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<year>2003-2005</year>
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&konversation; is a user-friendly &irc; client built on the &kde; platform.
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See <link linkend="serverlist-addserver">Defining new networks, servers and auto join channels</link> for more information
See <link linkend="serverlist-addchannel">Defining new networks, servers and auto join channels</link> for more information
See <link linkend="list-channels">Listing available channels</link> for more information
See <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">A tour of the main screen</link> for more information
See <link linkend="quickconnect">Quick Connect</link> for more information
See <link linkend="irc-cmds">Frequently-used &irc; commands</link> for more information
See <link linkend="query">Private conversations (queries)</link> for more information
See <link linkend="cfg-notifications">Setting notifications</link> for more information
See <link linkend="nicksonline">Monitoring who is online</link> for more information
See <link linkend="highlighting">Message highlighting</link> for more information
See <link linkend="cfg-osd">Configuring On Screen Display (&osd;)</link> for more information
See <link linkend="color-msgs">Sending colorful messages</link> for more information
See <link linkend="nickthemes">Configuring &nickname; themes</link> for more information.
See <link linkend="quick-buttons">Configuring Quick Buttons</link> for more information
See <link linkend="dcc">Sending and receiving files</link> for more information
See <link linkend="linkaddressbook">Integrating with &kaddressbook;</link> for more information
See <link linkend="urlcatcher">Capturing &URL;s from messages.</link> for more information
See <link linkend="webbrowser">Setting your preferred web browser.</link> for more information
See <link linkend="rememberlines">Marking Channel and Query Logs</link> for more information
See <link linkend="logging">Logging</link> for more information
See <link linkend="konvi-cmds">&konversation; commands</link> for more information
See <link linkend="scripting">Scripting</link> for more information
See <link linkend="kapp-mainwindow">The main &konversation; window</link> for more information
See <link linkend="getting-kapp">How to obtain &konversation;</link> for more information
See <link linkend="requirements">Requirements</link> for more information
-->
<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
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application that explains what it does and where to report
problems. Basically a long version of the abstract. Don't include a
revision history. (see installation appendix comment) -->
<para>
&konversation; is an &irc; client built on the &kde; platform. It offers the following features:
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>SSL support.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>User-friendly tabbed interface.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Customizable Quick Buttons for often-used commands</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Automatic reconnect and rejoin.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>DCC send and receive.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Nickname; watch list.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Visual and auditory notifications for a wide variety of events, such as messages containing
your &nickname;, or &nickname;s on your watch list going online or offline.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Customizable highlighting of messages by &nickname; or
regular expression pattern.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Nickname; completion.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Capture and save all &URL;s appearing in messages.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>On-screen display of messages, even when minimized.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Nickname; ignore list.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Automatic logging and log management.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Marking of lines in logs.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Scripting.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Integration with &kaddressbook;.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>The &konversation; website is
<ulink url="&konviwebsite;">&konviwebsite;</ulink>.
Further information like a FAQ and tips and tricks you find in the
<ulink url="http://konversation.kde.org/wiki/Main_Page">&konversation; Wiki</ulink>
</para>
<para>Developers for &konversation; can often be contacted via &irc; at <ulink url="irc://chat.freenode.net/konversation">irc.freenode.net channel #konversation</ulink>.
</para>
</chapter>
<chapter id="using-kapp">
<title>Using &konversation;</title>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="irc-basics">
<title>If you haven't used &irc; before...</title>
<para>Simply put, &irc; is a chat protocol, defined by official Internet
standards, and capable of stealing many hours of your life. To use
&irc;, you must connect to a server, and then join a channel (equivalent
to a chat room) or just engage in private conversations.</para>
<para>To connect to a server and channel, open &konversation;. The <guilabel>Server List</guilabel> screen appears.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Server List</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-serverlist-1"><para>The list of configured &irc;
<guilabel>Networks</guilabel> are listed here. An &irc; network is a collection of cooperating servers. You need
only connect to one of the servers in the network to be connected to the entire
&irc; network. Once connected, &konversation; will automatically join the
<guilabel>Channels</guilabel> shown. When &konversation; is started for the first time, the
<userinput><replaceable>Freenode</replaceable></userinput> network
and <userinput><replaceable>#kde</replaceable></userinput> channel are already entered for you. Click on a network to select it.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-serverlist-2"><para>Click here to define a new <guilabel>Network</guilabel>, including the server
to connect to, and the <guilabel>Channels</guilabel> to automatically join once connected. See <link linkend="serverlist">Defining new networks, servers, and auto join channels</link> for more information.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-serverlist-3"><para>Click here to connect to the selected &irc; network and channel.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<note>
<para>When you click the <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button the first time you open
&konversation;, you may see the following message, telling you that your
default <guilabel>identity</guilabel> is not set up correctly.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Check Identities</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="checkidentities.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Check Identities</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</para>
<para>The first time you open &konversation; it obtains information
about the current user from the operating system and fills in defaults
for the Identity. If the operating system user information is not
complete, for example, no Full Name is defined, you may see the message
above. To correct this problem, click <guibutton>Edit Identity...</guibutton> and
see <link linkend="identity">Setting your identity</link> for more
information.</para>
</note>
<para>
The <interface>Main</interface> screen will be displayed showing the messages sent by the server to the client.
(If &konversation; will not connect to the server, see <link linkend="faq">Questions and Answers</link>.) When the server messages have finished scrolling past, &konversation; will join the channel or channels chosen.
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Channel.</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-channel-1"><para>This is called the <interface>Input Line</interface>. To send a message to everyone in the channel, type the message here and press &Enter;.
Your message, as well as everyone else's messages appear in the channel scroll above.
Each message is preceded by the time and user's &nickname;.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-channel-2"><para>You may join additional servers and channels. Each server, channel, channel list, and other screen gets a separate tab here.
To display a list of available channels, see <link linkend="list-channels">Listing available channels</link>.
To join a channel,
type: <userinput><command>/join</command> <replaceable>#channelname</replaceable></userinput> in
the Input Line. (The <userinput>#</userinput> is required.) You may also type <userinput><command>/j</command></userinput> as a shorthand to <userinput><command>/join</command></userinput>. To leave a channel, just type <userinput><command>/part</command></userinput>. To switch the display to a different server or channel, click the corresponding tab.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-first-channel-3"><para>This is called the <interface>Nick Panel</interface>. It lists the &nickname;s of all the users who have joined the channel, including yourself.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>That's the basics, for more detailed information, read on...</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="identity">
<title>Setting your identity</title>
<para>Before you start using &konversation; regularly, you should set how you will be identified on the network.</para>
<para>Click
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Identities</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Identities</guilabel> screen will appear. You can also display the <guilabel>Identities</guilabel> screen by clicking the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button on the
<guilabel>Edit Network</guilabel> or <guilabel>New Network</guilabel> screen.</action>
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Identities (General tab)</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-1"><para>Click here to select an <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> to edit.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-2"><para>Use these buttons to add,
duplicate, rename, or remove an <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-3"><para>Enter your real name here. &irc; is not intended to keep you hidden from your friends or enemies. Keep this in mind if you are tempted to behave maliciously. A fake "real name" can be a good way to mask your gender from all the nerds out there, but the PC you use can always be traced so you will never be truly anonymous.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-4"><para>Use these buttons to
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> or <guilabel>Remove</guilabel> a &nickname;.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-5"><para>This is your list of &nickname;s.
A &nickname; is the name that other users will know you by.
You may use any name you desire. The first character must be a letter. Other characters may be letters, numbers, or the special characters <literal>-[]\`_^{}|</literal>.</para>
<para>Since &nickname;s must be unique across an entire &irc; network, your desired name may be rejected by the server because someone else is already using that &nickname;. Enter alternate &nickname;s for yourself. If your first choice is rejected by the server, &konversation; will try the alternate &nickname;s.
</para>
<para>
According to RFC 2812, the maximum &nickname; length is 9, but
this is actually determined by the server. To determine the maximum for a server, connect to the server. In the
<interface>Server Messages</interface> tab, look for a <computeroutput>[Support]</computeroutput> message.
For example</para>
<para>
<computeroutput>
[18:51] *Eisfuchs* [21:45] [Support] Eisfuchs MODES=4 MAXCHANNELS=20 NICKLEN=16 USERLEN=10 HOSTLEN=63 TOPICLEN=450 KICKLEN=450 CHANNELLEN=30 KEYLEN=23 CHANTYPES=# PREFIX=@+ CASEMAPPING=ascii CAPAB IRCD=dancer
</computeroutput>
</para>
<para>
The <computeroutput>NICKLEN</computeroutput> parameter specifies the maximum &nickname; length.
</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-6"><para>Use these buttons to change the
order of the &nickname;s. The top &nickname; is tried first, then the next
&nickname;, and so on.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-gen-7"><para>If you have registered your &nickname; with the &irc; network, enter the service and password to authenticate your &nickname;.
When &konversation; connects, it will automatically send
<userinput><command>/msg</command> <replaceable>service</replaceable> <command>IDENTIFY</command> <replaceable>password</replaceable></userinput> to the server.
If you don't know what this is, leave these boxes blank.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<anchor id="identity-away"/>
<para>Click the <guilabel>Away</guilabel> tab.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Identities (Away tab)</screeninfo>
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</para>
<!-- Automatik Away group missing
If you check this box, Konversation will automatically set all connections
using this Identity away when the screensaver starts or after a period of
user inactivity configured below.
-->
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-away-1"><para>
Enter a &nickname; that indicates you are away. Whenever you perform an
<userinput><command>/away </command><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> command in
any channel joined with this <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>,
&konversation; will automatically change your &nickname; to the <guilabel>Away nickname</guilabel>. Other users will be able to tell you are away
from your computer.
