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diff --git a/doc/en/usage.txt b/doc/en/usage.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f11ab5ed --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/en/usage.txt @@ -0,0 +1,343 @@ +Usage +===== + +This page is the main page of the documentation for poezio, explaining how to + use it and describing its interfaces. + +Poezio is composed of tabs which can be of various types. Each tab type has +a distinct interface, list of commands and list of key shortcuts, in addition +to the global commands and key shortcuts. + +Tabs +---- +On all tabs, you get a line showing the the list of all opened tabs. Each tab +has a number, each time you open a new tab, it gets the next available number. + + +image::../images/tab_bar.png[title="Example of 5 opened tabs"] + +The tab numbered _0_ is always the _roster_ tab, the other tabs can be of any +type. + + +The status of a tab is represented by its color: + +* *[navy]#blue#* (tab _0_): an inactive tab of any type, nothing new to see + there. +* *[purple]#purple#* (tab _1_): a MultiUserChat tab with at least one new + unread message. +* *[green]#green#* (tab _2_): a tab of a private conversation with a new + message to read. +* *[teal]#cyan#* (tab _3_): the current tab. +* *[red]#red#* (tab _4_): a MultiUserChat tab with at least one new hightlight + message. + +You can go from one tab to another in many ways: + +* Ctrl+n and Ctrl+p +* <<command-win, win>> command +* <<command-next, next>> and <<command-prev, prev>> commands +* Alt+ a number +* Alt+j followed by a two-digits number +* Alt+e, this will jump to the next tab with the highest priority. Priority + applies in this order: private message > highlight message > normal message. + +Roster tab +~~~~~~~~~~ +This is a unique tab, always numbered _0_. It contains the list of your +contacts. You can add/remove/edit/search contacts from there, and you can open +a conversation with one of them. + +Use the _arrows_ to browse the list, the _space_ key to fold or unfold a group +or a contact. + +image::../images/roster.png["The roster tab", title="The roster tab"] + +* _1_: The area where information messages are displayed. +* _2_: The actual list of contacts. The first level is group, the second is the +* contacts and the third is the resources of you online contacts. +* _3_: More informations about the selected contact. + +MultiUserChat tab +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This tab contains a multi-users conversation. + +image::../images/muc.png["The MUC tab", title="The MUC tab"] + +* _1_: The conversation window, this is where all the messages and events + related to the muc will be displayed. It can be scrolled up and down with + PageUp and PageDown. +* _2_: The participant list. Participants are listed by their role first, and + then alphabetically. + In the default theme, The nick colors mean: + - Red: moderator + - Blue: participant + - gray: visitor + + + + The status of each participant is symbolized using the _color_ of the + character on the left of its nick. + That character also shows the chatstate of each participant: + - _|_: inactive + - _X_: composing + - _A_: active + - _p_: paused +* _3_: Your information in that MUC (the name of the room, your nick, your role + and affiliation). +* _4_: The topic of the room. + +You can configure the room (if you have the rights to do it) using the +_/configure_ command, open a private conversation with someone using the +_/query_ command, change or view the topic using the _/topic_ command… + +Private tab +~~~~~~~~~~~ +This is the tab opened with the _/query_ command, letting you talk in private +with a participant of a multi-users chat. + +image::../images/private.png["The private tab", title="The private tab"] + +This is just a simple one to one conversation, with a line showing the status, +name and chatstate of the participant. + +Conversation tab +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +A tab opened from the roster, to talk in private with one of your contacts. + +image::../images/conversation.png["The conversation tab", title="The conversation tab"] + +This is also just a simple one to one conversation, with a line showing the status, +name and chatstate of the participant, as well as a line at the top showing the +status message of the contact. + +Dataforms tab +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This tab lets you view a form receive from a remote entity, edit the values and +send everything back. It is mostly used to configure MUCs with the _/configure_ +command but can actually be used for almost anything. + +image::../images/data_forms.png["The dataform tab", title="The dataform tab"] + +Use the _up_ and _down_ keys to go from one field to the other, and edit the +value using the _space_, _left_ or _right_ keys, or by entering text. + +You can then send the completed form using _Ctrl+y_ or cancel using _Ctrl+g_. + +List tab +~~~~~~~~ + +This tab lists all public rooms on a MUC service. It is currently very limited +but will be improved in the future. There currently is no way to search a room +or even to sort them. + +image::../images/list.png["The list tab", title="The list tab"] + +Use the _up_ and _down_ or _PageUp_ and _PageDown_ keys to browse the list, and +use _Enter_ or _j_ to join the selected room. + +Commands +-------- + +Commands start with the _/_ character and can take a list of any number +of arguments, separated by spaces. If an argument should contain a space, +you can use the _"_ character to surround this argument. + +The commands described in this page are shown like this: + +=========================================================== +/command <mandatory argument> [optional argument] +=========================================================== + +You can get the same help as below with the _/help_ command. + + +Global commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These commands work in *any* tab. + +*/help [command]*:: If called without an argument, this command will list the + available commands. If it has a valid command as an argument, this command + will show the usage and the help for the given command. + +*/join [room_name][@server][/nick] [password]*:: Join the specified room. You + can specify a nickname after a slash (/). If no nickname is specified, you + will use the default_nick in the configuration file. You can omit the room + name: you will then join the room you're looking at (useful if you were + kicked). You