# HG changeset patch # User Rob Flynn # Date 958803252 0 # Node ID 3060144c219e4d08c943c72472e2b3d489314759 # Parent fbf1d60668d12bbdd3e17099d3760b20b82a74b4 [gaim-migrate @ 249] Connect the dots .. committer: Tailor Script diff -r fbf1d60668d1 -r 3060144c219e doc/Makefile.am --- a/doc/Makefile.am Sat May 20 06:13:51 2000 +0000 +++ b/doc/Makefile.am Sat May 20 06:14:12 2000 +0000 @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ -EXTRA_DIST = the_penguin.txt CREDITS FAQ gaims_funniest_home_convos.txt PROTOCOL +EXTRA_DIST = gaim.1 the_penguin.txt CREDITS FAQ gaims_funniest_home_convos.txt PROTOCOL +man_MANS = gaim.1 diff -r fbf1d60668d1 -r 3060144c219e doc/gaim.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/doc/gaim.1 Sat May 20 06:14:12 2000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,163 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2000, Dennis Ristuccia +.\" +.\" This is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or +.\" modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as +.\" published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of +.\" the License, or (at your option) any later version. +.\" +.\" The GNU General Public License's references to "object code" +.\" and "executables" are to be interpreted as the output of any +.\" document formatting or typesetting system, including +.\" intermediate and printed output. +.\" +.\" This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 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 manual; if not, write to the Free +.\" Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, +.\" USA. +.TH GAIM 1 +.SH NAME +gaim v0.9.16 \- Instant Messaging client +.SH SYNOPSIS +.TP 5 +\fBgaim\fR +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +\fBgaim\fR is based on the published Toc protocol from AOL, writen in GTK. + +The following sections describe how to use \fBgaim\fR. +.TP +\fIAccounts\fR +How to use your online messenger account. +.TP +\fIBuddies list\fR +How to use and edit your Buddy list. +.TP +\fICommunication\fR +How to send instant messages and files. (File transfer not yet available) +.TP +\fIPreferences\fR +What the preferences do. +.TP +\fIPlugins\fR +Plugin options. +.TP +\fISCREEN NAME\fR +A \fBScreen Name\fR is how a person can be contacted once signed on. +.SH ACCOUNTS +The first time you start \fBgaim\fR, you will be presented +with a dialog box. Enter your +AIM screen name \fScreen Name\fR field and +enter the password in the \fIPassword\fR field. Gaim will add multiple accounts, +by simple typing in another screen name in the \fScreen Name\fR field. You must use existing accounts, because +\fBgaim\fR does not support creating accounts. +.SH Buddies LIST +The \fBgaim\fR Buddy list contains \fIGroups\fB, +and \fIBuddies\fR. +.PP +You may export Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBExport Buddy List\fR +option under \fBFile\fR. +.PP +You may also import saved Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBImport +Buddy List\fR option under \fBFile\fR. +.PP +To add a new Buddy, under the \fIEdit Buddies\fR tab, +click on the \fIAdd\fR button. In the \fIAdd\fR dialog: Enter their online Screen +Name, Select the group you would like them to be a member of in the \fITo Group\fR +field. +.PP +.PP +To create a new group, add a new account as above, and instead of +selecting an existing group in the \fIGroup\fR field, enter the name +of the group you wish to create. +.PP +To delete a Group, or Buddy, click on its name in the +\fIEdit Buddies\fR tab, then click on the \fIRemove\fR button. +.SH COMMUNICATION +The \fIOnline\fR tab shows your Buddy list of online Buddies. Next to each +Screen name is a icon indicating if a Buddy is a \fINormal AIM User, AOL User, Trial AIM User, +Administrator,\fR or \fIAway\fR. +.SS Messages +To send a message to a Buddy, double +click on the Buddy under the \fIOnline\fR tab, +and type your message in the field at the bottom of the conversation +window. Messages received from a Buddy will use the existing +conversation window with the Buddy or will open a new one if it does +not exist. If the \fIIgnore unknown users\fR option is selected, messages +from an unknown person will be ignored. Otherwise, a conversation window with an \fIAdd\fR button, which you can click on to +add them to your Buddy list. +.SS File Transfer +Currently only files can be recieve. A option to Send files will added in +later versions. +.SH PREFERENCES +The preferences are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the +\fITools\fR menu. +.SH PLUGINS +The plugins are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the +\fITools\fR menu. +.PP +Plugin files are to be placed in $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- To load a plugin +click on the \fILoad Plugin\fR button and select the plugin desired +.PP +To unload a plugin select which plugin you want to remove and click the +\fIUnload Plugin\fR button. +.SH Permit +To add a user to Permit/Deny them, select the \fIPermit\fR tab and click on +the add button. Type the \fIScreen Name\fR of the desired person in the +\fBAdd\fR field, and select Permit/Deny. +.PP +To remove a \fIScreen Name\fR select the \fIScreen Name\fR and click on the +\fIRemove\fR button. +.SH FILES +$(HOME)/.gaimrc \- Gaim Config File +.br +$(HOME)/.gaim/SCREENNAME/ \- SCREENNAME's conversation logs +.br +$(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- Gaim Plugin Files +.SH BUGS +Known bugs are at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235 +.SH BUG REPORTS +If you find a bug in \fBgaim\fR, please submit a bug form at +http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235 +.PP +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://www.marko.net/gaim/\fR +.SH LICENSE +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. +.PP +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. +.PP +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 +The authors of \fBgaim\fR are: +.PP + Rob Flynn \- IM: RobFlynn +.br + Eric Warmenhoven \- IM: EWarmenhoven +.br + Jim Duchek \- IM: Zilding +.br + Mark Spencer \- IM: Markster97 +.br + Jeramey A. Crawford \- IM: FlynOrange +.PP + +The manpage was written by Dennis Ristuccia IM: D3nnisR + +.\" WOO!