Comment 3 for bug 129327

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Rich Johnson (nixternal) wrote :

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>