Whenever you perform an <userinput><command>/away</command></userinput> command
in any channel in which
you are away, &konversation; will automatically change your &nickname; back
to the original. If you do not wish to automatically change your
&nickname; when going away, leave blank.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-away-2"><para>If you check this box,
whenever you perform an <userinput><command>/away</command></userinput> command, a horizontal line will appear in the channel, marking the point where you
went away. Other &irc; users do not see this horizontal line.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-away-3"><para>If you check this box,
&konversation; will automatically send the <guilabel>Away message</guilabel> to all channels joined with this <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>.
<userinput><replaceable>%s</replaceable></userinput> is replaced with
<userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput>.
Whenever you perform an
<userinput><command>/away</command></userinput> command, the <guilabel>Return message</guilabel> will be displayed in all channels joined with this <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>.</para>
<note><para>Away messages are often considered annoying by other users.
Use this option carefully, with consideration for your fellow &irc; users.
</para></note>
</callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<anchor id="identity-advanced"/>
<para>Click the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Identities (Advanced tab)</screeninfo>
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</para>
<!-- Quit reason missing Whenever you leave a server this message is shown to others-->
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-1"><para>You can enter a command
here that will be executed before connecting to the server. If this identity
is used for more than one server, the command will be executed for
each server.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-2"><para>This setting affects how
characters you type are encoded for sending to the server. It also affects
how messages are displayed. When you first open &konversation;, it
automatically retrieves this setting from the operating system. If you
seem to be having trouble seeing other user's messages correctly, try
changing this setting.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-3"><para>When you connect, many servers
query your computer for an IDENT response. If you computer is not running
an IDENT server, this response is sent by &konversation;. No spaces
are allowed. Your first name is suggested.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-4"><para>Whenever you leave a channel,
this message is sent to the channel.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-5"><para>Whenever you are kicked from
a channel (usually by an &irc; operator), this message is sent to the
channel.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-identity-adv-6"><para>Click to apply your changes. In order for all the changes to take effect, you must disconnect from the server and re-connect. The easiest way to do that is to quit &konversation; and restart.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<!--
<para>TODO:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
The characters allowed in a nick given above comes from RFC 2812. Any special Konversation considerations?
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Limits on Real Name and Ident?
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
-->
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="serverlist">
<title>Defining new networks, servers and auto join channels</title>
<para>The <guilabel>Server List</guilabel> screen appears when you open the
&konversation; program. It also appears when you choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Server List</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Server List</guilabel></action> screen
lists your existing defined &irc; <guilabel>Network</guilabel>s, listed by group.
An &irc; network is a collection of cooperating servers. When you connect
to any server in a network, you have access to all the channels of the network.
Examples of &irc; networks are
<userinput><replaceable>Freenode</replaceable></userinput> and
<userinput><replaceable>Undernet</replaceable></userinput>.
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Server List</screeninfo>
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<phrase>Server List</phrase>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-serverlist-1"><para>Your existing defined
<guilabel>Network</guilabel>s are listed here along with
the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel> used to connect to the network,
and the <guilabel>Channels</guilabel> automatically joined when connected.
If you have specified a group for your networks, networks are listed
indented under the group. Click on a network to select it.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-serverlist-2"><para>Use these buttons to add a
<guibutton>New</guibutton> network, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
a highlighted network, or <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> a highlighted network.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-serverlist-3"><para>Click this button to connect
to the highlighted <guilabel>Network</guilabel> and close the
<guilabel>Server List</guilabel> screen. You may highlight
more than one network if you wish, which will connect to all the
highlighted networks.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-serverlist-4"><para>Clicking this button does not
discard the changes you have made. It merely means you do not wish to
connect to any networks at this time.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<anchor id="serverlist-addnetwork" />
<para>When you click the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button,
the <guilabel>New Network</guilabel> screen appears.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>New Network</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-1"><para>Enter the
<guilabel>Network name</guilabel> here. You may create as many entries
in the <guilabel>Server List</guilabel> screen with the same
<guilabel>Network</guilabel> as you like.</para></callout>
<!--callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-2"><para>Optional. If you enter something
here, all the <guilabel>Network</guilabel>s with the same
<guilabel>Group</guilabel> will be listed together in the
<guilabel>Server List</guilabel> screen.</para></callout-->
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-2"><para>Choose an existing
<guilabel>Identity</guilabel> or click the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
button to add a new Identity or edit an existing one. The
<guilabel>Identity</guilabel> will identify you and determine
your &nickname; when you connect to the network.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-3"><para>Optional. This command will be sent to the server after connecting. Example: <userinput>/msg NickServ IDENTIFY
<replaceable>konvirocks</replaceable></userinput>. This example is for the freenode network, which requires users to register their &nickname;
with a password and login when connecting. <userinput><replaceable>konvirocks</replaceable></userinput>
is the password for the &nickname; given in <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>.
You may enter more than one command by separating them with semicolons.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-4"><para>Check here if you want
&konversation; to automatically connect to this network whenever
you open &konversation;.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-5"><para>This is a list of &irc;
<guilabel>Servers</guilabel> in the network. When connecting to the network,
&konversation; will
attempt to connect to the top server first. If this fails,
it will attempt the second server. If this fails, it will attempt
the third, and so on. At least one server must be specified.
Click a server to highlight it.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-6"><para>Use these buttons to
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> a server, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> a
highlighted server, or <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> a highlighted
server. You can also adjust the order of the server list and therefore
the order of connection attempts.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-7"><para>Optional. This is a list of the
channels that will be automatically joined once &konversation;
has connected to a server. You may leave this blank if you
wish to not automatically join any channels.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addnetwork-8"><para>Use these buttons to
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> a channel, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> a
highlighted channel, or <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> a highlighted
channel. You may also change the order the channels are joined.
</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<note><para>Avoid mixing servers on different &irc; networks under the same
<guilabel>Network</guilabel>. Avoid entering the same server under
two different <guilabel>Network</guilabel>s. Otherwise, &konversation;
<link linkend="linkaddressbook">integration with your address book</link> and
<link linkend="nicksonline">monitoring of online &nickname;s</link> will not function
correctly.</para>
</note>
<anchor id="serverlist-addserver" />
<para>When you click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button in the <guilabel>Servers</guilabel> frame, the Add Server screen appears.</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-addserver-1"><para>The name or IP number of the server. irchelp.org maintains a
<ulink url="http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/networks/">list</ulink> of servers.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addserver-2"><para>Enter the port number required to connect to the server. For most servers, this should be <userinput>6667</userinput>.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addserver-3"><para>If the server requires a password
in order to connect, enter it here, otherwise leave blank.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-addserver-4"><para>Check if you want to use
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to communicate with the server.
This protects the privacy of your communications between your computer
and the &irc; server. The server must
support SSL protocol for this to work. In most cases, if the server
does not support SSL, the connection will fail.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<anchor id="serverlist-addchannel" />
<para>When you click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button in the
<guilabel>Auto Join Channels</guilabel> frame, the <guilabel>Add Channel</guilabel>
screen appears.</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Add Channel</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>Enter a channel name. Do not forget leading <userinput><replaceable>#</replaceable></userinput>. If the channel requires
a password in order to join, enter it, otherwise leave blank.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="list-channels">
<title>Listing available channels</title>
<para>To display a list of available channels, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Channel List</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu.
<action>After a warning screen, a new tab is created called the <guilabel>Channel List</guilabel>.</action>
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-1"><para>Enter a filter string here.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-2"><para>You can limit the channel list to those channels with a minimum or maximum number of users here. Choosing <guilabel>No Limit</guilabel> disables the respective criteria.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-3"><para>Click here to retrieve the list of channels from the server and apply the filter.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-4"><para>The filtered list of channels is displayed here. Notice that if you don't use regular expressions, &konversation; lists any channel whose name contains the filter string you entered. The channel name does not have to start with the string you entered.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-5"><para>Select a channel you want to join by clicking on it. Right click on the channel to get a list of all web addresses mentioned in the channel's topic.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channellist-6"><para>Click here to join the channel. A new tab is created for the channel.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<!--
<para>You should avoid clicking the <guibutton>Refresh List</guibutton> button. Most servers have thousands
of channels, and performing this puts a high load on the server. Besides, it can require several minutes to complete,
depending upon your network bandwidth. If your client is too slow, the server may even disconnect you.
</para>
-->
<para>Sometimes there are "secret" channels on servers. Such channels are not listed in the <guilabel>Channel List</guilabel>.
You can still join these channels if you know their name. In any <interface>Input Line</interface>, type: <userinput><command>/join</command>
<replaceable>#channelname</replaceable></userinput>. (The <userinput>#</userinput> is required.) A new tab is created for the channel. If you join a channel and the Nick Panel lists only your &nickname;, it means that the channel did not exist before. The server created the channel and you are the operator. In this case, you probably want to close the channel by typing: <userinput><command>/part</command></userinput>.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="channel-screen-tour">
<title>A tour of the main screen</title>
<para>Let's learn more about the <interface>Main</interface> screen.
The screen is shown below with a channel tab selected.</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-1"><para>This is called the <interface>Input Line</interface>.
It appears only when the current tab is a channel.
To send a message to everyone in the channel, type the message here and press &Enter;.
Your message, as well as everyone else's messages appear in the channel scroll above.
Each message is preceded by the time and user's &nickname;.</para>
<para>You can also paste text from the clipboard. If the pasted text has more than one line (newlines),
a dialog box appears. Edit the text as desired and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>If the pasted text is longer than 256 characters, or it contains more than one line, a warning message
appears advising you that large postings can cause connection resets and flooding. You can still proceed with
the input, but doing so is a bad idea, as flooding will annoy other users in the channel, or you may
be disconnected from the server. It is better to send the message in shorter chunks.</para>
<!-- Uncomment when this is implemented.
