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1 .\" Copyright (c) 2000, Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@vertex.978.org>
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2 .\"
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3 .\" This is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or
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13 .\" This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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15 .\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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16 .\" GNU General Public License for more details.
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19 .\" License along with this manual; if not, write to the Free
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20 .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139,
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21 .\" USA.
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22 .TH GAIM 1
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23 .SH NAME
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24 gaim v0.11.0pre5 \- Instant Messaging client
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25 .SH SYNOPSIS
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26 .TP 5
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27 \fBgaim\fR
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28 .SH DESCRIPTION
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29 .PP
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30 \fBgaim\fR is based on the published Toc protocol from AOL, writen in GTK.
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31
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32 The following sections describe how to use \fBgaim\fR.
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33 .TP
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34 \fIAccounts\fR
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35 How to use your online messenger account.
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36 .TP
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37 \fIBuddies list\fR
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38 How to use and edit your Buddy list.
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39 .TP
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40 \fICommunication\fR
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41 How to send instant messages and files. (File transfer not yet available)
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42 .TP
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43 \fIPreferences\fR
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44 What the preferences do.
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45 .TP
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46 \fIPlugins\fR
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47 Plugin options.
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48 .TP
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49 \fISCREEN NAME\fR
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50 A \fBScreen Name\fR is how a person can be contacted once signed on.
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51 .SH ACCOUNTS
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52 The first time you start \fBgaim\fR, you will be presented
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53 with a dialog box. Enter your
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54 AIM screen name \fScreen Name\fR field and
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55 enter the password in the \fIPassword\fR field. Gaim will add multiple accounts,
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56 by simply typing in another screen name in the \fBScreen Name\fR field. You must use existing accounts, because
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57 \fBgaim\fR does not support creating accounts. You may also modify your accounts
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58 by clicking on the \fBAccounts\fR button.
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59 .SH Buddies LIST
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60 The \fBgaim\fR Buddy list contains \fIGroups\fB,
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61 and \fIBuddies\fR.
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62 .PP
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63 You may export Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBExport Buddy List\fR
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64 option under \fBFile\fR.
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65 .PP
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66 You may also import saved Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBImport
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67 Buddy List\fR option under \fBFile\fR.
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68 .PP
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69 To add a new Buddy, under the \fIEdit Buddies\fR tab,
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70 click on the \fIAdd\fR button. In the \fIAdd\fR dialog: Enter their online screen
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71 name, an optional \fIalias\fR for the person in the alias field, and select the group you would like them to be a member of in the \fITo Group\fR
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73 .PP
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74 The alias that you enter, if you so desire, will be how your buddy is known. For example, you could add the buddy 'jsmith1281xx' with the alias 'John Q. Smith'. John Q. Smith would appear on your buddylist in place of jsmith1281xx.
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76 To create a new group, add a new account as above, and instead of
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77 selecting an existing group in the \fIGroup\fR field, enter the name
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78 of the group you wish to create.
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79 .PP
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80 To delete a Group, or Buddy, click on its name in the
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81 \fIEdit Buddies\fR tab, then click on the \fIRemove\fR button.
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82 .SH COMMUNICATION
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83 The \fIOnline\fR tab shows your Buddy list of online Buddies. Next to each
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84 Screen name, or alias, is a icon indicating if a buddy is a \fINormal AIM User, AOL User, Trial AIM User,
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85 Administrator,\fR or \fIAway\fR.
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86 .SS Messages
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87 To send a message to a Buddy, double
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88 click on the Buddy under the \fIOnline\fR tab,
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89 and type your message in the field at the bottom of the conversation
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90 window. Messages received from a Buddy will use the existing
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91 conversation window with the Buddy or will open a new one if it does
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92 not exist. If the \fIIgnore unknown users\fR option is selected, messages
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93 from an unknown person will be ignored. Otherwise, a conversation window with an \fIAdd\fR button, which you can click on to
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94 add them to your Buddy list.
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95 .SS File Transfer
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96 Currently only files can be recieve. A option to Send files will added in
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97 later versions.
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98 .SH PREFERENCES
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99 The preferences are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the
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100 \fITools\fR menu. These \fIpreferences\fR allow you to configure various aspects of gaim including: default fonts, colors, and user configurable sounds. You may also configure different visual aspects of gaim. For example, you may choose to have buttons displayed without accompanying text.
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101 .SH PLUGINS
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102 The plugins are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the
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103 \fITools\fR menu.
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104 .PP
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105 Plugin files are to be placed in $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- To load a plugin
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106 click on the \fILoad Plugin\fR button and select the plugin desired
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107 .PP
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108 To unload a plugin select which plugin you want to remove and click the
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109 \fIUnload Plugin\fR button.
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110 .SH Permit
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111 To add a user to Permit/Deny them, select the \fIPermit\fR tab and click on
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112 the add button. Type the \fIScreen Name\fR of the desired person in the
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113 \fBAdd\fR field, and select Permit/Deny.
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114 .PP
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115 To remove a \fIScreen Name\fR select the \fIScreen Name\fR and click on the
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116 \fIRemove\fR button.
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117 .SH FILES
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118 $(HOME)/.gaimrc \- Gaim Config File
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119 .br
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120 $(HOME)/.gaim/SCREENNAME/ \- SCREENNAME's conversation logs
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121 .br
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122 $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- Gaim Plugin Files
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123 .SH BUGS
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124 Known bugs are at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235
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125 .SH BUG REPORTS
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126 If you find a bug in \fBgaim\fR, please submit a bug form at
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127 http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235
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128 .PP
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129 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest
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130 version of \fBgaim\fR. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed
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131 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already
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132 have been solved.
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133 .SH SEE ALSO
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134 \fIhttp://www.marko.net/gaim/\fR
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135 .SH LICENSE
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136 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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137 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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138 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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139 (at your option) any later version.
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140 .PP
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141 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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142 \fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
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143 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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144 General Public License for more details.
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145 .PP
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146 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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147 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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148 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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149 .SH AUTHORS
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150 The authors of \fBgaim\fR are:
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151 .PP
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152 Rob Flynn <rflynn@blueridge.net> \- IM: RobFlynn
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153 .br
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154 Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@yahoo.com> \- IM: EWarmenhoven
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155 .br
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156 Jim Duchek <jim@linuxpimps.com> \- IM: Zilding
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157 .br
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158 Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net> \- IM: Markster97
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159 .PP
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161 The manpage was written by Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@vertex.978.org> IM: D3nnisR
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163 .\" WOO!
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