Chimmy's Yahoo Client v0.12 -------------------------- Very basic docs for Yahoo - Better docs soon... Syntax: yahoo Example: yahoo chimmy_the_insane would log me on. After starting yahoo, enter your password when prompted. There will be a short pause while yahoo logs onto the server, once logged on, your screen should look something like this: Note: Window 4 is not shown unless your display has more than 110 columns. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + + Window 1 + Window 2 + + + + + + + + Main conversation window + Friends List + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Window 4 + + Window 3 --- User commands + + + + Status Display + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You can enter commands in the lower window (window 3) this is where you entered your passwords. If you want to see what commands are available, you can type /HELP (or /H) at any time, this will display a command list in window 1. All commands start with a /, anything not starting with a / is assumed to be conversation and sent to the target user. The commands are as follows: /QUERY - Sets the target user, this can be one of your online friends (as listed in window 2) but can be any online user. Any text you enter that does not start with a / is sent to the current target user, also your prompt is the target user in square brackets. Ex: [Bill]: Enter /QUERY with no parameter to clear the target. /ADD - Add to buddy list. /DEL - Remove from buddy list. /CLEAR - Clears Window 1 and Window 3. /HELP - Displays a summary of all available commands. /WHO - This used to display the userlist, in this version of yahoo, the userlist is always displayed, this command is retained for compatibility only. /LOGOUT (/QUIT) - Terminates Yahoo and logs you off. You can also use /W for /WHO and /Q for /QUERY. --- This client is designed for use with the linux console, it doesn't like running in XTerms since they have a white background. It should be fine in ETerm, but don't count on it, there are other yahoo clients you can run in X anyway, like GTK-Yahoo...