&konversation; will automatically split messages that exceed the 510 character RFC limit into multiple messages.
I this implemented now?
-->
<para>
A convention used in many channels is to precede messages directed at one user with their &nickname;. &konversation;
provides a convenient &nickname; completion feature. Start typing the user's &nickname;, then press 	. &konversation; will complete the rest of the user's &nickname; followed by a colon. To customize the completion feature, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>General</guilabel>, and select a
<guilabel>Completion mode</guilabel>.
</para>
<para>
You can also enter an &irc; command here by first typing <userinput><command>/</command></userinput>
followed by a valid &irc; command. See <link linkend="irc-cmds">Frequently-used &irc; commands</link>. On some servers, you can type <userinput><command>/help</command></userinput> for a list of available commands, or type <userinput><command>/help </command><replaceable>command</replaceable></userinput> for help
on a specific command.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-2">
<para>You may join additional servers and channels. Each server and each channel gets a separate tab here.
To display a list of available channels, see <link linkend="list-channels">Listing available channels</link>.
To join a channel, type: <userinput><command>/join</command>
<replaceable>#channelname</replaceable></userinput> in the Input Line. (The <userinput>#</userinput> is required.) To leave a channel, just type <userinput><command>/part</command></userinput>.
Tabs also appear here if you open a <link linkend="list-channels">Channel List</link>, participate in a <link linkend="query">private conversation (query)</link>, open the <link linkend="urlcatcher">&URL; Catcher</link>, or open one or more <guilabel>Konsole</guilabel>s. To switch the display to a different screen, click the corresponding tab,
or use the mouse wheel to cycle through the tabs.
</para>
<para> To set other options for tabs, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Interface</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>Tabs</guilabel> or expand <guilabel>Notifications</guilabel> and
click on <guilabel>Tabs</guilabel>.
</para>
</callout>
<!--
Settings->Configure Konversation->Notifications->Tabs->Use colored LEDs needs to be activated
-->
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-3"><para>These &led;s will blink when there is something you haven't seen in that tab.
The &led; will blink slower when the only unseen messages are <command>join</command>, <command>part</command>, <command>quit</command>, or &nickname; changes. They blink faster if there are unseen regular messages.
The colors are as follows:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
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Channel
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<interface>Server Messages</interface>, <link linkend="list-channels">Channel List</link>, or
<link linkend="urlcatcher">&URL; catcher</link>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="led_yellow_on.png" format="PNG" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
<guilabel>Konsole</guilabel> or <link linkend="dcc">DCC Status</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<link linkend="query">Private Message (Query)</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-4"><para>Click here to close the current tab. Closing a <interface>Channel</interface> tab will leave the channel. Closing a <interface>Server Messages</interface> tab will leave all channels you've joined, close all open queries at that server and disconnect from the server.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-5"><para>Click this button to change your own &nickname;. It appears only when the current tab is a channel. To hide this button, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Interface</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>, and uncheck <guilabel>Show box to change own nickname</guilabel>.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-6"><para>The channel topic is displayed here.
Hover the mouse over the topic to see long topics. You can change the topic by
clicking the button to the left of the topic. To hide channel topics, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Interface</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>, and uncheck the
<guilabel>Show channel topic</guilabel> box.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-7"><para>These buttons display the current state of channel modes. A button is down if that mode is on. If you have the correct privileges, you can also change channel modes by clicking on these buttons, or click the button to the
left of the topic. To hide channel mode buttons, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Interface</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>, and uncheck the
<guilabel>Show channel mode buttons</guilabel> box.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-8">
<para>
This is called the <interface>Nick Panel</interface>. It is displayed whenever the current tab is a channel. It lists the &nickname;s of all the users who have joined the channel, including yourself. Hover the mouse pointer over a &nickname; to display additional information
about the user. You may change how the icons are displayed next to each &nickname; by changing
the &nickname; icon theme. See <link linkend="nickthemes">Configuring &nickname; themes</link>
for more information.
The <guilabel>Default Theme</guilabel>, as shown in the screen above, uses the following icons:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
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normal user
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="irc_voice.png" format="PNG" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
voiced user. User may talk in a moderated channel.<!-- (see TODO) -->
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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channel halfop <!-- (see TODO) -->
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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channel operator
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="irc_owner.png" format="PNG" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
channel owner <!-- (see TODO) -->
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="irc_admin.png" format="PNG" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
channel admin <!-- (see TODO) -->
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>In addition, if a user is away, a small clock will be drawn in the corner of the icon.
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<para>
Click with the &RMB; on any &nickname; to display a context menu of operations you can perform with that &nickname;.
For example, you can <link linkend="dcc">send a file</link> to the &nickname;.
This is also the place where you can <link linkend="linkaddressbook">associate a &nickname; to a contact in your address book.</link>
</para>
<para>To hide the <interface>Nick Panel</interface>, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Show Nicklist</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu.
</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-channeltour-9"><para>These are called the <interface>Quick Buttons</interface>.
By default, they are not shown. To display them, see
<link linkend="quick-buttons">Configuring Quick Buttons</link>.
You can customize their definitions to whatever commands you wish.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para><emphasis>Note </emphasis>You can control how messages are displayed in the
message scroll of channel and query tabs. For example, you can change the color
of messages, play a sound when a message containing a string
is received, or automatically reply to messages.
See <link linkend="highlighting">
Message highlighting</link> for more information.
</para>
<para><emphasis>Note: </emphasis>Channel names sometimes begin with <userinput>&</userinput>, <userinput>+</userinput>,
or <userinput>!</userinput>. The first character of a channel name determines the type of channel (RFC 2811) as follows:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<userinput>#</userinput> - Regular channels.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<userinput>!</userinput> - Regular channels.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<userinput>&</userinput> - Local. Channels that can only be joined from the server hosting the channel.
All other channels can be joined from any server in the network.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<userinput>+</userinput> - Channels that do not support channel modes. This means
that all the modes are unset, with the exception of the 't' channel flag which is set.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Channel names are up to 50 characters long and may contain any characters except for space, comma, and Ctrl-G (^G or ASCII 7).
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="quickconnect">
<title>Quick Connect</title>
<para>Sometimes you want to connect to a server without going through the trouble
of creating a new server in the <link linkend="serverlist">Server List</link>.
</para>
<para>Choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Quick Connect</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Quick Connect</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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<screeninfo>The Quick Connect screen.</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>Enter the server address in the <guilabel>Server host</guilabel> box, your desired
&nickname; in the <guilabel>Nick</guilabel> box, and click the <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button.
When &konversation; has connected to the server, enter command
<userinput><command>/join</command> <replaceable>#channelname</replaceable></userinput> to
join a channel.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="irc-cmds">
<title>Frequently-used &irc; commands</title>
<para>The following is a short list of frequently-used &irc; commands. See <ulink url="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2812.html">RFC 2812</ulink> for a complete list of all commands, or
visit <ulink url="http://www.irchelp.org/">irchelp.org</ulink>. For a list of commands
treated specially by &konversation;, see <link linkend="konvi-cmds">&konversation; commands</link>
</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/help</command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Lists commands available on the current server. Not supported by all servers.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/help </command><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Provides help for <userinput><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></userinput>. Not supported by all servers.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/join <replaceable>#channel</replaceable></command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Joins <userinput><replaceable>#channel</replaceable></userinput>. If the channel does not already exist, it is created and you are the channel operator.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/part</command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Leaves the current channel and closes the <interface>channel</interface> tab.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/part </command> <replaceable>#channel</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Leaves <userinput><replaceable>#channel</replaceable></userinput> and closes the corresponding <interface>channel</interface> tab.
Synonym for <userinput><command>/leave</command></userinput></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/me </command><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> to the channel preceded by your &nickname;. For example, if
your &nickname; were <userinput><replaceable>Tux</replaceable></userinput>, typing <userinput><replaceable>/me brews a cup a tea.</replaceable></userinput> displays the message <interface>Tux brews a cup of tea.</interface> Unless they've filtered against these types of messages, all users see it. This kind of message is typically used to convey non-verbal information, such as your current emotional state, or what you are physically doing. If you are leaving your workstation for a short time, use the /away command instead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/away </command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>If anyone tries to send you a private message or invite you to a channel, they will be told that you are
away from your workstation with <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/away</command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Cancels an <userinput><command>/away </command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> command.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/query </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Creates a new tab with the user's <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> for private conversation, commonly known on &irc; as a <link linkend="query">Query</link>. Everything written here is only visible to you and your query partner.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/msg </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> to the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput>.
Only <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> sees the message.
Use <userinput><command>/query</command></userinput> for longer conversations.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/invite </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Invites the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> to join a channel. This command is especially useful if the channel is invite-only.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="query">
<title>Private conversations (queries)</title>
<para>
A private conversation is one that only you and one other person can see. Private conversations are called "queries" in &konversation;. To initiate a private conversation,
type <userinput><command>/query </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> in any input line,
where <replaceable>nick</replaceable> is the &nickname; of the person you want to talk with. You can also
click with the &RMB; on the person's &nickname; in the <guilabel>Nick Panel</guilabel> and choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Open Query</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
<action>. A new tab will be created</action>. Announce yourself by sending a message.
</para>
<para>
Queries are just like channels, except that only you and the other person can participate in the channel.</para>
<para>
To leave the query, just close the tab. Note however, that if the other person sends you another message in the query, the tab will open again.</para>
<para>To leave all queries, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Close All Open Queries</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu, or press
press <keycap>F11</keycap>.</para>
<para>
When someone else initiates a query with you, &konversation; creates a new tab with their
&nickname;. If you don't wish to talk with the person, close the tab.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="cfg-notifications">
<title>Setting notifications</title>
<para>
<guilabel>Notifications</guilabel> are actions that &konversation; will perform whenever an event occurs. Suppose you have &konversation; running, but minimized or hidden behind other application windows on your desktop. If someone wants to communicate with you, or your buddy joins a channel, you'd like to be alerted. Notifications will accomplish this.
