Author: nixternal Date: Sun Aug 12 19:08:42 2007 New Revision: 4219 Modified: trunk/kubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml
Log: Added chat client section (LP: #129327) Cleaned up some sections, note for amd64 users Modified: trunk/kubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/kubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml (original) +++ trunk/kubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml Sun Aug 12 19:08:42 2007 @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ <para> This chapter contains information on the applications used in order to connect to the internet. For the purpose of this guide, the term -<emphasis>Internet</emphasis> will refer to Web browsers, Email clients, and -BitTorrent clients. +<emphasis>Internet</emphasis> will refer to Web browsers, Email clients, chat +clients, and BitTorrent clients. </para> </abstract> </articleinfo> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ <!-- KONQUEROR --> <sect2 id="browsers-konqueror" status="complete"> <title>Konqueror</title> +<subtitle>&menukonqi;</subtitle> <para> <application>Konqueror</application>, not only a file manager or universal @@ -332,10 +333,13 @@ <!-- FIREFOX --> <sect2 id="browsers-firefox" status="complete"> <title>Firefox</title> +<subtitle>&menuff;</subtitle> <para> <application>Firefox</application> 2 is the second generation award-winning Web -browser created by Mozilla. +browser created by Mozilla. <application>Firefox</application> is not installed +by default on your Kubuntu system. Please follow the directions below in order +to install <application>Firefox</application>. </para> <!-- FIREFOX INSTALLATION --> @@ -653,6 +657,7 @@ <sect2 id="email-kmail" status="complete"> <title>KMail</title> +<subtitle>&menukontact;</subtitle> <para> <application>KMail</application> is the email component of @@ -704,6 +709,88 @@ </sect1> <!-- END EMAIL --> +<!-- CHAT CLIENTS --> +<sect1 id="chat" status="draft"> +<title>Chat Clients</title> + +<para> +Chatting with friends and family is one of the more popular uses of the +Internet. Kubuntu provides you with the necessary applications in order to do +so. There are two main chat clients in Kubuntu; +<application>Kopete</application> for all of your instant meesaging needs and +<application>Konversation</application> for chatting on <acronym>IRC</acronym> +(Internt Relay Chat). +</para> + +<sect2 id="chat-kopete" status="draft"> +<title>Kopete</title> +<subtitle>&menukopete;</subtitle> + +<para> +<application>Kopete</application> is the KDE instant messaging +(<acronym>IM</acronym>) client. It provides you all of the functionality +similar to that of other popular <acronym>IM</acronym> clients today. With +<application>Kopete</application> you can setup accounts for: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><acronym>AIM</acronym> (AOL Instant Messanger)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Gadu-Gadu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>GroupWise</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><acronym>ICQ</acronym></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><acronym>IRC</acronym> (Internet Relay Chat)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Jabber</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Meanwhile</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>MSN Messenger</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Yahoo</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +<para> +More help is available in the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kopete">Kopete +Handbook</ulink>. +</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="chat-konversation" status="draft"> +<title>Konversation</title> +<subtitle>&menukonv;</subtitle> + +<para> +<application>Konversation</application> is the KDE <acronym>IRC</acronym> +(Internet Relay Chat) client for KDE. It provides you a lot of the +functionality similar to that of other popular <acronym>IRC</acronym> clients +today. Some of the included functionality of +<application>Konversation</application> is: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +User-friendly tabbed interface +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Customizable Quick Buttons for often-used commands +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +Visual and auditory notification for a wide variety of events +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +On-screen display (<acronym>OSD</acronym>) of messages +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +<para> +More help is available in the <ulink type="help" +url="help:/konversation">Konversation Handbook</ulink>. +</para> +</sect2> +</sect1> + <!-- TORRENT --> <sect1 id="bittorrent" status="complete"> <title>BitTorrent Clients</title> @@ -722,6 +809,7 @@ <sect2 id="bittorrent-ktorrent" status="complete"> <title>KTorrent</title> +<subtitle>&menuktorrent;</subtitle> <para> <application>KTorrent</application> is a BitTorrent application designed @@ -741,6 +829,12 @@ <appendix id="java"> <title>Installing Java for Internet use</title> +<note><title>Non-x86 users</title> +<para> +Sun Java plugin is only available for the x86 platform. +</para> +</note> + <procedure> <step> <para> @@ -801,6 +895,12 @@ <appendix id="flash"> <title>Installing Flash for Internet use</title> +<note><title>Non-x86 users</title> +<para> +Adobe Flash Player is only available for the x86 platform. +</para> +</note> + <procedure> <step> <para> ** Changed in: kubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- Internet section: Add a Internet Messaging section https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug contact for kubuntu-docs in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs