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    <title><application>Empathy</application> Manual V2.1</title>       

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      <year>2008, 2009</year> 
      <holder>Ubuntu Documentation Project</holder> 
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	<firstname>Milo</firstname> 
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	<firstname>Seth</firstname> 
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    <releaseinfo revision="2.26" role="incomplete">
      <ulink type="bug" url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561033"/>
      <ulink type="planning" url="http://live.gnome.org/Empathy/Documentation"/>
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      <revision> 
	<revnumber>Empathy Manual V2.1</revnumber> 
	<date>January 2009</date> 
	<revdescription> 
	  <para role="author">Milo Casagrande <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email></para>
	  <para role="publisher">Ubuntu Documentation Project</para>
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      </revision> 

      <revision> 
	<revnumber>Empathy Manual V2.0</revnumber> 
	<date>April 2008</date> 
	<revdescription> 
	  <para role="author">Milo Casagrande <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email></para>
	  <para role="author">Seth Dudenhofer <email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email></para>
	  <para role="publisher">Ubuntu Documentation Project</para>
	</revdescription> 
      </revision> 
    </revhistory> 
    
    <releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.26 of Empathy.</releaseinfo> 
    <legalnotice> 
      <title>Feedback</title> 
      <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Empathy</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
    </legalnotice>

    <abstract role="description">
      <para>Empathy is an application for instant messaging.</para>
    </abstract>

  </articleinfo>

  <indexterm zone="index"> 
    <primary>Empathy</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
  <indexterm zone="index"> 
    <primary>empathy</primary> 
    <secondary>instant messaging</secondary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect1 id="empathy-intro">
    <title>Introduction</title>
    <para><application>Empathy</application> is a multi-protocol instant messaging program for the GNOME Desktop. With <application>Empathy</application> you can keep in touch with all of your friends through lots of supported instant messaging services.</para>
    <para><application>Empathy</application> supports the following services: <itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    <acronym>AIM</acronym>
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Google Talk</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>ICQ</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    <acronym>IRC</acronym>
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Jabber (or <acronym>XMPP</acronym>)</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    <acronym>MSN</acronym>
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Salut</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    <acronym>SIP</acronym>
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Yahoo</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>And many others…</para>
	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist></para>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="empathy-getting-started">
    <title>Getting Started</title>

    <sect2 id="empathy-starting">
      <title>Starting Empathy</title>
      <para>You can start <application>Empathy</application> in the following ways:</para> 
      <variablelist>
    	<varlistentry>
	  <term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Empathy Instant Messenger</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
	  </listitem>
    	</varlistentry>
    	<varlistentry>
	  <term>Command line</term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Type <command>empathy</command> and then press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
	  </listitem>
    	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="emphaty-when-start">
      <title>When You Start Empathy</title>
      <para>When you start <application>Empathy</application> the following window is shown. <figure id="empathy-FIG-mainwindow"> 
	  <title><application>Empathy</application> Main Window</title> 
	  <screenshot> 
	    <mediaobject> 
	      <imageobject>
		<imagedata fileref="figures/empathy-main-window.png" format="PNG"/> 
	      </imageobject>
	      <textobject> 
		<phrase>Shows the <application>Empathy</application> main window. Contains the titlebar, the menubar, contact list, status icon and status arrow button list.</phrase> 
	      </textobject> 
	    </mediaobject> 
	  </screenshot> 
	</figure></para>
      <para><xref linkend="empathy-TBL-1"/> describes the components of <application>Empathy</application>'s main window. <table frame="topbot" id="empathy-TBL-1"><title><application>Empathy</application> Main Components</title><tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="29.39*"/><colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="70.61*"/><thead>
	      <row rowsep="1">
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Component</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Description</para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	    </thead><tbody>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Menubar</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Contains menus used to perform actions in <application>Empathy</application>.</para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Status Drop-Down List</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Allows you to update your status.</para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Account Button</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Opens the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Contact List</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Shows all the available contacts and their associated status.</para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	    </tbody></tgroup></table></para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="empathy-accounts">
    <title>Accounts</title>
    <para>To use <application>Empathy</application> you need at least one account on the supported services.</para>
    <para>If you don't already have an account and you don't have your <emphasis>username</emphasis> and <emphasis>password</emphasis>, you need to register a new account (see <xref linkend="empathy-register-account"/>).</para>
    <para>In order to talk with other users, also called <emphasis>contacts</emphasis>, you need to use the same service they are using. If, for example, one contact is using the <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> service, you need to have an account registered with that service.</para>
    <para><application>Empathy</application> can handle as many accounts on any supported services as you want and you can have them all open at the same time.</para>