</para>
<para>
To configure notifications, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Notifications</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Notification Settings</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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<screeninfo>The Notification Settings screen.</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-notification-1"><para>Click here to select an event.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notification-2"><para>Check the types of notifications you'd like to happen when the event occurs. (<guilabel>Mark taskbar entry</guilabel> causes the entry in the taskbar to flash when the event occurs.)</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>Repeat by selecting another event and checking the notifications desired. When you've configured all the desired notifications, click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para>
<para>
Once you've set up your notifications, you can enable or disable all notifications using
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Enable Notifications</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu.
</para>
<tip><para>You can also alert yourself when someone mentions your &nickname;
in a message using &konversation;'s
<link linkend="highlighting">highlighting feature</link>.</para></tip>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="nicksonline">
<title>Monitoring who is online</title>
<para>
&konversation; will keep you informed when your buddies are connected to the &irc; network
or not.
</para>
<para>You can associate online &nickname;s with contact entries in your address book.
When you do this, the &nickname; and &irc; network where the &nickname; is online are
entered into the contact in the address book. The &irc; network is recorded because &nickname;s
are unique across a single &irc; network. The &nickname; in two different &irc; networks
is not necessarily the same person, but the same &nickname; on two different servers
within the same &irc; network generally is the same person.</para>
<note><para>This is why it is important to use the same <guilabel>Network</guilabel>
for all servers in the same &irc; network, when <link linkend="serverlist">
defining networks, servers, and auto join channels</link>.</para></note>
<para>You can also define &nickname;s you want watched that are not in your address book.
In this case also, each &nickname; has an associated &irc; network. See below.</para>
<para>To activate the &nickname; watching feature, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Watched Nicks Online</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-nicksonline-1"><para>The &nickname;s in your watch list and
also the &nickname;s associated with entries in your address book are listed here.
They are listed under their associated &irc; network. If no &nickname;s are listed,
either you haven't specified any &nickname;s to watch, or you need to activate
the &nickname; watching feature (see below). Expand each online &nickname; to see a list
of channels the &nickname; has joined. The icons next to each channel are the same as
the icons that appear in the <interface>Nick Panel</interface> in the
<link linkend="channel-screen-tour">channel</link> screens.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-nicksonline-2"><para>The information known about the &nickname;
is displayed here. When the <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen is first
displayed, this information is sparse. Every 20 seconds,
one <userinput><command>WHOIS</command></userinput> command is automatically sent to the server
to request information for &nickname;s that do not have any information. This continues until
all &nickname;s have information.
</para></callout>
<!--callout arearefs="pt-nicksonline-3"><para>Nicknames that are not connected to any
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</para></callout-->
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</para></callout-->
<callout arearefs="pt-nicksonline-3"><para>Use these buttons to associate a &nickname;
with a contact in your address book, remove an association, or open the address book
to edit the contact information. See the
<ulink url="help:kaddressbook">&kaddressbook; Handbook</ulink> for additional instructions
on using the &kde; address book.
</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>
To add a single &nickname; to watch, open the context menu in the <guilabel>Nick List</guilabel>
by clicking with the &RMB; on a &nickname; and select <guilabel>Add to Watched Nicks</guilabel>.
If you want to add several &nickname;s choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Notifications</guilabel> and
click on <guilabel>Watched Nicknames</guilabel>.
The <guilabel>Watched Nicknames</guilabel> screen appears.
</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-1"><para>Check this box to activate the nickname watcher feature.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-2"><para>If you want the
<guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen to automatically display when you
open &konversation;, check this box.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-3"><para>The &nickname;s of the users you want to monitor are listed here. Each &nickname; has an associated &irc; network.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-4"><para>Click these buttons to add or remove &nickname;s from the list.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-5"><para>The <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> feature works by periodically polling the server. This box sets how often that occurs. Avoid numbers less than 20 seconds because it places excessive load on the server.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-notifylist-6"><para>In the <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel>
screen above, you may double click on any &nickname; and this command will be sent to the
server. <userinput><command>%u</command></userinput> will be replaced with the
&nickname;. The <userinput><command>%n</command></userinput> is required at the
end of the command.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>Click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button when you have finished adding or removing &nickname;s.</para>
<para><emphasis>Note: </emphasis>Whenever you display the <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen, it may take a while before any &nickname;s are displayed until &konversation; has polled the server. Normally, you leave the <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen running.
</para>
<para>&konversation; also displays a message in all the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">channels</link> whenever a user in
your <guilabel>Watched Nicknames</guilabel> list connects or disconnects from the server. The message looks like this:
</para>
<para><computeroutput>[17:52] [Notify] psn is online (irc.kde.org).</computeroutput></para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="highlighting">
<title>Message highlighting</title>
<para>You can control how messages are displayed in channel and query screens.</para>
<para>To activate the highlighting feature, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure &konversation;</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-1"><para>Click here to select the <guilabel>Highlight</guilabel> screen.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-2"><para>Click here to add a new item
to the <guilabel>Highlight list</guilabel>.
When an item in the list is selected, you may edit it in the panel below.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-3"><para>Enter a string pattern here.
Any message received that matches this pattern, anywhere in the message, will activate
the highlighting for the message. <!-- If you have the &kde; Regular Expression Editor
utility installed on your system, the button to the right of the pattern will
be enabled. Click to display the editor, which will assist you
in preparing more complex patterns. (The &kde; Regular Expression Editor
is part of the <command>kdeutils</command> package.)-->
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-4"><para>If the pattern is found
in a message, the entire message will be displayed
in the color you select here.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-5"><para>If you wish, &konversation; will
play a sound when the pattern is matched. Click the button to choose
an audio file to be played. Click the test button to hear the sound.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-6"><para>If you'd like for &konversation; to
automatically send a reply message when the pattern is matched, enter the
message here. Use this feature with caution, as you may annoy &irc; users
with too much chatter if not careful. You can also enter
&irc; or &konversation; commands here.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-7"><para>If you have configured sounds
for any of your highlights, you can disable all of them by unchecking
this box.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-8"><para>If you check this box,
whenever someone mentions your &nickname; in a message, the message
will be displayed in the color you choose at the right.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-highlight-9"><para>Normally, highlighting
does not apply to messages you type. If you wish to highlight the
messages you type, check this box and choose a color at the right.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="cfg-osd">
<title>Configuring On Screen Display (&osd;)</title>
<para><acronym>On Screen Display</acronym> (&osd;) is a unique feature of &konversation;. With &osd; turned on,
channel messages will appear on your desktop screen, even if &konversation; is minimized. Here's an example of &osd; in
action. The message in the upper lefthand part of the screen is from &konversation;, which is running
minimized in the system tray.</para>
<para>
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<screeninfo>Example of On Screen Display</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>To activate &osd;, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure &konversation;</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-1"><para>Click here to expand the <guilabel>Notification</guilabel> item.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-2"><para>Click here to select the <guilabel>On Screen Display</guilabel> screen.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-3"><para>Check this box to activate &osd;.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-4"><para>Click this button to choose a font for &osd;. (<emphasis>Note: </emphasis> Not all fonts work. Luxi Sans 22 and Impact 22 are known to work.)</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-5"><para>Check the boxes here to select the types of messages you'd like to appear on screen.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-osd-6"><para>Drag the OSD Preview to your desired position, then click the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="color-msgs">
<title>Sending colorful messages</title>
<para>
You can add color to the messages you send in any channel. In the <interface>Input Line</interface> of any channel, start typing your message. Click the
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<guibutton>&irc; Color</guibutton> button or choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Insert</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>&irc; Color</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>&irc; Color Chooser</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
Choose a color and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Continue typing your message in the <interface>Input Line</interface>.
To change the color again, click the <guibutton>&irc; Color</guibutton> button. Choose a different color
and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="nickthemes">
<title>Configuring &nickname; themes</title>
<para>You can change the icons displayed next to &nickname;s in the
<interface>Nick Panel</interface> of channel tabs.
To change the &nickname; theme, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
Click <guilabel>Interface</guilabel> to expand it, then click <guilabel>Nicklist Themes</guilabel>
to display the <guilabel>Nicklist Themes</guilabel> screen.
</para>
<para>
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<screeninfo>The Themes screen.</screeninfo>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-themes-1"><para>Click to select the <guilabel>Nicklist Themes</guilabel> screen.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-themes-2"><para>Select a theme.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-themes-3"><para>Sample icons are displayed here in the chosen theme.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-themes-4"><para>If you have downloaded a nick theme
from elsewhere, click to install it.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="quick-buttons">
<title>Configuring Quick Buttons</title>
<para>You can enable a feature to display <interface>Quick Buttons</interface> on the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Main</link> screen, eight <interface>Quick Buttons</interface> appear. To display the Quick Buttons, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
Click <guilabel>Interface</guilabel> to expand it, then click <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>.
Check the <guilabel>Show quick buttons</guilabel> box and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>The buttons may be customized to your liking for performing often-used &irc;
commands.
To customize the <interface>Quick Buttons</interface>, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
Click <guilabel>Interface</guilabel> to expand it, then click <guilabel>Quick Buttons</guilabel>
to display the <guilabel>Quick Buttons</guilabel> screen.
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
There are 8 default <interface>Quick Button</interface>s. Click on an entry to change it
or use the buttons at the right side of the list to add or remove <interface>Quick Button</interface>s.
The <guilabel>Button Name</guilabel> column is the name that
will appear on the button in the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Main</link> screen. Keep the names short.