can also provide a room_name without specifying a server, the + server of the room you're currently in will be used. You can also provide a + password to join the room. + +- Examples: +* /join room@server.tld +* /join room@server.tld/John +* /join room2 +* /join /me_again +* /join +* /join room@server.tld/my_nick password +* /join / password + +*/exit*:: Just disconnect from the server and exit poezio. + +*/quit*:: Like /exit. + +[[command-next]] +*/next*:: Go to the next room. + +[[command-prev]] +*/prev*:: Go to the previous room. + +[[command-win]] +*/win <number>*:: Go to the specified room. + +*/w <number>*:: Like /win. + +*/status <availability> [status message]*:: Set your availability and + (optionaly) your status message. The <availability> argument is one of + "available, chat, away, afk, dnd, busy, xa" and the optional [status] argument + will be your status message.' + +*/bookmark [roomname][/nick]*:: Bookmark the specified room (you will then + auto-join it on each poezio start). This commands uses almost the same syntax + as /join. Type /help join for syntax examples. Note that when typing /bookmark + on its own, the room will be bookmarked with the nickname you're currently + using in this room (instead of default_nick). + +*/set <option> [value]*:: Sets the value to the option in your configuration + file. You can, for example, change your default nickname by doing "/set + default_nick toto" or your resource with "/set resource blabla". You can also + set an empty value (nothing) by providing no [value] after <option>. + +*/theme*:: Reload the theme defined in the config file. + +*/list [server.tld]*:: Get the list of public chatrooms in the specified server +. + +*/message <jid> [optional message]*:: Open a conversation with the specified + JID (event if it is not in our roster), and send a message to him, if + specified. + +*/version <jid>*:: Get the software version of the given JID (usually its XMPP + client and Operating System). + +*/server_cycle [server.tld] [message]*:: Disconnect and reconnect in all the + rooms of server.tld. + +*/bind <key> <eq>*:: Bind a key to another key or to a "command". For example, + "/bind ^H KEY_UP" makes Control + h behave the same way as the Up key. See the + link:keys.html[key bindings documentation page] for more details. + +NOTE: The following command will work everywhere, except in the Roster tab. + +*/close*:: Close the tab. + +Chat tab commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These commands will work in any conversation tab (MultiUserChat, Private, or + Conversation tabs). + +*/say <message>*:: Just send the message (only useful it you want your message + to begin with a _/_). Note that you can also send message starting with a _/_ + by starting it with _//_. + +MultiUserChat tab commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +*/ignore <nickname>*:: Ignore a specified nickname. + +*/unignore <nickname>*:: Remove the specified nickname from the ignore list. + +*/kick <nick> [reason]*:: Kick the user with the specified nickname. You can + also give an optional reason. + +*/topic <subject>*:: Change the subject of the room. You might want to knwow + that entering "/topic [tab]" will autocomplete the topic. + +*/query <nick> [message]*:: Open a private conversation with <nick>. This nick + has to be present in the room you’re currently in. If you specified a message + after the nickname, it will be sent to this user. + +*/part [message]*:: Disconnect you from a room. You can specify an optional + message. + +*/close [message]*:: Disconnect you from a room (if you are connected) and + close the tab. You can specify an optional message if you are still connected. + +*/nick <nickname>*:: Change your nickname in the current room. + +*/recolor*:: Re-assign a color to all the participants in the current room, + based on the last time they talked. Use this if the participants currently + talking have too many identical colors. + +*/cycle [message]*:: Leave the current room an rejoint it immediatly. You can + specify an optional quit message. + +*/info <nickname>*:: Display some information about the user in the room: + his/her role, affiliation, status, and status message. + +*/version <nickname or jid>*:: Get the software version of the given nick in + room or the given jid (usually its XMPP client and Operating System). + +*/configure*:: Configure the current room through a form. + +*/names*:: Get the list of the users in the room, their number, and the list + of the people assuming different roles. + +*/clear*:: Clear the current buffer. + +Private tab commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +*/info*:: Display some info about this user in the MultiUserChat. + +*/unquery*:: Close the tab. + +*/version*:: Get the software version of the current interlocutor (usually its + XMPP client and Operating System). + +Normal Conversation tab commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +*/info*:: Display the status of this contact. + +*/unquery*:: Close the tab. + +*/version*:: Get the software version of the current interlocutor (usually its + XMPP client and Operating System). + +Roster tab commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +*/accept [jid]*:: Authorize the provided JID (or the selected contact in the + roster) to see your presence. + +*/deny [jid]*:: Prevent the provided JID (or the selected contact in the + roster) from seeing your presence. + +*/add <jid>*:: Add the specified JID to your roster and authorize him to see + your presence. If he accepts you, the subscription will be mutual (and if he + doesn’t, you can still /deny him). + +*/name <jid> <name>*:: Set the given JID’s name. + +*/groupadd <jid> <group>*:: Add the given JID to the given group (if the group + does not exist, it will be created). + +*/groupremove <jid> <group>*:: Remove the given JID from the given group (if + the group is empty after that, it will get deleted). + +*/remove [jid]*:: Remove the specified JID from your roster. This will + unsubscribe you from its presence, cancel its subscription to yours, and + remove the item from your roster. + +NOTE: The following commands do not comply with any XEP or whatever, but they + can still prove useful when you are migrating to an other JID. + +*/export [/path/to/file]*:: Export your contacts into /path/to/file if + specified, or $HOME/poezio_contacts if not. + +*/import [/path/to/file]*:: Import your contacts from /path/to/file if + specified, or $HOME/poezio_contacts if not. + |