1<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="preferences_chat"> 2 <info> 3 <link type="guide" xref="preferences#application" /> 4 <link type="next" xref="preferences_spellcheck" /> 5 <title type="sort">3. Chat</title> 6 <title type="link">Chat</title> 7 <desc> 8 Configuring <app>Orca</app>'s support for IM and IRC 9 </desc> 10 <credit type="author"> 11 <name>Joanmarie Diggs</name> 12 <email>joanied@gnome.org</email> 13 </credit> 14 <license> 15 <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> 16 </license> 17 </info> 18 <title>Chat Preferences</title> 19 <p> 20 The following options allow you to customize how <app>Orca</app> 21 behaves when providing access to instant messaging and internet 22 relay chat clients. 23 </p> 24 <section id="speak_name"> 25 <title>Speak Chat Room name</title> 26 <p> 27 If this checkbox is checked, <app>Orca</app> will prefix incoming messages 28 with the name of the room or buddy they came from, unless they came from 29 the currently-focused conversation. 30 </p> 31 <p> 32 Default value: not checked 33 </p> 34 </section> 35 <section id="announce_typing"> 36 <title>Announce when your buddies are typing</title> 37 <p> 38 If this checkbox is checked, and if <app>Orca</app> has sufficient 39 information identifying that your buddy is typing, <app>Orca</app> will 40 announce changes in typing status. 41 </p> 42 <p> 43 Default value: not checked 44 </p> 45 </section> 46 <section id="message_histories"> 47 <title>Provide chat room specific message histories</title> 48 <p> 49 If this checkbox is checked, <app>Orca</app>'s commands for reviewing 50 recent messages will only apply to the currently-focused conversation. 51 Otherwise, the history will contain the most recent messages regardless 52 of which conversation they came from. 53 </p> 54 <p> 55 Default value: not checked 56 </p> 57 </section> 58 <section id="speak_messages_from"> 59 <title>Speak messages from</title> 60 <p> 61 This group of radio buttons allows you to control under what circumstances 62 <app>Orca</app> will present an incoming message to you. Your choices are: 63 </p> 64 <list> 65 <item> 66 <p><gui>All channels</gui></p> 67 </item> 68 <item> 69 <p><gui>A channel only if its window is active</gui></p> 70 </item> 71 <item> 72 <p><gui>All channels when any chat window is active</gui></p> 73 </item> 74 </list> 75 <p> 76 Default value: all channels 77 </p> 78 </section> 79</page> 80