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diff --git a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml index a926775a..9a0bb67f 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml @@ -116,4 +116,67 @@ If you want to set an away state for only one of your connections, you can use t </sect1> +<sect1 id="nick_changes"> +<title>Changing your nickname</title> + +<para> +BitlBee now allows you to change your nickname. So far this was not possible because it made managing saved accounts more complicated. +</para> + +<para> +The restriction no longer exists now though. When you change your nick (just using the <emphasis>/nick</emphasis> command), your logged-in status will be reset, which means any changes made to your settings/accounts will not be saved. +</para> + +<para> +To restore your logged-in status, you need to either use the <emphasis>register</emphasis> command to create an account under the new nickname, or use <emphasis>identify -noload</emphasis> to re-identify yourself under the new nickname. The <emphasis>-noload</emphasis> flag tells the command to verify your password and log you in, but not load any new settings. See <emphasis>help identify</emphasis> for more information. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="channels"> +<title>Dealing with channels</title> + +<para> +You can have as many channels in BitlBee as you want. You maintain your channel list using the <emphasis>channel</emphasis> command. You can create new channels by just joining them, like on regular IRC networks. +</para> + +<para> +You can create two kinds of channels. Control channels, and groupchat channels. By default, BitlBee will set up new channels as control channels if their name starts with an &, and as chat channels if it starts with a #. +</para> + +<para> +Control channels are where you see your contacts. By default, you will have one control channel called &bitlbee, containing all your contacts. But you can create more, if you want, and divide your contact list accross several channels. +</para> + +<para> +For example, you can have one channel with all contacts from your MSN Messenger account in it. Or all contacts from the group called "Work". +</para> + +<para> +Type <emphasis>help channels2</emphasis> to read more. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="channels2"> +<title>Creating a channel</title> + +<para> +When you create a new channel, BitlBee will try to guess from its name which contacts to fill it with. For example, if the channel name (excluding the &) matches the name of a group in which you have one or more contacts, the channel will contain all those contacts. +</para> + +<para> +Any valid account ID (so a number, protocol name or part of screenname, as long as it's unique) can also be used as a channel name. So if you just join &msn, it will contain all your MSN contacts (as long as you have only one MSN account set up). And if you have a Facebook account set up, you can see its contacts by just joining &facebook. +</para> + +<para> +To start a simple group chat, you simply join a channel which a name starting with #, and invite people into it. All people you invite have to be on the same IM network and contact list. +</para> + +<para> +If you want to configure your own channels, you can use the <emphasis>channel set</emphasis>. +</para> + +</sect1> + </chapter> |