The <guilabel>Button Action</guilabel> column is the action that will be performed when you click the
<interface>Quick Button</interface>. Tips for creating actions are given on the screen.
</para>
<para>
Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to complete the changes.
</para>
<para>Example:</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Button Name</guilabel>: <userinput><replaceable>Msg</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Button Action</guilabel>: <userinput><replaceable>Msg %u </replaceable></userinput> (there is a space after <userinput><replaceable>%u</replaceable></userinput>)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
To use this button in the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Main</link> screen,
click on a &nickname; in the <interface>Nick Panel</interface>, then click the button.
<computeroutput>/MSG </computeroutput> will appear in the <interface>Input Line</interface>
followed by the chosen &nickname;. Type a message you want to send to that person and press
&Enter;. The message will be sent to the user. Only that user will see the message.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="dcc">
<title>Sending and receiving files</title>
<para>
You may send files via &irc; to other users online, or they may send you files.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis>WARNING: Never open a file someone sends you unless they are a trusted source. It could be a virus.</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
To send a file to someone in a channel, click with the &RMB; on the &nickname; of the person in the
<interface>Nick Panel</interface> of the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Main</link> screen.
Choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Send File</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
<action>. A dialog appears for you to choose a file to send.</action> Next, a new <guilabel>DCC Status</guilabel> tab appears.
</para>
<para>
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<para>
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<callout arearefs="pt-dccstatus-1"><para>The &nickname; of the recipient and file name appear here.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-dccstatus-2">
<para>The <guilabel>Status</guilabel> column indicates the status of the file send or receive as follows:</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Preparing</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>A receiving transfer is checking for resumable files or a sending
transfer is acquiring the data to send.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Connecting</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>&konversation; is trying to establish a connection with the other end.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Sending</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>&konversation; is sending the file to the other end.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Receiving</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>&konversation; is receiving the file from the other end.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Done</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The file has been successfully transferred.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Pending</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The transfer is waiting for the partner to accept or reject it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Aborted</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Either you clicked the <guibutton>Abort</guibutton> button, or the other person aborted the transfer.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Failed</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>An error occurred and the transfer was not successful.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Queued</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Transfer is waiting for you to accept or reject it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!--varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Lookup</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>&konversation; is trying to get the IP number of the sender.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry-->
<varlistentry>
<term>
<guilabel>Resuming</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>When a transfer begins but the file already exists on the user's system, the user will be prompted <interface>File already exists. Resume transfer?</interface> This status indicates the user resumed the transfer.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-dccstatus-3">
<para>When someone wants to send you a file, the <guilabel>DCC Status</guilabel> tab will be created (if not already created). Click the <guilabel>DCC Status</guilabel> tab to display it. Click the file to select it, then click this button to accept the file and the transfer will begin. <emphasis>Note: </emphasis>You may configure &konversation; to automatically accept sends from other
people by choosing
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu. Click <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> to expand it, then click <guilabel>DCC</guilabel>
to display the <guilabel>DCC</guilabel> screen.
</para>
</callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>
If you have trouble sending or receiving files, your firewall or router may be blocking DCC ports.
See <link linkend="faq">Questions and Answers</link>.
</para>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="linkaddressbook">
<title>Integrating with &kaddressbook;</title>
<para>You can associate any &nickname; with a contact in &kaddressbook;.
Once you've done this, &konversation; will display the contact real name
in parenthesis after the &nickname; in the <interface>Nick Panel</interface>.
</para>
<para>
To associate a &nickname; with a contact in &kaddressbook;,
click with the &RMB; on the &nickname; of the person in the
<interface>Nick Panel</interface> of the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Main</link> screen. Choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Whois</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
to <action>display information to help you determine the user's real name</action>.
Next, click with the &RMB; on the &nickname; of the person again and choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Address Book Associations</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>.
<action>A submenu appears</action>. If the &nickname; is not already associated with a contact,
choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Create New Contact</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>.
<action>The <guilabel>Edit Contact</guilabel> screen appears</action>.
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The Edit Contact screen.</screeninfo>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-kimproxy-create-1"><para>The &nickname; is automatically filled in here.
If you know the person's real name, replace the &nickname; with the real name.
</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-kimproxy-create-2">
<para>Notice that the &nickname; does <emphasis>not</emphasis> appear here. Instead, ..</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-kimproxy-create-3">
<para>Click here. The <guilabel>Edit Instant Messaging Address</guilabel> window appears.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The IM Addresses Window.</screeninfo>
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</para>
<!--para>Notice that &konversation; fills in the &nickname; for you with protocol
<guilabel>IRC</guilabel>.
</para-->
<para>See the
<ulink url="help:kaddressbook">&kaddressbook; Handbook</ulink> for additional instructions
on using the &kde; address book.</para>
<para>Fill in any additional information about the &nickname; you know and click
<guilabel>OK</guilabel>. The real name of the person will appear inside
parenthesis next to the &nickname; in the <guilabel>Nick Panel</guilabel>
of &konversation;. The real name also appears when the mouse hovers over
the &nickname;.</para>
<para>Once a &nickname; has been associated with a contact in &kaddressbook;,
you can click with the &RMB; on the &nickname; of the person in the
<interface>Nick Panel</interface> and edit the associated contact, associate
the &nickname; with a different contact, or delete the association.
</para>
<para>If you have associated a &nickname; with a contact, and the user changes their &nickname; while you are running &konversation;,
it will automatically associate the new &nickname; with the contact, keeping the
original association as well.</para>
<para>If you associate an &irc; &nickname; with a contact in
<ulink url="help:kopete">&kopete;</ulink>,
the association will also appear in &konversation;, and vice versa.</para>
<para>Note: It is possible to highlight more than one &nickname; in the
<interface>Nick Panel</interface>, click with the mouse &RMB;, and perform
multiple associations.
</para>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="urlcatcher">
<title>Capturing &URL;s from messages</title>
<para>In any <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">channel</link>, users sometimes post the &URL;s of interesting
websites or other resources on the web. You can double-click any such &URL; and &konversation; will launch
the application associated with the &URL;.
The application launched depends upon the &MIME; type of the &URL;.
For example, a &URL; beginning with
<interface>http:</interface> will activate your default &kde; web browser and display the web page.
(You can also specify the <link linkend="webbrowser">web browser</link> to use.)
If the &URL; scrolls off the screen, you might have trouble finding it
again. &konversation; can keep a convenient list of all &URL;s for you. To activate this feature, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>&url; Catcher</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu.
<action>A new tab called <guilabel>&url; Catcher</guilabel> is created.</action>
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The &url; Catcher tab.</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-1"><para>This is the list of &URL;s seen since you started &konversation;. The <guilabel>From</guilabel> column is the &nickname; of the person who posted the &URL; or the name of the channel or server, where the &URL; was posted. (&URL;s appearing in join and leave messages
are not listed.) Click on a &URL; to select it.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-2"><para>Click here to activate the application associated with the selected &URL;.
The application launched depends upon the &MIME; type of the &URL;. For example, a &URL; beginning with
<interface>http:</interface> will activate your default web browser and display the web page. For web pages, you can
also specify the <link linkend="webbrowser">web browser</link> to use.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-3"><para>Click here to copy the selected &URL; to the &kde; clipboard.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-4"><para>Click here to delete the selected &URL; from the list.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-5"><para>Click here to save the list of &URL;s to a file.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-urlcatcher-6"><para>Click here to clear the list.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="webbrowser">
<title>Setting your preferred web browser</title>
<para>When you click on a highlighted &URL; anywhere in &konversation;, it will launch the default
&kde; application associated with the &MIME; type of the &URL;. For example, when clicking on
a &URL; beginning with <interface>http</interface>, &konqueror; is launched to display the
web page. You can specify an application different from the &kde; default. For example, you can
use Firefox instead.
</para>
<para>To choose a different web browser, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure &konversation;</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu. <action>The <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen will appear.</action>
</para>
<para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The General screen</screeninfo>
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</para>
<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-webbrowser-1"><para>Click here to display the <guilabel>General</guilabel> screen.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-webbrowser-2"><para>Click here to specify that you want to use a custom web browser.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-webbrowser-3"><para>Enter the command to launch your desired web browser.
When you click on a &URL; <userinput><replaceable>%u</replaceable></userinput> will be replaced with the &URL;.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para><emphasis>Note: </emphasis>The web browser setting does not apply to
<interface>mailto:</interface> &URL;s. <interface>mailto:</interface> &URL;s always launch the default
&kde; mailer.
</para>
<para>Click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save your changes. You must reconnect to each server and
channel for the changes to take effect. The easiest way to do this is to quit and restart &konversation;.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="rememberlines">
<title>Marking Channel and Query Logs</title>
<para>You can insert a marker into <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">channel</link>
and <link linkend="query">query</link> screens
to help you quickly locate information. To do this, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Insert</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Marker Line</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
on the main menu, or press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>.
<action>A line will appear at the bottom of the text on the screen.
The line will scroll with the rest of the text in the screen.</action>
</para>
<para>To make the <interface>Maker Line</interface>
be inserted in all channels and queries at once, choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu, expand <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel>,
click on <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>, and check the
<guilabel>Show manually inserted lines in all chat windows</guilabel> box.
</para>
<para>To make &konversation; automatically insert a
<interface>Marker Line</interface> whenever you do an
<userinput><command>/away</command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput>
command, see <link linkend="identity-away">Setting your identity</link>.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="logging">
<title>Logging</title>
<para>If logging is enabled, &konversation; keeps a log of each <interface>Server</interface>,
<link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Channel</link>, and
<link linkend="query">Private conversation (query)</link> session.
Each session is stored in a log file on disk.
When you open the same session again, &konversation; appends to the log.
