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    <title>&app; Manual V&manrevision;</title>       

    <copyright> 
      <year>2008, 2009</year> 
      <holder>Ubuntu Documentation Project</holder> 
    </copyright> 
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    not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the 
    document.  -->
    <publisher> 
      <publishername>Ubuntu Documentation Project</publishername> 
    </publisher> 

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    <authorgroup> 
      <author role="maintainer"> 
	<firstname>Milo</firstname> 
	<surname>Casagrande</surname> 
	<affiliation> 
	  <orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname> 
	  <address><email>milo@ubuntu.com</email></address> 
	</affiliation> 
      </author>
      <author> 
	<firstname>Seth</firstname> 
	<surname>Dudenhofer</surname> 
	<affiliation> 
	  <orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname> 
	  <address><email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email></address> 
	</affiliation> 
      </author> 
    </authorgroup>

    <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" />
    </releaseinfo>

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    <revhistory>
      <revision> 
	<revnumber>Empathy Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> 
	<date>&date;</date> 
	<revdescription> 
	  <para role="author">Milo Casagrande
	    <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
	  </para>
	  <para role="publisher">Ubuntu Documentation Project</para>
	</revdescription> 
      </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 &appversion; of &appname;.
    </releaseinfo> 
    <legalnotice> 
      <title>Feedback</title> 
      <para>
	To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &app; 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>
	&appname; is an application for instant messaging.
      </para>
    </abstract>

  </articleinfo>

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

  <sect1 id="empathy-intro">
    <title>Introduction</title>
    <para>
      &app; is a multi-protocol instant messaging program for the
      GNOME Desktop. With &app; you can keep in touch with all of your
      friends through lots of supported instant messaging services.
    </para>
    <para>
      &app; 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 &appname;</title>
      <para>You can start &app; 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 &appname;</title>
      <para>
	When you start &app; the following window is shown.
	<!-- Figure 1 -->
	<figure id="empathy-FIG-mainwindow"> 
	  <title>&app; Main Window</title> 
	  <screenshot> 
	    <mediaobject> 
	      <imageobject>
		<imagedata fileref="figures/empathy-main-window.png" format="PNG"/> 
	      </imageobject>
	      <textobject> 
		<phrase>
		  Shows &app; main window. Contains the	titlebar, the
		  menubar, contact list, status icon and status arrow
		  button list.
		</phrase> 
	      </textobject> 
	    </mediaobject> 
	  </screenshot> 
	</figure>
	<!-- End of Figure -->
      </para>
      <para>
	<xref linkend="empathy-TBL-1"/> describes the components of
	&app;'s main window.
	<table frame="topbot" id="empathy-TBL-1">
	  <title>&app; 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 &app;.
		  </para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Status Drop-Down List</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>
		    Allows to update the status.
		  </para>
		</entry>
	      </row>
	      <row>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>Account Button</para>
		</entry>
		<entry valign="top">
		  <para>
		    Opens the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
		  </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 &app; you need at least one account of the supported services.
    </para>
    <para>
      If you don't already have an account and you don't have your <emphasis>user
	name</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>
      &app; 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>user
	  name</emphasis> (or an <emphasis>account ID</emphasis>) and
	a <emphasis>password</emphasis> that you will use to
	create the account in &app;.
      </para>
      <para>
	Click on the name of the service to visit its website:
	<!-- Need to do like that, if using only
	<ulink>SERVICE</ulink> it wouldn't be possibile to
	localize the links -->
	<itemizedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&aim;">AIM</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&gtalk;">Google
	      Talk</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	   <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&icq;">ICQ</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&msn;">MSN</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&yahoo;">Yahoo</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
      </para>
      <para>
	For registering a <acronym>SIP</acronym> account, you can use one of the
	following service:
      </para>
      <para>
	<itemizedlist>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&ekiga;">Ekiga</ulink> service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&fwd;"><acronym>FWD</acronym></ulink> (Free
	      World Dialup) service.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <!-- Translators: try to find a localized version of the
	    registration service website -->
	    <para>
	      The <ulink type="http" url="&sipphone;">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 &app;. Not all Jabber service
	providers support the automatic creation of accounts, one
	service provider known to work with &app; is <ulink
	type="http" url="&jabber;">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 &app;</title>
      <para>
	To add your account to &app;, 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> dialog.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      If it is the first time you launch &app;:
	      <orderedlist>
		<listitem>
		  <para>
		    From the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> drop-down list choose
		    the service you wish to add an account for, 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 you wish to add an account for, then click
		    on the <guibutton>Create</guibutton> button.
		  </para>
		</listitem>
	      </orderedlist>
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      Fill the required fields with your <emphasis>user
		name</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 &app;
	</para>
	<para>
	  <note>
	    <para>
	      At the moment &app; 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 &app;, 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> dialog.
	      </para>
	    </listitem>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>
		Click on the <guibutton>Import Accounts...</guibutton>
		button to open the <guilabel>Import
		Accounts</guilabel> dialog.
	      </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 &app;, 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>user
	name</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> dialog.
	    </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 &app; 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> dialog.
	    </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> dialog.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the
	      left of the dialog 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> dialog.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      Select the account you wish to disable in the box on the
	      left of the dialog.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      Click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      A dialog 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-looking 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
	&app;.
      </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 in 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 disconnet 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 wich 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 &app;.
		</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>
		      It is advise to leave this value to
		      <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>Email</guilabel>
	      </term>
	      <listitem>
		<para>
		  Use this text box to write your email.
		</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 &app;.
		</para>
		<para>
		  <note>
		    <para>
		      It is advise to leave this value to
		      <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 &app;'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 possibile 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>
		dialog 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>user name</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 <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	</orderedlist>
      </para>
      <para>
	From the <guilabel>Edit Contact Information</guilabel> dialog,
	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 <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      From the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> section, select the
	      group, or groups, you want to add the contact to.
	    </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 <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>.
	    </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>
-->
  
</article>
