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--- jabber_on_sdf [2023/11/17 02:18] – updated profanity start and use. peteyboy
+++ jabber_on_sdf [2023/11/20 23:21] – [Connecting with Pidgin from Your Unix or Windows Desktop] clarify locally meaning "on your computer" peteyboy
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 Recommended clients for mobile can be found [[mobile_applications_on_sdf|here]]
 ==== Connecting with Profanity from SDF Unix shell ====
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 After you are logged in and connected:
   * To see a list of group chat rooms--also called //conferences//--enter ''/rooms'' after logging in (see 'Conferences' section below for more details)
-  * To join your first room, try the 'sdf' group. Type ''/join sdf''
+  * To join your first room, try the 'sdf' group. Type ''/join sdf''. A new window, //[2]//, will be created and you will be switched to that window
   * To say something in the room you are in, just type it (no leading slash) and enter. It should appear in the main window.
-To issue other commands in the app, enter the appropriate slash ''/'' commands (like you did with ''/join'' already) in the input area (another important example: ''/help''). Messages responding to your command will show up in the first window, the existence of which will be indicated by a ''[1]'' in the status bar. You can change to window 1 using ''/win 1'', or alternately by use of the function keys 1..10 as below, but you may have to figure out for your ssh and computer setup what the "Alt" means (on a mac using default terminal program, ''[Option]1'' switches to window 1):
+To issue other commands in the app, enter the appropriate slash ''/'' commands (like you did with ''/join'' already) in the input area (another important example: ''/help''). Messages responding to your command will show up in the first window, the existence of which will be indicated by a ''[1]'' in the status bar. You can change to window 1 using ''/win 1'', or alternately by use of the function key F1 (F1..F10 should work) as listed below, but you may have to figure out for your ssh and computer setup what the "Alt" means (on a mac using default terminal program, ''[Option]1'' switches to window 1):
   * Alt-1 to Alt-0
   * F1 to F10
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 ==== Connecting with Finch from Unix shell ====
-Finch is a shell-based desktop-ish jabber client that was available on SDF, but seems to have not made it past the last upgrade.
+Finch is the shell-based desktop-ish version of the jabber client Pidgin that was available on SDF, but seems to have not made it past the last upgrade.
 If you have it, however, the following tutorial should work:
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   - Select **"Add Buddy"**.
+==== Connecting with Mcabber from SDF Unix shell ====
+//TBD//
+==== Connecting with Pidgin from Your Unix or Windows Desktop ====
-==== Connecting with Pidgin from Unix/Windows ====
+Install Pidgin locally on your computer via instructions on the [[https://pidgin.im/|Pidgin site]], then:
   * Go to **Accounts->Manage Accounts**.
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 === To join an existing conference ===
-To see a list of existing conferences, type ''/rooms''from window 1 after logging in. Example response:
+To see a list of existing conferences, type ''/rooms'' **while still in window 1** after logging in. Example response:
   Room list request sent: conference.jabber.sdf.org
   Rooms list response received: conference.jabber.sdf.org