path: root/doc/en/usage.txt

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] [autojoin] [password]*:: Bookmark the specified
 room. This command 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). You can specify an optional *autojoin* and *password* if you
 call it with the full line (/bookmark alone will put the room in autojoin
 without password). The bookmarks stored with this command are stored on your
 xmpp server.

*/bookmark_local [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). The bookmarks stored
 with this command will be stored locally. They have priority over the ones
 stored online.

*/set <option> [value]*:: Set 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>.

*/set_plugin <plugin> <option> <value>*:: Set the value of the option in a
 plugin configuration file.

*/theme [theme_name]*:: Reload the theme defined in the config file. If
 _theme_name_ is given, this command will act like /set theme theme_name then
 /theme.

*/presence <jid> [type] [status]*:: Send a directed presence to _jid_ using
 _type_ and _status_ if provided.

*/rawxml <stanza>*:: Send a custom XML stanza.

*/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 _//_.

*/xhtml <custom xhtml>*:: Send a custom xhtml message to the current tab.

*/clear*:: Clear the current buffer.

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 [random]*:: 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. If a random argument is
 given, the participants will be shuffled before they are assigned a color.

*/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.

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.