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-rw-r--r--doc/user-guide/misc.xml17
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
index 4746e2c3..bba2df73 100644
--- a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
+++ b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
</bitlbee-setting>
<bitlbee-setting name="handle_unknown" type="string" scope="global">
- <default>root</default>
+ <default>add_channel</default>
<possible-values>root, add, add_private, add_channel, ignore</possible-values>
<description>
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
</bitlbee-command>
<bitlbee-command name="identify">
- <syntax>identify &lt;password&gt;</syntax>
+ <syntax>identify [-noload|-force] &lt;password&gt;</syntax>
<short-description>Identify yourself with your password</short-description>
<description>
@@ -1124,6 +1124,14 @@
<para>
Once you're registered, you can change your password using <emphasis>set password &lt;password&gt;</emphasis>.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis>-noload</emphasis> and <emphasis>-force</emphasis> flags can be used to identify when you're logged into some IM accounts already. <emphasis>-force</emphasis> will let you identify yourself and load all saved accounts (and keep the accounts you're logged into already).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>-noload</emphasis> will log you in but not load any accounts and settings saved under your current nickname. These will be overwritten once you save your settings (i.e. when you disconnect).
+ </para>
</description>
</bitlbee-command>
diff --git a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml
index a926775a..2427ef69 100644
--- a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml
+++ b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml
@@ -116,4 +116,21 @@ 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>
+
</chapter>