gaim v0.11.0-pre3 - Instant Messaging client


SYNOPSIS

       gaim


DESCRIPTION

       gaim  is  based  on  the  published Toc protocol from AOL,
       writen in GTK.

       The following sections describe how to use gaim.

       Accounts
              How to use your online messenger account.

       Buddies list
              How to use and edit your Buddy list.

       Communication
              How to  send  instant  messages  and  files.  (File
              transfer not yet available)

       Preferences
              What the preferences do.

       Plugins
              Plugin options.

       SCREEN NAME
              A Screen Name is how a person can be contacted once
              signed on.


ACCOUNTS

       The first time you start gaim, you will be presented  with
       a dialog box.  Enter your AIM screen name creen Name field
       and enter the password in the Password field.   Gaim  will
       add  multiple accounts, by simply typing in another screen
       name in the Screen  Name  field.  You  must  use  existing
       accounts, because gaim does not support creating accounts.
       You may also modify  your  accounts  by  clicking  on  the
       Accounts button.


Buddies LIST

       The gaim Buddy list contains Groups, and Buddies.

       You  may  export Buddy lists from gaim by using the Export
       Buddy List option under File.

       You may also import saved Buddy lists from gaim  by  using
       the Import Buddy List option under File.

       To  add  a new Buddy, under the Edit Buddies tab, click on
       the Add button.  In the Add  dialog:  Enter  their  online
       screen name, an optional alias for the person in the alias

       member of in the To Group field.

       The  alias  that  you enter, if you so desire, will be how
       your buddy is known.  For example, you could add the buddy
       'jsmith1281xx'  with  the  alias 'John Q. Smith'.  John Q.
       Smith  would  appear  on   your  buddylist  in  place   of
       jsmith1281xx.

       To  create  a  new  group, add a new account as above, and
       instead of selecting an existing group in the Group field,
       enter the name of the group you wish to create.

       To delete a Group, or Buddy, click on its name in the Edit
       Buddies tab, then click on the Remove button.


COMMUNICATION

       The Online tab shows your Buddy list  of  online  Buddies.
       Next  to  each Screen name, or alias, is a icon indicating
       if a buddy is a Normal AIM User, AOL User, Trial AIM User,
       Administrator, or Away.

   Messages
       To  send  a  message to a Buddy, double click on the Buddy
       under the Online tab, and type your message in  the  field
       at  the  bottom  of  the  conversation  window.   Messages
       received from a Buddy will use the  existing  conversation
       window  with  the  Buddy or will open a new one if it does
       not  exist.   If  the  Ignore  unknown  users  option   is
       selected, messages from an unknown person will be ignored.
       Otherwise, a conversation window with an Add button, which
       you can click on to add them to your Buddy list.

   File Transfer
       Currently  only  files  can  be  recieve. A option to Send
       files will added in later versions.


PREFERENCES

       The preferences are accessed by selecting Preferences from
       the  Tools menu.  These preferences allow you to configure
       various aspects of gaim including: default fonts,  colors,
       and user configurable sounds.  You may also configure dif­
       ferent visual aspects  of  gaim.   For  example,  you  may
       choose  to  have  buttons  displayed  without accompanying
       text.


PLUGINS

       The plugins are accessed by selecting Preferences from the
       Tools menu.

       Plugin  files are to be placed in $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ -
       To load a plugin click  on  the  Load  Plugin  button  and
       select the plugin desired

       and click the Unload Plugin button.


Permit

       To add a user to Permit/Deny them, select the  Permit  tab
       and  click  on the add button. Type the Screen Name of the
       desired person in the Add field, and select Permit/Deny.

       To remove a Screen Name select the Screen Name  and  click
       on the Remove button.


FILES

       $(HOME)/.gaimrc - Gaim Config File
       $(HOME)/.gaim/SCREENNAME/ - SCREENNAME's conversation logs
       $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ - Gaim Plugin Files


BUGS

       Known       bugs       are        at        http://source­
       forge.net/bugs/?group_id=235


BUG REPORTS

       If  you  find  a  bug in gaim, please submit a bug form at
       http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235

       Before sending a bug report, please verify that  you  have
       the  latest  version of gaim.  Many bugs (major and minor)
       are fixed at each release, and if yours is  out  of  date,
       the problem may already have been solved.


SEE ALSO

       http://www.marko.net/gaim/


LICENSE

       This  program  is  free  software; you can redistribute it
       and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
       License  as  published  by  the  Free Software Foundation;
       either version 2 of the License, or (at your  option)  any
       later version.

       This  program  is  distributed in the hope that it will be
       useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
       warranty  of  MERCHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.  See the GNU  General  Public  License  for  more
       details.

       You  should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
       License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
       Software  Foundation,  Inc.,  59  Temple PLace, Suite 330,
       Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA


AUTHORS

       The authors of gaim are:

        Rob Flynn <rflynn@blueridge.net> - IM: RobFlynn

       hoven
        Jim Duchek <jim@linuxpimps.com> - IM: Zilding
        Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net> - IM: Markster97

       The  manpage  was written by Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@ver­
       tex.978.org> IM: D3nnisR


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