</para>
<para>Whenever you open a session again, approximately the last 1024 characters
of the previous session are read from the tail of the log and shown on the screen.
</para>
<para>As your session continues, messages scroll off the top of the display.
You can scroll backwards to view these messages. Eventually, in order to conserve
memory, the oldest messages are discarded from the scroll. This is called
the <guilabel>Scrollback limit</guilabel>. Messages that disappear from the display
because of the <guilabel>Scrollback limit</guilabel> are still available in the log
file, if logging is enabled.</para>
<para>To view the logfile for a session, click the tab for the session to make it the
current session and choose
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Window</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Open Logfile</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> from the main menu. <action>A new tab appears</action> displaying
the log file.
</para>
<para>
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<screeninfo>Logfile</screeninfo>
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<para>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs="pt-logviewer-1"><para>The messages in the log file are displayed here.
The oldest messages are at the top and the most recent are at the bottom.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-logviewer-2"><para>Click this button to save the log file to another file.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-logviewer-3"><para>Click to refresh the log file display.
While you are viewing a log file, newer messages in the corresponding
session are <emphasis>not</emphasis> automatically added to the log file
display. Use this button to view the most recent messages.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-logviewer-4"><para>Click to erase the log file display
and the log file on disk.</para></callout>
<callout arearefs="pt-logviewer-5"><para>Use this box to set the maximum size
of the scroll. This setting does take effect only for newly opened log tabs.
The last changed value of the scroll size will be used on &konversation;'s next start.
Each log file may have a separate setting.</para></callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
<para>The <guilabel>Scrollback limit</guilabel> can be changed by choosing
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure &konversation;</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu, then expand <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> and
click on <guilabel>Chat Window</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Scrollback limit</guilabel>
box appears on this screen. If you set it to <guilabel>Unlimited</guilabel> (&ie; zero),
messages are not discarded from the scroll.
</para>
<para>You can enable or disable logging and set other logging options, by choosing
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure &konversation;</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu, then expand <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> and
click on <guilabel>Logging</guilabel>.
</para>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="konvi-cmds">
<title>&konversation; commands</title>
<para>The following commands are interpreted by &konversation; and may differ from standard
&irc; commands. Items inside square brackets are optional. Items separated by bar (|) are
alternate forms of the command. Commands not listed here are sent to the server as entered.
</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/me</command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> to the channel preceded by your &nickname;. For example, if
your &nickname; were <userinput><replaceable>Tux</replaceable></userinput>, typing <userinput><replaceable>/me brews a cup a tea.</replaceable></userinput> displays the message <interface>Tux brews a cup of tea.</interface> Unless they've filtered against these types of messages, all users see it. This kind of message is typically used to convey non-verbal information, such as your current emotional state, or what you are physically doing. If you are leaving your workstation for a short time, use the /away command instead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/ame</command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Like the <userinput><command>/me</command></userinput> command above except that
the message is sent to all the channels and queries you have open on all the servers you have connected in &konversation;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/join</command> <replaceable>channel</replaceable> <replaceable>[pwd]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Joins <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. If the server permits it,
and if the channel does not already exist, it is created and you are the channel operator. If the channel requires a password in order to join, specify as <userinput><replaceable>pwd</replaceable></userinput>. Most channel names begin with <userinput><replaceable>#</replaceable></userinput></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/j</command> <replaceable>channel</replaceable> <replaceable>[pwd]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Same as <userinput><command>/join</command></userinput> above.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/part</command> <replaceable>[channel]</replaceable> <replaceable>[reason]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Leaves <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> with <userinput><replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput> and closes the corresponding <interface>channel</interface> tab.
Within a &konversation; channel or query tab, you can just enter <userinput><command>/part</command></userinput> which closes that channel or query with your default reason
as given in the <link linkend="identity">Settings</link>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><userinput><command>/leave</command> <replaceable>[channel]</replaceable> <replaceable>[reason]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Same as <userinput><command>/part</command></userinput> above.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><userinput><command>/quit</command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>When entered in any channel, query, or DCC tab, disconnects from the corresponding server
and closes all channel, query, or DCC tabs open on that server.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><userinput><command>/notice</command> <replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> to the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> or to everyone in <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. The following is an example
of what appears to you in the channel tab</para>
<para><computeroutput>[17:14] [Notice] Sending notice "I think I understand" to #konversation</computeroutput></para>
<para>And this is what the recipients see</para>
<para><computeroutput>[17:15] [Notice] -Eisfuchs- I think I understand</computeroutput></para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/query </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Creates a new tab with the user's <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> for private conversation, commonly known on &irc; as a <link linkend="query">Query</link>. Everything written here is only visible to you and your query partner. You may enter more than one &nickname; separated by spaces and a query tab will be opened for each &nickname;. Each such query tab will be private between you and the query partner.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/msg </command><replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable></userinput>
<userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends a private message to the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> or to all users in <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. Unlike <userinput><command>/query</command></userinput>,
does not open a new tab. If <userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput> begins with <userinput><command>/me </command></userinput>, the message is formatted in the same manner as a
<userinput><command>/me</command></userinput> command.</para>
<para>Examples</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/msg Eisfuchs I need some help with the msg command</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/msg #konversation New version of Konvi is online!</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/msg Eisfuchs /me is compiling the Handbook right now.</replaceable></userinput></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/smsg </command><replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable></userinput>
<userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Same as <userinput><command>/msg</command></userinput> except the message is not
displayed on your screen. This is useful for preventing passwords and other sensitive information from remaining exposed on your screen or being logged.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/amsg </command><replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable></userinput>
<userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Like the <userinput><command>/msg</command></userinput> command above except that
the message is sent to all the channels and queries you have open on all the servers you have connected in &konversation;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/op </command> <replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>When entered into a channel tab, attempts to give
<userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> operator privilege for the
channel. May not work if you lack sufficient privilege in the channel (you must be a
channel operator yourself). You may enter more than one &nickname; separated by spaces.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/deop </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>When entered into a channel tab, takes away channel operator privilege from
<userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput>. You may enter more than one &nickname; separated by spaces.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/oper </command><replaceable>[nick]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Grants the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> &irc;-Op (Administrator) privilege. This only works if the &nickname; is listed in the server's O: line. &irc;-Ops
have the privilege to <userinput><command>/kill</command></userinput> &nickname;s,
<userinput><command>/connect</command></userinput> servers to the &irc; network, and more.
If <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> is not entered,
attempts to grant yourself &irc;-Op privilege. You will be prompted for your &irc;-Op user name and password in either case.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/voice </command> <replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>In certain channels (with +m flag), users cannot send messages unless they have voice privilege.
This command attempts to give <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> voice privilege.
You must have channel operator privilege to execute this command. This command is mostly used
when you are an operator for a moderated channel.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/unvoice </command> <replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Takes away voice privilege from <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> in the channel.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/topic </command><replaceable>[channel]</replaceable> <replaceable>[message]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Attempts to set the topic of <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> to
<userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput>. When entered in a channel tab, <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> may be omitted and defaults to the channel active in the tab. If <userinput><replaceable>message</replaceable></userinput> is omitted, displays the current
topic of the channel. Changing a channel topic may fail if you lack sufficient privilege.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/away </command> <replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>If anyone tries to send you a private message or invite you to a channel, they will be told that you are
away from your workstation for <userinput><replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput>. To change your state back to normal, enter <userinput><command>/away</command></userinput> without a reason.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/aaway </command> <replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Like the <userinput><command>/away</command></userinput> command above except that
the command is sent to all the servers you have connected in &konversation;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/invite </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable> <replaceable>[channel]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Invites the user with &nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> to join <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. This command is especially useful if the channel is invite-only. When entered in a channel tab, <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> may be omitted.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command><replaceable>script</replaceable> <replaceable>[parameters]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Executes the &konversation;-compatible shell script named
<userinput><replaceable>script</replaceable></userinput>, passing it
<userinput><replaceable>parameters</replaceable></userinput>. See
<link linkend="scripting">Scripting</link> for more information on using and writing
scripts.</para>
<para>Examples:</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/exec kdeversion</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sends your system's &kde; and &Qt; version numbers to the channel.</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/exec cmd uname -a</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sends your &Linux; version string (the output of <quote>uname -a</quote>) to the channel.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/notify </command><replaceable>[nick]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Adds or removes <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> from
your <link linkend="nicksonline">Watched Nicks Online</link> list. If the &nickname; is already
in the list, it is removed. If it is not in the list, it is added. If <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> is omitted, displays the current list
of watched &nickname;s.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/kick </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable> <replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>When entered in a channel tab, attempts to kick the user with &nickname;
<userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> from the channel with
<userinput><replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput>. If <userinput><replaceable>reason</replaceable></userinput> is not entered, defaults to the
reason in the <link linkend="identity">Settings</link>. This command may only be used in
a channel tab.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/ban </command> [<command>-host</command>|<command>-domain</command>|
<command>-userhost</command>|<command>-userdomain</command>] <replaceable>[channel]</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable>|<replaceable>mask</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Attempts to ban the <userinput><replaceable>user</replaceable></userinput> or <userinput><replaceable>mask</replaceable></userinput> from <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. When entered in a channel tab,
<userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> may be omitted. For more information
on hosts, domains, and masks, see the documents at <ulink url="http://www.irchelp.org/">irchelp.org</ulink>.
To get the current ban list for a channel, enter
<userinput><command>/mode </command><replaceable>channel</replaceable> <command>b</command></userinput>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/unban </command> <replaceable>[channel]</replaceable> <replaceable>pattern</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Reverts a previous banning from a channel. When entered in a channel tab,
<userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput> may be omitted.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/ignore </command> [<command>-all</command>] <replaceable>nick</replaceable> </userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Adds <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput> to your Ignore list.
