From 361aea1440973839b786cd6ca223c5a39e81410e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mathieui Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 00:26:37 +0200 Subject: Add a quickstart guide --- doc/source/index.rst | 1 + doc/source/install.rst | 2 ++ doc/source/plugins/index.rst | 2 +- doc/source/quickstart.rst | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/source/usage.rst | 4 +++ 5 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/source/quickstart.rst (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst index 1f2ce3f3..649efb31 100644 --- a/doc/source/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/index.rst @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Poezio documentation commands keys misc/index + quickstart themes plugins/index dev/index diff --git a/doc/source/install.rst b/doc/source/install.rst index 78df333f..4e8033ff 100644 --- a/doc/source/install.rst +++ b/doc/source/install.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _install: + Installing poezio ================= diff --git a/doc/source/plugins/index.rst b/doc/source/plugins/index.rst index 1ea4d952..701aa59c 100644 --- a/doc/source/plugins/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/plugins/index.rst @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ will override the one in :file:`../plugins`), or if it is a plugin you made. Plugin autoload --------------- -Use the :term:`plugins_autoload` optionto select which plugins should be +Use the :term:`plugins_autoload` option to select which plugins should be loaded on startup. The value is a list of plugin names separated by colons, e.g. diff --git a/doc/source/quickstart.rst b/doc/source/quickstart.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..40e70371 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/quickstart.rst @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Quickstart guide +================ + +This page is an attempt at provinding first aid to new users, who must +first follow the :ref:`Install Guide ` to get a working poezio. + +Reading the more detailed:ref:`Usage page ` is recommended to get +a deeper understanding of poezio. + +Anonymous usage +--------------- + +If you run poezio right after installing, you will get connected to the +default anonymous server, which allows you to join rooms, and talk to people. + +Joining rooms +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The :term:`/join command ` allows you to join a chatroom and start +talking to people right away. It opens a new :ref:`muctab`. + + +Talking to people +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can use the :ref:`/message` command if you know the address of people +you want to talk to. This will open a :ref:`conversationtab`. + +Normal usage +------------ + +In order to use an account, you have to edit the :ref:`config` first, +to set the account address and password (optionally). Sadly, poezio doesn’t +allow account creation yet, so if you don’t have an account you will have +to either use another client like gajim_ to create your account, or stay +in anonymous mode. + +After obtaining an account and setting the :term:`jid` config option to +the right value, you should go through the configuration file to get +an overview of the different configuration options available. + +Joining rooms +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Just as in the anonymous mode, the :term:`/join command ` allows you +to join a chatroom and start talking to people right away. It opens a new +:ref:`muctab`. + + +Talking to people +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Just as in the anonymous mode, you can use the :ref:`/message` command if +you know the address of people you want to talk to. This will open a +:ref:`conversationtab`. + +Adding people +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +However, one of the benefits of having an account is to have contacts, see +when they are online and offline, see their activity, mood, etc. To this end, +you should add the people you know to your :ref:`contact list `. + +The :ref:`rostertab` is the tab numbered ``0``, and the only one which is +always open. To add people, use :term:`/add`, to accept a contact request use +:term:`/accept`. + +Using end-to-end encryption +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +To use OTR end-to-end encryption, you have to :ref:`enable ` the +:ref:`OTR plugin `. The plugin requires python-potr for python3, so +make sure you have it installed first. + +After that, you can enable the OTR plugin with ``/load otr``. Further usage is +discussed in the :ref:`plugin documentation `. + +.. _gajim: https://gajim.org diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst index ca43077b..53387325 100644 --- a/doc/source/usage.rst +++ b/doc/source/usage.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _usage: + Usage ===== @@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ Contact list tab :ref:`Specific shortcuts ` +.. note:: The contact list also called a roster in XMPP terms. + This is a unique tab, always numbered **0**. It contains the list of your contacts. You can add (:term:`/add`, :term:`/accept`), remove (:term:`/remove`) and search contacts from there, and you can open -- cgit v1.2.3