NAME
gaim v0.10.3 - 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 simple typing in another screen name
in the creen Name field. You must use existing accounts,
because gaim does not support creating accounts.
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, Select the group you would like them to be a member of
in the To Group field.
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 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 conversa-
tion 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.
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
To unload a plugin select which plugin you want to remove
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://sourceforge.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 ver-
sion.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be use-
ful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied war-
ranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
POSE. 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, Bos-
ton, MA 02111-1307 USA
AUTHORS
The authors of gaim are:
Rob Flynn <rflynn@blueridge.net> - IM: RobFlynn
Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@yahoo.com> - IM: EWarmenhoven
Todd Kulesza <fflewddur@linuxfreak.com> - IM: semblanceof-
self
Jim Duchek <jim@linuxpimps.com> - IM: Zilding
Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net> - IM: Markster97
The manpage was written by Dennis Ristuccia
<dennis@vertex.978.org> IM: D3nnisR
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