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author | Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net> | 2010-10-02 19:45:26 -0700 |
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committer | Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net> | 2010-10-02 19:45:26 -0700 |
commit | 8e9e2b7d9e54744cee32b3724391bf0ad04e8aff (patch) | |
tree | 6cafdc57bb8143306daf8ef8288d09754f39b451 /doc/user-guide | |
parent | 88de0c96136313e553113f69cfc6ae544a5f5954 (diff) | |
parent | 2af3e232ff468b288dd4e0dbdab1a17312d801c5 (diff) |
Merging mainline, which includes a huge msnp13 merge.
Not 100% sure about the OpenSSL merge, should double check that but I'm
currently offline.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/user-guide')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/user-guide/commands.xml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/user-guide/misc.xml | 71 |
2 files changed, 73 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml index 47e752af..0477ef6b 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml @@ -1654,6 +1654,10 @@ <para> Only the <emphasis>group list</emphasis> command is supported at the moment, which shows a list of all groups defined so far. </para> + + <para> + If you want to move contacts between groups, you can use the IRC <emphasis>/invite</emphasis> command. Also, if you use the <emphasis>add</emphasis> command in a control channel configured to show just one group, the new contact will automatically be added to that group. + </para> </description> </bitlbee-command> diff --git a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml index dc0ce5ed..906b312e 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml @@ -174,7 +174,41 @@ To start a simple group chat, you simply join a channel which a name starting wi </para> <para> -If you want to configure your own channels, you can use the <emphasis>channel set</emphasis>. +If you want to configure your own channels, you can use the <emphasis>channel set</emphasis> command. See <emphasis>help channels3</emphasis> for more information. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="channels3"> +<title>Configuring a control channel</title> + +<para> +The most important setting for a control channel is <emphasis>fill_by</emphasis>. It +tells BitlBee what information should be used to decide if someone should be shown +in the channel or not. After setting this setting to, for example, <emphasis>account</emphasis>, you +also have to set the <emphasis>account</emphasis> setting. Example: +</para> + +<ircexample> + <ircline nick="wilmer">chan set &wlm fill_by account</ircline> + <ircline nick="root">fill_by = `account'</ircline> + <ircline nick="wilmer">chan set &wlm account msn</ircline> + <ircline nick="root">account = `msn'</ircline> +</ircexample> + +<para> +Also, each channel has a <emphasis>show_users</emphasis> setting which lets you +choose, for example, if you want to see only online contacts in a channel, or +also/just offline contacts. Example: +</para> + +<ircexample> + <ircline nick="wilmer">chan set &offline show_users offline</ircline> + <ircline nick="root">show_users = `offline'</ircline> +</ircexample> + +<para> +See the help information for all these settings for more information. </para> </sect1> @@ -233,10 +267,43 @@ everything in the handle up to the first @. </sect1> -<sect1 id="news1.3"> +<sect1 id="whatsnew010206"> +<title>New stuff in BitlBee 1.2.6</title> + +<para> +Twitter support. See <emphasis>help account add twitter</emphasis>. +</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="whatsnew010300"> <title>New stuff in BitlBee 1.3dev</title> <para> +Support for multiple configurable control channels, each with a subset of +your contact list. See <emphasis>help channels</emphasis> for more +information. +</para> + +<para> +File transfer support for some protocols (more if you use libpurple). Just +/DCC SEND stuff. Incoming files also become DCC transfers. +</para> + +<para> +Only if you run your own BitlBee instance: You can build a BitlBee that uses +libpurple for connecting to IM networks instead of its own code, adding +support for some of the more obscure IM protocols and features. +</para> + +<para> +Many more things, briefly described in <emphasis>help news1.3</emphasis>. +</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="news1.3"> +<title>New stuff in BitlBee 1.3dev (details)</title> + +<para> Most of the core of BitlBee was rewritten since the last release. This entry should sum up the majority of the changes. </para> |