You may specify more than one &nickname; separated by spaces. Channel messages from users on your Ignore
list are not displayed. In addition, if you enter <userinput><command>-all</command></userinput>, all message types
(queries, notices, &CTCP;, DCC, and Exceptions) from the user are ignored as well as channel messages.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/quote </command> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></userinput> to the server.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/say </command> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>When entered in a channel tab, sends <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput> to the channel. This is the same as entering <userinput><replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput>
in the channel <interface>Input Line</interface>. Useful for sending &irc; commands when you don't want
to execute the command. Two command characters (//) in a row does the same thing as
<userinput><command>/say</command></userinput>. Also used by <link linkend="scripting">scripts</link> to send messages.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/raw </command> [<command>open</command>|<command>close</command>]</userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Places the server log in raw mode (<command>open</command>) or stops raw mode (<command>close</command>). If neither <command>open</command> or <command>close</command> is entered, defaults to <command>open</command>. In raw mode, the log displays every message received from the server in native &irc; format.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/konsole </command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Opens a new tab running a &kde; &konsole;.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/server </command> <replaceable>[url]</replaceable> <replaceable>[pwd]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Connects to the server at address <userinput><replaceable>url</replaceable></userinput>. If
<userinput><replaceable>url</replaceable></userinput> is omitted, connects to the server associated
with the tab where you enter the command. This is useful for re-connecting to a server when
disconnected. If the server
requires a password in order to connect to it, enter it for <userinput><replaceable>pwd</replaceable></userinput>. If
the server requires a port number other than the default (6667), enter the <userinput><replaceable>url</replaceable></userinput> like this: <replaceable>irc.kde.org:6665</replaceable>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/dcc </command> <command>SEND </command><replaceable>nick</replaceable>
<replaceable>[filename]</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends <userinput><replaceable>filename</replaceable></userinput> to the user with
&nickname; <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput>.
If <userinput><replaceable>filename</replaceable></userinput> is omitted, a dialog appears for you to select
a file.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/dcc </command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Opens the <guilabel>DCC Status</guilabel> tab.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/ctcp </command><replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable> <command>ping</command></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends a PING message to <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput>
or <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. This is useful for
determining if someone you are talking with has a high network lag, or (when sent to
a channel) if your system has a high lag.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/ctcp </command><replaceable>nick|channel</replaceable> <replaceable>msg</replaceable></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Sends a message to <userinput><replaceable>nick</replaceable></userinput>
or all users in <userinput><replaceable>channel</replaceable></userinput>. This
is similar to the <userinput><command>/msg</command></userinput> command above, except that
the message is sent using the &CTCP; protocol. The response on the other end
depends on the &irc; client program the user is running. For example, when
conversing with another &konversation; user,
<userinput><replaceable>/ctcp Eisfuchs TIME</replaceable></userinput> will return
the system time on Eisfuch's computer. <userinput><replaceable>/ctcp Eisfuchs VERSION</replaceable></userinput> will return the &konversation; version number
from Eisfuch's computer.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="scripting">
<title>Scripting</title>
<para>&konversation; comes with some handy scripts you can run from the program. To
run a script, in a channel, query, DCC, or server tab, type a command of the form</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>script</replaceable>
[<replaceable>parameters</replaceable>]</userinput></para>
<para>which executes the script named <userinput><replaceable>script</replaceable></userinput>
passing it (optional) <userinput><replaceable>parameters</replaceable></userinput>.</para>
<para>For example, type the following command in a channel tab</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/exec kdeversion</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>to send your &kde; and &Qt; version numbers to the channel.</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>/exec cmd uname -a</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>executes the <userinput><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></userinput> script,
passing it <userinput><replaceable>uname -a</replaceable></userinput>. This sends your
&Linux; version string to the channel.</para>
<para>To learn more about the scripts installed with &konversation; please see the
<link linkend="scripts_ref">Script Reference Guide</link></para>
<para>To get a list of all available scripts, type the following command in a
&konsole; screen.</para>
<para><userinput><replaceable>ls `kde4-config --install data`/konversation/scripts</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>You can write your own scripts. Scripts are shell scripts and can be written in
any shell language, such as bash, perl, or python. When &konversation; runs a script, the
first two parameters sent to the script are:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>The address of the server.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The channel name.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Here is a sample shell script (cmd).</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
#!/bin/sh
# Executes a command and prints the output into Konversation.
SERVER=$1;
TARGET=$2;
shift;shift;
$@ | while read line; do qdbus org.kde.konversation /irc say $SERVER "$TARGET" "$@: $line"; done
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>Notice that the script uses qdbus to communicate with &konversation;. The <computeroutput>say</computeroutput> command causes
the output to be sent to the channel as a normal message. To display something
in the tab without sending it to other users, use <computeroutput>info</computeroutput>
instead. Look at the existing script files for more examples of writing scripts.</para>
<para>To be able to run a script you have written, you must install it by copying
it to <filename class="directory">`kde4-config --install data`/konversation/scripts</filename> or to <filename class="directory">`kde4-config --localprefix`/share/apps/konversation/scripts</filename>. You must also give the file execute
privilege, for example <userinput><replaceable>chmod a+x myscript</replaceable></userinput>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="scripts_ref">
<title>Script Reference Guide</title>
<para>&konversation; comes with several scripts installed by default, please refer to this guide to learn how to use them.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>bug</replaceable> [<replaceable>Bug Number|Search String</replaceable>]</userinput></term>
<listitem>
<para>This script is used to open your browser to search for the given string or bug number on kde's bugzilla.</para>
<para>Example: To open your browser to search for bug 123456</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>bug 123456</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample action: The default browser in your KDE System Settings should open to <replaceable>http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123456</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> [<replaceable>command line arguments</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script is used to have the output of the command line arguments to be written to your current channel.</para>
<para>Example: To show everyone in your current channel what version of &konversation; you have installed.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>cmd konversation --version | grep Konversation</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Konversation: 1.2</replaceable></para>
<para>WARNING! The output of the entire command is posted to everyone in the current channel tab! Please use with care.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>fortune</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script when run will output a Random Fortune.</para>
<para>Example: To output a random fortune to your current channel tab.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>fortune</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Random Fortune: Never make any mistaeks. -- Anonymous, in a mail discussion about to a
kernel bug report</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>gauge</replaceable> [<replaceable>percentage</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script shows a simple text based progress bar for the given percentage.</para>
<para>Example: To output a progress bar with 50% completion to the current channel tab.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>gauge 50</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Beer load [ | ] 50%</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>kdeversion</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script is used to output the result of the command "kde4-config --version"</para>
<para>Example: To output your current kdeversion. </para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>kdeversion</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Qt: 4.5.1
KDE: 4.2.85 (KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.3 Beta1))
kde4-config: 1.0</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>mail</replaceable> [<replaceable>KMail Email Folder</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script is used to show the current unread mail and total mail count in KMail.</para>
<para>Example: To output the current unread mail count in your inbox folder.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>mail inbox</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Email folder inbox has 30 unread messages, out of 800</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>media</replaceable> [<replaceable>audio|video|{player}</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This is a Now Playing script for various media players. It also features a method to show Now Playing information
for only audio players, or only video players via the optional command arguments <replaceable>audio</replaceable>
and <replaceable>video</replaceable>. Additionally, it's possible to specify the media player you wish to query.</para>
<para>The following media players are supported: Amarok (audio), JuK (audio), Noatun (audio, video), Kaffeine (video, audio),
KMPlayer (video, audio), KPlayer (video, audio), KsCD (audio), kdetv (video), Yammi (audio), Audacious (audio),
MPD (audio).</para>
<para>Example: To output your currently playing song in Amarok.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>media amarok</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>* user is listening to You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi
on Slippery When Wet [Amarok]</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>sayclip</replaceable> [<replaceable>Optional Delay</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script outputs the contents of klipper to the current channel tab with a delay to provide flood protection.</para>
<para>Example: To output the contents of klipper with a 1 second delay.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>sayclip 1s</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Konversation sure is awesome!</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>sysinfo</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script outputs some detailed information about your system by combining the outputs of several commands and
formatting them appropriately.</para>
<para>Example: To output some information about your system to the current channel tab.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>sysinfo</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Sysinfo for 'user-desktop': Linux 2.6.28-12-generic running KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.3 Beta1)),
CPU: Intel(R) Core 2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz at 2666 MHz (5333 bogomips), HD: 370/445GB, RAM: 1965/2012MB, 232 proc's,
98.15d up</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>tinyurl</replaceable> [<replaceable>Link Address</replaceable>]</userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script uses Tinyurl's api to turn the given link into a tinyurl that is then sent to the current channel tab.</para>
<para>Example: To give someone a short link to http://konversation.kde.org</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>tinyurl http://konversation.kde.org</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>http://tinyurl.com/n3pdum</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>uptime</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This script outputs the result of the command "uptime" and formats it appropriately.</para>
<para>Example: To show off your rock solid 98 day uptime.</para>
<para><userinput><command>/exec </command> <replaceable>uptime</replaceable></userinput></para>
<para>Sample output: <replaceable>Uptime: 98 days, 15 hours and 2 minutes</replaceable></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>All these scripts have predefined command aliases. In &konversation;'s settings dialog
select <menuchoice><guimenu>Behavior</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Command Aliases</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
to view, add, remove or edit command aliases.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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<chapter id="commands">
<title>Command Reference</title>
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<sect1 id="kapp-mainwindow">
<title>The main &konversation; window</title>
<sect2>
<title>The File Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F2</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Server List</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays the <link linkend="irc-basics">list of servers and channels</link>.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F7</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quick Connect</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays the <link linkend="quickconnect">Quick Connect</link> screen for connecting to a server.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!-- Disconnect -->
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Reconnect</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Reconnects to all servers that were disconnected
by a network error or other problem.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>J</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Join Channel</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays a dialog for you to enter the name
of a channel to join. Does the same thing as entering
<command>/join <userinput>#channelname</userinput></command> in a channel
or server tab.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; &Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Global Away</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes your &nickname; status to away in all channels.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Quits</action> &konversation;</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Edit Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Find Text...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Searches for text strings in the current screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F3</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Find Next</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Searches again for text strings in the current screen
using the previous search string.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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Clear Marker Lines Ctrl Shift R
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<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Clear Window</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Clears the current screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; &Shift;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Clear All Windows</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Clears all screens.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Insert Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>K</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>&irc; Color...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>See <link linkend="color-msgs">Sending colorful messages</link>.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Marker Line</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>See <link linkend="rememberlines">Marking Channel and Query Logs</link>.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt; &Shift;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Special Character...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Used to enter special characters, such as foreign
characters.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Bookmarks Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Bookmarks current network & channel</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Bookmark Tabs as Folder...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Adds</action> all channels to a new menu item at the end of the bookmarks menu.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New Bookmark Folder...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Creates a new bookmark folder</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Edit Bookmarks...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Opens bookmark editor</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Settings Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Nicklist</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Hides (or displays) the panel of &nickname;s in channel tabs.
