The amount of time each buddy has been idle will be
displayed next to the screen name (if the buddy has opted to have their
client report this information).

\fIDim idle buddies\fR: If enabled, idle buddies will be displayed in grey
text instead of black text.

\fIAutomatically expand contacts\fR: If enabled, contacts will
automatically expand to show the associated buddies when the mouse is held
over the contact for a short period.

.SH Conversations

\fIPlacement...\fR: Determines where new conversations will be placed (Last
created window / New window / windows grouped by group or account / maximum
number of conversations per window).

\fIShow formatting toolbar\fR: Display the formatting toolbar between the
upper and lower text boxes in conversations.

\fIShow aliases in tabs/titles\fR: Displays buddy alias instead of screen
name in window tabs and titles.

\fIShow IMs and chats in tabbed windows\fR: Tabbed chatting allows one to
have multiple conversations without multiple windows.

\fIShow IMs and chats in same tabbed window\fR: Uses the same window for
both IMs and chats.

\fIShow close buttons on tabs\fR: Adds a close button to each tab.

\fITab Placement...\fR: Specifies where tabs are shown in the conversation
window.

.TP
.B IM Window
\fIShow buttons as...\fR: The selected item will determine whether
picture-only, text-only, combined picture/text, or no buttons will be used
for \fBConversation\fR windows.

\fIRaise windows on events\fR: If enabled, \fBConversation\fR windows will
be brought to the top when new messages are received.

\fIShow buddy icons\fR: For protocols that support it, buddy icons allow
buddies to send small pictures to be displayed during the course of a
conversation. Turning this option off hides those pictures.

\fIEnable buddy icon animation\fR: If these pictures happen to be animated,
this option will enable the animation, otherwise only the first frame will
be displayed.

\fINotify buddies that you are typing to them\fR: Some protocols allow
clients to tell their buddies when they are typing. This option enables
this feature for protocols that supports it.
.TP
.B Chat Window
\fIWindow\fR: The options in this section behave identically to the options
of the same name in the \fBIM Window\fR preferences.

\fIColorize screennames\fR: Color code the screen names of users in chat rooms.
.TP

.SH Proxy

The configuration section to enable \fBgaim\fR to operate through a proxy
server.  \fBgaim\fR currently supports SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies.

.SH Browser

Allows the user to select \fBgaim\fR's default web browser.  Galeon,
Konqueror, Mozilla, Netscape, and Opera are supported natively.  The user
can also manually enter a command to be executed when a link is clicked
(\fI%s\fR expands to the URL).  For example, \fIxterm -e lynx "%s"\fR will
open the link with lynx.  \fIOpen new window by default\fR makes the
browser use a new window instead of using the current window (or spawning a
new tab).

.SH Logging

\fIMessage Logs\fR lets the user choose whether \fBConversations\fR and/or
\fBBuddy Chats\fR will be logged as well as whether logs will be in HTML or
plain text format.  \fISystem Logs\fR describes the types of events to be
logged.

.SH Sounds

\fISounds while away\fR: Determines whether sounds are played when an away
message is up.

\fISound Method\fR lets the user choose between different playback methods.
The user can also manually enter a command to be executed when a sound is
to be played (\fI%s\fR expands to the full path to the file name).

.TP
.B Sound Events
Lets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.

.SH Away / Idle

\fIQueue new messages when away\fR: Messages received since going Away will
not be shown until away status is removed.

\fISend auto-response\fR: If someone messages you while away, your
auto-response will be sent.

\fIOnly send auto-response when idle\fR: If someone messages you while
away, your auto-response will only be sent if \fBgaim\fR decides that the
connection is idle.

\fIIdle time reporting\fR: If \fINone\fR is selected, account idle time
will not be reported.  \fIGaim usage\fR infers your idle time from your
usage of \fBgaim\fR.  \fIX usage\fR infers your idle time from \fBX\fR
(this option may not be universally available).

\fIAuto-away\fR: Determines if and under what conditions \fBgaim\fR will
automatically turn on the Away status.

.TP
.B Away Messages
Lets the user add/edit/remove available \fBAway Messages\fR.

.SH Protocols

Protocols provide protocol specific preferences here.

