From d4a0a0a2b7853a46f2b91025cd7f378b5916fb14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elizabeth Krumbach Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:04:22 -0700 Subject: Merge rename with add and remove in quickstart --- doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml | 52 ++++++++----------------------------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml b/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml index 80c16ffb..4a4f2aa0 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml @@ -52,43 +52,7 @@ When you are finished adding your account(s) use the account on -Managing Contact Lists: Rename - - - -Step Three: Managing Contact Lists: Rename - - - -Now BitlBee logs in and downloads the contact list from the IM server. In a few seconds, all your on-line buddies should show up in the control channel. - - - -BitlBee will convert names into IRC-friendly form (for instance: tux@example.com will be given the nickname tux). If you have more than one person who would have the same name by this logic (for instance: tux@example.com and tux@bitlbee.org) the second one to log on will be tux_. The same is true if you have a tux log on to AOL and a tux log on from Yahoo. - - - -It would be easy to get these two mixed up, so BitlBee has a rename command to change the nickname into something more suitable: rename <oldnick> <newnick> - - - - rename tux_ bitlbeetux - is now known as bitlbeetux - Nick successfully changed - - - -When finished, type help quickstart4 to continue. - - - - - -Step Four: Managing Contact Lists: Add and Remove. - - -Step Four: Managing Contact Lists: Add and Remove. - +Step Four: Managing Contact Lists: Add, Remove and Rename Now you might want to add some contacts, to do this we will use the add command. It needs two arguments: a connection ID (which can be a number (try account list), protocol name or (part of) the screenname) and the user's handle. It is used in the following way: add <connection> <handle> @@ -104,16 +68,18 @@ In this case r2d2 is online, since he/she joins the channel immediately. If the -Lets say you accidentally added r2d3@example.com rather than r2d2@example.com, or maybe you just want to remove a user from your list because you never talk to them. To remove a name you will want to use the remove command: remove <nick> +Lets say you accidentally added r2d3@example.com rather than r2d2@example.com, or maybe you just want to remove a user from your list because you never talk to them. To remove a name you will want to use the remove command: remove r2d3 +Finally, if you have multiple users with similar names you may use the rename command to make it easier to remember: rename r2d2_ r2d2_aim + -When finished, type help quickstart5 to continue. +When finished, type help quickstart4 to continue. - + Chatting @@ -138,16 +104,16 @@ If you prefer chatting in a separate window, use the /msg o -You know the basics. If you want to get to know more about BitlBee, please type help quickstart6. +You know the basics. If you want to know about some of the neat features BitlBee offers, please type help quickstart5. - + Further Resources -So you want more than just chatting? Or maybe you're just looking for a feature? +So you want more than just chatting? Or maybe you're just looking for more features? -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0c42c65ff4962be4541b5b635b76d20e1511768b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elizabeth Krumbach Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:13:36 -0700 Subject: Add notes about multi-channel support and tags to quickstart. --- doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml b/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml index 4a4f2aa0..46bbfc47 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml @@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ You know the basics. If you want to know about some of the neat features BitlBee So you want more than just chatting? Or maybe you're just looking for more features? + +With multiple channel support you can have contacts for specific protocols in their own channels, for instance, if you /join &msn you will join a channel that only contains your MSN contacts. + + + +Account tagging allows you to use the given account name rather than a number when referencing your account. If you wish to turn off your gtalk account, you may account off gtalk rather than account off 3 where "3" is the account number. + + You can type help set to learn more about the possible BitlBee user settings. Among these user settings you will find options for common issues, such as changing the charset, HTML stripping and automatic connecting (simply type set to see current user settings). -- cgit v1.2.3