</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Hides the main menu. Hit
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
to display it again.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Shows or hides the toolbar.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Shows or hides the status bar at the bottom of the main screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycap>F8</keycap></shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Identities...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays the <link linkend="identity">Identities</link> screen
for setting your identification information.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Allows you to change keyboard shortcuts for &konversation;.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Allows you to add or remove buttons from the &konversation; toolbar.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Notifications</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the <link linkend="cfg-notifications">Notifications Settings</link> screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &konversation;</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Window Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>,</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Previous Tab</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the screen corresponding to the previous tab.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>.</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Next Tab</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the screen corresponding to the next tab.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!--
Next Active Tab Ctrl Alt Space
Move Tab Left Alt Shift Left
Move Tab Right Alt Shift Right
-->
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Close Tab</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Closes the current screen. If closing a channel, leaves the channel. If closing a
<interface>Server Messages</interface> tab, closes all open channels on that server
and disconnects from the server.
</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F11</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Close All Open Queries</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Closes all <link linkend="query">Private conversations (queries)</link>.
</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!--
Enable Notifications
Set Encoding
-->
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F4</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Watched Nicks Online</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel> screen. See <link linkend="nicksonline">Monitoring who is online</link>.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F6</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>&url; Catcher</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the <link linkend="urlcatcher">&url; Catcher</link> screen.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F9</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>DCC Status</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays the <link linkend="dcc">DCC Status</link> tab with information about file transfers.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New Konsole</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays a terminal screen. You may open as many <guilabel>Konsole</guilabel> tabs as you like.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F5</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Channel List for</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays a <link linkend="list-channels">list of channels</link> available on the server.</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Open Logfile for</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>
<action>Displays a screen with the log of messages from the current tab. Only works for
<interface>Channel</interface>, <interface>Server Messages</interface>,
and <interface>Query</interface> tabs. Logging must be enabled in
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Configure Konversation</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Behavior</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Logging</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> on the main menu.
</action>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!-- Channel Settings -->
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The Help Menu</title>
<!-- Assuming you have a standard help menu (help, what's this, about -->
<!-- &konversation;, about KDE) then the documentation is already written. -->
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&help.menu.documentation;
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<chapter id="faq">
<title>Questions and Answers</title>
<!-- (OPTIONAL but recommended) This chapter should include all of the silly
(and not-so-silly) newbie questions that fill up your mailbox. This chapter
should be reserved for BRIEF questions and answers! If one question uses more
than a page or so then it should probably be part of the
"Using this Application" chapter instead. You should use links to
cross-reference questions to the parts of your documentation that answer them.
This is also a great place to provide pointers to other FAQ's if your users
must do some complicated configuration on other programs in order for your
application work. -->
&reporting.bugs;
&updating.documentation;
<qandaset id="faqlist">
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>When I start &konversation;, I'd like to connect to a server without joining any channels. How do I do that?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>In the <link linkend="serverlist-addnetwork">Edit Server</link> screen, leave the <guilabel>Channels</guilabel> frame empty.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>&konversation; won't connect to any servers. What is wrong?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>There are several things that could be wrong.</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Make sure that you have entered the correct <guilabel>Server name</guilabel> and the correct <guilabel>Port</guilabel> in the <link linkend="serverlist-addserver">Add Server</link> screen.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Check the output in the <link linkend="channel-screen-tour">Server Messages</link> screen for any error messages. Did the server reject the connection because of a bad password? Did the server reject the connection because it requires <acronym>IDENTD</acronym> and
your computer did not respond to the <acronym>IDENT</acronym> request? Did you check
the SSL protocol box but the server does not support SSL?
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
If you are behind a firewall, make sure the correct ports are enabled. &konversation; needs the following ports enabled:
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Outgoing TCP 6667 (or the port of the server you connect to)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Incoming TCP 113 (if the server requires IDENTD)</para></listitem>
<!-- <listitem><para>TODO (Incoming port numbers?)</para></listitem> -->
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>For more information on &irc; connection problems, see <ulink url="http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/networks/connectprob.html">irchelp.org</ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>When I go to
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Channel List</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>, I cannot select it. Why is that?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
The
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Channel List</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice> menu entry will be grayed-out if a non-channel tab, ⪚ <guilabel>Watched Nicks Online</guilabel>, is currently being viewed.
To make it selectable again go back to a channel tab or the server tab.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How do I have &konversation; automatically mark me as away after a period of inactivity?
</para>
</question>
<answer><para>
Auto-away messages are configured on a per-identity basis. To enable auto-away select <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Identities</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
Choose the identity for which you want to enable auto-away from the drop
down list at the top of the dialog and go to the <guilabel>Away</guilabel> tab.
Check the <guilabel>Automatic Away</guilabel> option.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How to avoid the <guilabel>Auto Replace</guilabel> feature of the <interface>Input Line</interface>?</para>
</question>
<answer><para>Use <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Enter;</keycombo> instead of just &Enter; to avoid parsing and
automatically replacing the text in the <interface>Input Line</interface> according to the options in the settings
dialog page <menuchoice><guimenu>Behavior</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Auto Replace</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>
<chapter id="credits">
<!-- Include credits for the programmers, documentation writers, and
contributors here. The license for your software should then be included below
the credits with a reference to the appropriate license file included in the KDE
distribution. -->
<title>Credits and License</title>
<para>
&konversation;
</para>
<para>
Program copyright 2002-2005 by the &konversation; team.
</para>
<para><ulink url="&konviwebsite;">&konviwebsite;</ulink>
</para>
<para>
Contributors:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Dario Abatianni <email>eisfuchs@tigress.com</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Peter Simonsson <email>psn@linux.se</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Christian Muehlhaeuser <email>chris@chris.de</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>John Tapsel <email>john@geola.geo.uk</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ismail Donmez <email>ismail.donmez@boun.edu.tr</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Shintaro Matsuoka <email>shin@shoegazed.org</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Gary Cramblitt <email>garycramblitt@comcast.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Matthias Gierlings <email>gismore@users.sourceforge.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Alex.Zepeda; <email>garbanzo@hooked.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Stanislav Karchebny <email>berkus@users.sourceforge.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Mickael Marchand <email>marchand@kde.org</email></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
Thanks to:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Michael Goettsche <email>michael.goettsche@kdemail.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Benjamin Meyer <email>ben+konversation@kdemail.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Jacub Stachowski <email>qbast@go2.pl</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Sabastian Sariego <email>segfault@kde.cl</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Olivier Bedard <email>www.konversation.org hosting</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Frauke Oster <email>frauke@frsv.de</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Lucijan Busch <email>lucijan@kde.org</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Sascha Cunz <email>mail@sacu.de</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Steve Wollkind <email>steve@njord.org</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Thomas Nagy <email>thomas.nagy@eleve.emn.fr</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Tobias Olry <email>tobias.olry@web.de</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ruud Nabben <email>r.nabben@gawab.com</email></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
Documentation Copyright © 2003-2005 Gary R. Cramblitt <email>garycramblitt@comcast.net</email>
</para>
<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove -->
<!-- Determine which license your application is licensed under,
and delete all the remaining licenses below:
(NOTE: All documentation are licensed under the FDL,
regardless of what license the application uses) -->
&underGPL; <!-- GPL License -->
</chapter>
<appendix id="installation">
<title>Installation</title>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="getting-kapp">
<title>How to obtain &konversation;</title>
<!-- This first entity contains boiler plate for applications that are
part of KDE CVS. You should remove it if you are releasing your
application -->
<!--&install.intro.documentation;-->
<para>
The latest versions of &konversation;, including source code and build instructions
can be obtained from the
<ulink url="&konviwebsite;">&konviwebsite; website</ulink>.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<sect1 id="requirements">
<title>Requirements</title>
<!--
List any special requirements for your application here. This should include:
.Libraries or other software that is not included in kdesupport,
kdelibs, or kdebase.
.Hardware requirements like amount of RAM, disk space, graphics card
capabilities, screen resolution, special expansion cards, etc.
.Operating systems the app will run on. If your app is designed only for a
specific OS, (you wrote a graphical LILO configurator for example) put this
information here.
-->
<para>
In order to successfully use &konversation;, you need &kde; 4 and a network connection.
If you will be running &konversation; from behind a firewall, see <link linkend="faq">Questions and Answers</link>. If you wish to use SSL protocol, you may need OpenSSL.
</para>
</sect1>
</appendix>
&documentation.index;
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