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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" 
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
<!ENTITY appversion "2.24">
<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0">
<!ENTITY date "April 2008">
<!ENTITY app "<application>Empathy</application>">
<!ENTITY appname "Empathy">
]>

<article id="index" lang="en">
  <!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to -->
  <!-- appropriate code -->
  <articleinfo> 
    <title>&app; Manual V&manrevision;</title>       

    <copyright> 
      <year>2008</year> 
      <holder>Ubuntu Documentation Project</holder> 
    </copyright> 
    <!-- An address can be added to the publisher information.  If a role is 
    not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the 
    document.  -->
    <publisher> 
      <publishername>Ubuntu Documentation Project</publishername> 
    </publisher> 

    <!-- licence stuff -->
    &legal;
    
    <authorgroup> 
      <author role="maintainer"> 
	<firstname>Milo</firstname> 
	<surname>Casagrande</surname> 
	<affiliation> 
	  <orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname> 
	  <address><email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</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> 
      <author> 
	<firstname>Jesse N.</firstname> 
	<surname>Richardson</surname> 
	<affiliation> 
	  <orgname>Ubuntu Documentation Project</orgname> 
	  <address><email>richardson183@bellsouth.net</email></address> 
	</affiliation> 
      </author> 
    </authorgroup>

<!-- According to GNU FDL, revision history is mandatory if you are -->
<!-- modifying/reusing someone else's document.  If not, you can omit it. -->
<!-- Remember to remove the &manrevision; entity from the revision -->
<!-- entries other than the current revision. -->
<!-- The revision numbering system for GNOME manuals is as follows: -->
<!-- * the revision number consists of two components -->
<!-- * the first component of the revision number reflects the release version of the GNOME desktop. -->
<!-- * the second component of the revision number is a decimal unit that is incremented with each revision of the manual. -->
<!-- For example, if the GNOME desktop release is V2.x, the first version of the manual that -->
<!-- is written in that desktop timeframe is V2.0, the second version of the manual is V2.1, etc. -->
<!-- When the desktop release version changes to V3.x, the revision number of the manual changes -->
<!-- to V3.0, and so on. -->
    <revhistory>
      <revision> 
	<revnumber>Empathy Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> 
	<date>&date;</date> 
	<revdescription> 
	  <para role="author">Milo Casagrande
	    <email>milo_casagrande@yahoo.it</email>
	  </para>
	  <para role="author">Seth Dudenhofer
	    <email>sdudenhofer@gmail.com</email>
	  </para>
	  <para role="author">Jesse N. Richardson
	    <email>richardson183@bellsouth.net</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:gnome-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 that allows you to keep in touch with your friends
      over a network.
    </para>
    <para>
      It supports the following protocols:
      <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
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    <acronym>MSN</acronym>
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Salut
	  </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Yahoo
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </para>
  </sect1>

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

    <sect2 id="empathy-starting">
      <title>To Start &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>Return</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 displayed.
	<!-- Figure -->
	<!-- 
	Commented out, need to find a solution on how to
	structure this section.
	<figure id="empathy-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 a browser 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 user's 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>

</article>