    <sect2 id="empathy-register-account">
      <title>Registering an Account</title>
      <para>You can freely register an account on any of the following services. Follow the instructions reported on each website on how to register your new account. At the end of the registration process you should have a <emphasis>username</emphasis> (or an <emphasis>account ID</emphasis>) and a <emphasis>password</emphasis> that you will use to create the account in <application>Empathy</application>.</para>
      <para>Click on the name of the service to visit its website: <itemizedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="http://dashboard.aim.com/aim">AIM</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="http://www.google.com/talk/">Google Talk</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    
	   <para>The <ulink type="http" url="https://www.icq.com/register/">ICQ</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="https://accountservices.passport.net">MSN</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="https://login.yahoo.com/config/login">Yahoo</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</itemizedlist></para>
      <para>For registering a <acronym>SIP</acronym> account, you can use one of the following services:</para>
      <para>
	<itemizedlist>
	  <listitem>
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	    registration service website -->
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="https://www.ekiga.net/index.php?page=register">Ekiga</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
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	    registration service website -->
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="http://account2.freeworlddialup.com/index.php?section_id=94"><acronym>FWD</acronym></ulink> (Free World Dialup) service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
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	    registration service website -->
	    <para>The <ulink type="http" url="https://signup.sipphone.com/new-users/app?class=NewUser;proc=start">Sipphone</ulink> service.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
      </para>
      <para>For registering a <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> account, you can use the automatic account creation of <application>Empathy</application>. Not all Jabber service providers support the automatic creation of accounts; one service provider known to work with <application>Empathy</application> is <ulink type="http" url="http://www.jabber.org/web/Jabber.org">jabber.org</ulink>.</para>
      <para>If you already have a <emphasis role="strong">Jabber</emphasis> account, you can use one of the following services:</para>
      <para>
	<itemizedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Salut</para>
	  </listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
      </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="empathy-create-account">
      <title>Adding your Account to <application>Empathy</application></title>
      <para>To add your account to <application>Empathy</application>, proceed as follows: <orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>If it is the first time you're launching <application>Empathy</application>: <orderedlist>
		<listitem>
		  <para>From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose the service for which you wish to add an account, then click on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.</para>
		</listitem>
	      </orderedlist></para>
	    <para>Otherwise: <orderedlist>
		<listitem>
		  <para>Click on the <guilabel>Add</guilabel> button.</para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem>
		  <para>From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose the service for which you wish to add an account, then click on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.</para>
		</listitem>
	      </orderedlist></para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Fill the required fields with your <emphasis>username</emphasis> and <emphasis>password</emphasis>. Optionally, you can modify some advanced options. For more information, see <xref linkend="empathy-advanced-options"/>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>To enable the new account, select the <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check box next to the name of the account in the box on the left.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist></para>
      
      <sect3 id="empathy-importing-accounts">
	<title>Importing Accounts</title>
	<para>If you use another instant messaging program, you can import the accounts from that program into <application>Empathy</application></para>
	<para>
	  <note>
	    <para>At the moment <application>Empathy</application> can import the accounts only from the instant messaging program <application>Pidgin</application>. For more information about <application>Pidgin</application>, see the <ulink type="http" url="http://www.pidgin.im/">Pidgin website</ulink>.</para>
	  </note>
	</para>
	<para>To import the accounts into <application>Empathy</application>, proceed as follows: <orderedlist>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	    </listitem>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Click on the <guibutton>Import Accounts...</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Import Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	    </listitem>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Select the accounts you would like to import by clicking on the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> check box.</para>
	    </listitem>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>When you have selected all the desired accounts, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to import them. If you don't want to import the accounts, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.</para>
	    </listitem>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>When you import a new account into <application>Empathy</application>, it will not be enabled by default.</para>
	      <para>To enable the new account, select the <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check box next to the name of the account in the box on the left.</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </orderedlist></para>
      </sect3>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="empathy-edit-account">
      <title>Editing an Account</title>
      <para>To edit one of your accounts, i.e. to change the <emphasis>password</emphasis> or your <emphasis>username</emphasis>, proceed as follows: <orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Select the account you wish to edit in the box on the left.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Modify the desired data.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist></para>
      <para>
	<note>
	  <para>Based on the type of the account, it is possibile to edit different settings.</para>
	</note>
      </para>
      <para>To modify the identifier of an account – how <application>Empathy</application> identifies an account – proceed as follows: <orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Select the account you wish to edit in the box on the left and double-click on its name.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Change the name of the account as you desire.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist></para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="empathy-disabling-removing-account">
      <title>Disabling and Removing an Account</title>
      <para>To disable an account, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the left of the dialogue and deselect the <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> check box.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>To remove an account, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window </link> (<guilabel>Contact List</guilabel>) click on the account button or press <keycap>F4</keycap> to open the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the left of the dialogue.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>A dialogue will be shown asking for confirmation. Click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button to remove the account.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    
    <sect2 id="empathy-edit-personal-information">
      <title>Editing Personal Information</title>
      <para>To change your personal information, your alias and your icon (the image that other contacts will see of you), for each of your accounts, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Personal Information</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list, choose the account you want to edit.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box, write your new alias.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>To change your icon, click on the person button and choose an image file.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>
	<note>
	  <para>An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you can identify yourself. You can use your real name or a nickname.</para>
	</note>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    
    <sect2 id="empathy-advanced-options">
      <title>Advanced Options</title> 
      <para>Based on the service you are using, it is possible to configure more advanced options to modify the normal behavior of <application>Empathy</application>.</para>
      <para>To configure these options, when you are <link linkend="empathy-create-account">adding a new account</link>, click on the drop-down section <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>.</para>