.SH Plugins

Allows the user to enable add-on plugins for \fBgaim\fR.  Several of these
come with \fBgaim\fR, while others must be downloaded separately.  The
\fIDescription\fR field gives the plugin author's description of the
plugin, while the \fIDetails\fR field gives the plugin's authorship, URL,
and file name/location information.

Some plugins can be configured.  If you load such a plugin, its
configuration preferences will appear as a submenu to \fBPlugins\fR, with
the submenu title determined by the plugin's name.

.SH CONVERSATIONS
When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the
\fBConversation\fR window.  The conversation appears in the upper text box
and the user types his/her message in the lower text box.  Between the two
is a row of settings, represented by icons.  Some or all buttons may not be
active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left
to right:
.TP
.B Bold
Turns on/off bold.
.TP
.B Italics

Adds an emoticon (smiley) to your message.

Beneath the lower text box is a row of buttons that execute commands:
.TP
.B Warn
This issues a warning to the other person in the conversation (not
available in all protocols).
.TP
.B Block
This adds the other person to your deny list (not available in all
protocols).
.TP
.B Add
This adds this user to your buddy list.  This option is not available if
the user is already on your list.
.TP
.B Remove
This removes this user from your buddy list.  This option is not available
if the user is not on your list.
.TP
.B Info
This gets information (a profile) about the other person in the
conversation (not available in all protocols).
.TP
.B Send
This sends what's currently in the lower text box

.SH BUDDY CHATS
For protocols that allow it, \fBBuddy Chats\fR can be entered through the
\fIFile\fR menu or the \fIChat\fR button at the bottom of the \fBBuddy
List\fR's \fBOnline\fR tab.

Additional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are:
.TP
.B Whisper
The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible
to the sender and the receiver.
.TP
.B Invite
Invite other people to join the chat room.
.TP
.B Ignore
Ignore anything said by the chosen person
.TP
.B Set Topic
Set the topic of the chat room.  This is usually a brief sentence
describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name.

.SH AWAY MESSAGES
Most protocols allow for away messages.  When a user is \fIAway\fR, he can
leave an informative message for others to see.  The \fBAway\fR submenu of
the \fBTools\fR menu is used to add and remove away messages.

\fINew Away Message\fR provides space for one to enter an away message and
a title for that message.  If \fISave\fR or \fISave & Use\fR are chosen,
this message will be saved.  It can later be referred to by the title given
to it.

\fIRemove Away Message\fR is a submenu containing the titles of saved away
messages.  Clicking on one of these titles will remove the away message
associated with it.

The rest of the \fIaway\fR menu provides the user with a way to assign
different away messages to different connections.  Choosing \fISet All
Away\fR will set away all the connections capable of the away state.

.SH BUDDY POUNCE
A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to
a normal state from an away state.  The \fBNew Buddy Pounce\fR dialog box
can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR submenu from the
\fBTools\fR menu. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the
events listed, and any combination of actions can result.  If \fISave this
pounce after activation\fR is checked, the trigger will remain until it is
removed from the \fIRemove Buddy Pounce\fR menu.

.SH PLUGINS
\fBGaim\fR allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality
to \fBgaim\fR.  Plugins can be enabled and configured from the
\fBPreferences\fR window.  See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR for more information on
writing plugins.

.SH PERL
\fBGaim\fR allows for perl scripting.  See \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in
the Gaim documentation for more information about perl scripting.

.SH TCL
\fBGaim\fR allows for Tcl scripting. See \fIplugins/tcl/TCL-HOWTO\fR for
more information about Tcl scripting.

.SH FILES
\fI@prefix@/bin/gaim\fR: \fBgaim\fR's location.
.br
\fI@prefix@/lib/gaim/\fR: \fBgaim\fR's plugins directory.

Known bugs are listed at
.br
\fIhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=235&atid=100235\fR

.SH PATCHES
If you fix a bug in \fBgaim\fR (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a
patch (using \fIcvs diff -up > my.diff\fR against the latest CVS version)
at
.br
\fIhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=235&atid=300235\fR

Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest
version of \fBgaim\fR.  Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed
at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already
have been solved.

.SH SEE ALSO
\fIhttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/\fR
.br

the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
\fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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.SH AUTHORS
\fBGaim\fR's active developers are: