Changeset 064e47c for doc/user-guide

Timestamp:

2008-03-02T17:58:21Z (17 years ago)

Author:

Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

b27557b

Parents:

7bb3afb

Message:

Some very late quickstart updates: ICQ supports server-side contact lists
for ages already and private is set to true by default for quite some time
as well.

File:

• doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

doc/user-guide/quickstart.xml

@@ -61 +61 @@
 
 <para>
-For most protocols (currently MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and AOL) BitlBee can download the contact list automatically from the IM server and all the on-line users should appear in the control channel when you log in.
+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.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-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.
+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.
 </para>
 
@@ -127 +127 @@
 <ircexample>
         <ircline nick="you">tux: hey, how's the weather down there?</ircline>
-        <ircline nick="tux"> you: a bit chilly!</ircline>
+        <ircline nick="tux">you: a bit chilly!</ircline>
 </ircexample>
 
 <para>
-If you'd rather chat with them in a separate window use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like you would for a private message in IRC.  If you want to have messages automatically come up in private messages rather than in the &amp;bitlbee channel, use the <emphasis>set private</emphasis> command: <emphasis>set private true</emphasis> (<emphasis>set private false</emphasis> to change back).
+Note that, although all contacts are in the &amp;bitlbee channel, only tux will actually receive this message. The &amp;bitlbee channel shouldn't be confused with a real IRC channel.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you prefer chatting in a separate window, use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like on real IRC. BitlBee will remember how you talk to someone and show his/her responses the same way. If you want to change the default behaviour (for people you haven't talked to yet), see <emphasis>help set private</emphasis>.
 </para>