      <sect3 id="empathy-xmpp-advanced">
	<title>Jabber (or <acronym>XMPP</acronym>) and Google Talk</title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Encryption required (TLS/SSL)</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Select this option in order to use some sort of encryption during your conversations.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Ignore SSL certificate errors</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Select this option in order to ignore the errors that can be generated by some types of security certificates. Usually these certificates are called auto-signed.</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>Select this option only if you are sure the certificate is secure and you can trust it.</para>
		  </note>
 		</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Resource</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to set a name with which you can identify the running program based on where you are running it. With this option, and the <guilabel>Priority</guilabel> one, you can use your account simultaneously on two different devices. For example, if you set one device to <replaceable>desktop</replaceable> and the other one to <replaceable>mobile</replaceable>, you can connect with both of them and, based on the <guilabel>Priority</guilabel> value, you will receive messages on one of the two devices or both.</para>
		<para>This can be useful if you have two devices, a main one and a portable one, and you move away from the main one bringing with you the other: you can still receive messages from your account with the portable device even if you do not disconnect from the main one.</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>If you set the same value for this text box on both the devices, when you connect with one of them, the other one will be disconnected, even if you set a different value with the <guilabel>Priority</guilabel> spin box.</para>
		  </note>
		</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Priority</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this spin box to indicate which device, set in the <guilabel>Resource</guilabel> text box, will receive the new messages. The higher the number, the higher the priority: you will receive the new messages on the device with the highest number.</para>
		<para>You can set values in the range from <literal>-128</literal> to <literal>127</literal>.</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>If you set the same value of this spin box in both the devices, you will receive messages on both of them.</para>
		  </note>
		</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>
	</para>
	<para>In the <guilabel>Override server settings</guilabel> section you can set options that take precedence over the default settings. <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Server</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write the name of the server you want to use for this service.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Port</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this spin box to set the number of the port of the server to use.</para>
		<para>You can set values in the range from <literal>0</literal> to <literal>65,555</literal>.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Use old SSL</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Select this option to use the old version of the secure protocol for encrypting your connection.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist></para>
      </sect3>

      <sect3 id="empathy-yahoo-advanced">
	<title>Yahoo</title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Ignore conference and chatrooms invitations</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Select this option to ignore the invitations that other people may send you.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Room List locale</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>The value of this text box identifies the language used to retrieve the room list when connecting to the Yahoo! service.</para>
		<para>If you need to change this value, use the two letter code of your language.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Charset</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>The value of this text box identifies the set of the characters used by <application>Empathy</application>.</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>It is advised to leave this value as <literal>UTF-8</literal>. Change it only if that charset does not cover your language.</para>
		  </note>
		</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>		  
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Server</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write the name of the server you want to use for this service.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Port</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this spin box to set the number of the port of the server to use.</para>
		<para>You can set values in the range from <literal>0</literal> to <literal>65,555</literal>.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Use Yahoo! Japan</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Select this option only if you have a Yahoo! Japan account. With the Yahoo! Japan service you can only use a Yahoo! Japan account: if you have registered an account with the English version of the service, that account will not work.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>
	</para>
      </sect3>

      <sect3 id="empathy-msn-advanced">
	<title><acronym>AIM</acronym>, GroupWise and <acronym>MSN</acronym></title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Server</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write the name of the server you want to use for this service.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Port</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this spin box to set the number of the port of the server to use.</para>
		<para>You can set values in the range from <literal>0</literal> to <literal>65,555</literal>.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>	    
	</para>
      </sect3>

      <sect3 id="empathy-salut-advanced">
	<title>Salut</title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Published Name</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write the name that will be visible to the other users of the network.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>E-mail</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write your e-mail address.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Jabber ID</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write your Jabber ID, if you have one.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>
	</para>
      </sect3>

      <sect3 id="empathy-icq-advanced">
	<title>ICQ</title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Charset</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>The value of this text box identifies the set of the characters used by <application>Empathy</application>.</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>It is advised to leave this value as <literal>UTF-8</literal>. Change it only if that charset does not cover your language.</para>
		  </note>
		</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>		  
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Server</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write the name of the server you want to use for this service.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term>
		<guilabel>Port</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this spin box to set the number of the port of the server to use.</para>
		<para>You can set values in the range from <literal>0</literal> to <literal>65,555</literal>.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>
	</para>
      </sect3>

      <sect3 id="empathy-gadugadu-advanced">
	<title>Gadu Gadu</title>
	<para>
	  <variablelist>
	    <varlistentry>
	      <term><guilabel>Nick</guilabel></term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>Use this text box to write an alternative name to use with this service.</para>
	      </listitem>
	    </varlistentry>
	  </variablelist>
	</para>
      </sect3>

    </sect2>
    
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="empathy-contacts-groups">
    <title>Contacts and Groups</title>
    <para>All the contacts are handled within <application>Empathy</application>'s <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>.</para>
    <para>You can add or remove a contact or you can edit the information of a particular contact. It is also possible to arrange contacts in groups. You can have a group for your work contacts, one for you family contacts, and so on.</para>
     <sect2 id="empathy-add-contact">
      <title>Adding and Removing a Contact</title>
      <para>To add a new contact, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link> choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Chat</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add Contact...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>New Contact</guilabel> dialogue will be shown.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> drop-down list, choose the service used by the contact you are adding.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>In the <guilabel>Identifier</guilabel> text box type the <emphasis>address</emphasis> of the contact in the form of <userinput><replaceable>username</replaceable>@<replaceable>service domain</replaceable></userinput>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>In the <guilabel>Alias</guilabel> text box type the name you want to give at the the new contact.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>Click on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add the new contact.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>To remove a contact, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>, select the contact you would like to remove and right-click on it.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the popup menu, choose <guilabel>Remove</guilabel> to remove the contact.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>
	<note>
	  <para>An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you can identify that particular contact. You can use the real name or the nickname of that person.</para>
	</note>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="empathy-edit-contact">
      <title>Editing a Contact</title>
      <para>To edit a contact, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>, select the contact you would like to modify and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Contact</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or right-click on it and choose <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>From the <guilabel>Edit Contact Information</guilabel> dialogue, you can modify the <emphasis>alias</emphasis> and the <emphasis>group</emphasis> of the contact.</para>
      <para>
	<note>
	  <para>An <emphasis>alias</emphasis> is an alternative way you can identify that particular contact. You can use the real name or the nickname of that person.</para>
	</note>
      </para>
      <para>For more information about groups, see <xref linkend="empathy-add-contact-group"/> and <xref linkend="empathy-add-group"/>.</para>
    </sect2>
    
    <sect2 id="empathy-add-contact-group">
      <title>Adding a Contact to a Group</title>
      <para>To add a contact to one or more groups, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>, select the contact you would like to modify and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Contact</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or right-click on it and choose <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> section, select the group, or groups, to which you want to add the contact.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="empathy-add-group">
      <title>Adding a New Group</title>
      <para>To add a new group, proceed as follows:</para>
      <para>
	<orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>From the <link linkend="empathy-FIG-mainwindow">main window</link>, select one contact and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Contact</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or right-click on it and choose <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>In the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> section, write the name of the group you want to add and then click on <guibutton>Add Group</guibutton>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>When done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>	
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

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  <sect1 id="empathy-send-receive-message">
    <title>Sending and Receiving Messages</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="empathy-preferences">
    <title>Preferences</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </sect1>
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