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diff --git a/doc/en/usage.txt b/doc/en/usage.txt index e00b88de..7eb1b335 100644 --- a/doc/en/usage.txt +++ b/doc/en/usage.txt @@ -1,18 +1,27 @@ 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. + Commands -------- -Command listing -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +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 are shown like this: +The commands described in this page are shown like this: +=========================================================== /command <mandatory argument> [optional argument] +=========================================================== Global commands -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These commands work in *any* tab. @@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ These commands work in *any* tab. */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 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). +*/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>. @@ -55,21 +64,21 @@ These commands work in *any* tab. */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 than the Up key. +*/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 "/"). +*/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. @@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ MultiUserChat tab commands */clear*:: Clear the current buffer. Private tab commands -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */info*:: Display some info about this user in the MultiUserChat. @@ -111,7 +120,7 @@ Private tab commands */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. @@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ Normal Conversation tab commands */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. |