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1. Gossip Manual

2004 Daniel Taylor

2004 Keywan Najafi Tonekaboni

This manual describes version 0.7 of Gossip

Feedback To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Gossip application or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

2. Gossip

2.1. Introduction

2.1.1. What is Gossip

Gossip is an instant messaging program for the GNOME Desktop. It allows instant communication across a network using the Jabber protocol. Gossip is written to be as simple to use as possible and to allow users of the GNOME Desktop to easily keep in touch with friends.

2.1.2. What is Jabber

Jabber is an open instant messaging protocol standard. It allows a group of interconnected servers to pass messages to one another in a similar fashion to e-mail. From this two main advantages follows. First the users can choose freely a jabber server from a company, organization or privat person they trust. And they can chat with everybody, who has an jabber account, because normally all the server are connected together.

More information on the Jabber protocol can be found on the Website of the Jabber Software Fondation and in Wikipedia.

2.2. Getting Started

2.2.1. To Start Gossip

You can start Gossip in the following ways:

Applications menu

Command line

2.2.2. When You Start Gossip the first time

When you start Gossip the first time, the following window is displayed.

Gossip First Start Up Window: [http://www.prometoys.net/figures/gossip_first_start_window.png ]

Shows Gossips first start window which is a wizard to set up Gossip.

This window is an assistant to set up Gossip. With this wizard you can set up Gossip in few steps. You can use it to get a new Jabber Account or setting up Gossip for using an existing Jabber Account.

2.2.3. Getting a Jabber Account

Gossip will help set up a new Jabber account:

When first running Gossip, answer No to the "Do you already have an account on a Jabber server?" question and click Next.

Fill in desired user name and actual name and click Next.

Choose a server from the list given, or type in a custom server if desired, and click Next.

Review the information and click Apply.

When prompted on first connection with the account, enter desired password.

2.2.4. Setting up Gossip to Use an existing Jabber Account

Gossip will let you use an existing Jabber account:

When first running Gossip, answer Yes to the "Do you already have an account on a Jabber server?" question and click Next.

Fill in the user name of the account and click Next.

Choose the correct server for the account from the list, or type in a custom server if needed, and click Next. When finished, click Apply.

Enter the account password when prompted.

2.2.5. When You Start Gossip

When you start Gossip, the following window is displayed.

Gossip main window:

http://www.prometoys.net/figures/gossip_roster.png

Shows Gossip main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, contact list, status icon and status drop-down list. Menubar contains Chat, Edit and Help menus.

The Gossip window contains the following elements:

Menubar.

Contact List

Status Icon.

Status Drop-Down List.

2.3. Usage

You can use the Gossip application to perform the following tasks:

2.3.1. Connect to the Server

To connect to the server, choose Chat, Connect... from the MenuBar.

Gossip will connect automatically on start-up to the server.

2.3.2. Disconnect from the Server

To disconnect to the server, choose Chat, Disconnect from the MenuBar.

2.3.3. Adding a Contact

If you add a contact to your contact list, you can see when this person is online.To add a contact, perform the following steps:

When the user has permited your request, you can see the user in your contact list as Avaible, Busy or Away.

2.3.4. Accessing a Contact's Information

Right Click a contact's nickname in the Contact List and select Contact Information.

2.3.5. Renaming a Contact

Right Click a contact's nickname in the Contact List and select Rename Contact. Enter new name and click Ok to apply, or Cancel to discard all changes.

2.3.6. Removing a Contact

Right Click a contact's nickname in the Contact List and select Remove Contact. Click Yes when prompted to finish removal.

2.3.7. Use emote icons

Gossip converts few smileys into emote icons in chat windows. Here is a list to help you write good smileys !

Wink

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face3.png

;)

Big Eyes

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face2.png

=)

Nose

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face1.png

:-)

Cry

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face11.png

:'(

Sad

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face4.png

:(

Sceptical

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face9.png

:/

Big Smile

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face6.png

:D

Indifferent

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face8.png

:|

Tounge

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face10.png

:p

Shocked

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face5.png

:o

Cool

http://erwan.jacq.free.fr/gossip/icones/emoticon-face12.png

8)

2.4. Settings

3. This is really out of date....

To configure Gossip, choose Edit, Preferences. The Preferences dialog contains the following tabbed

3.1. About Gossip

Gossip was written by GNOME-HACKER

(hacker@gnome.org). To find more information about


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