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1. Chatting with all users on a
public channel
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If you're in novice
mode: Just press the 'Chat' button.
To choose a channel, select the menu option: Chat->Get channels list, or
press the channel button (in expert mode) to retrieve the channel list. Browse
the list till you find the channel you wish to join. Double-click OR click
once and then press join to join that channel. Once in, you can chat with
all the users in the channel by typing into the text dialogue at the bottom
and pressing return. To leave the chat, press the "X" in the upper right hand
corner of the chat window.
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2. Chatting with a specific person
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To chat with a
specific person, you may either initiate a chat from your friends list (see
the help file below) or start a chat from a main channel. To establish a private
chat, double click on the nick of the person you wish to have a private chat
with in the public channel, or right click and select either private chat
or DCC (direct client chat) chat. Both will be one to one chats.
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3. Searching for files you want
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To search for a
file you require press the Search icon and enter in at least the first few
letters of the file you are searching for in the field provided. You may also
specify if you want to search Only Files On-line at the moment or all files
on record, if you wish you may even specify a minumun connection speed or
a file category. You can also search in the network or inside the users of
a specific channel you're in.
Another way to
find the files you are after is by asking for users lists inside a chat, to
do this select a users name in the user list and then press the list button
at the bottom of the user list (in a private chat right click on the chat
area and Ask for…Users list). The list will download to you and open automatically.
Just select the files you want and press the 'Download' button.
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4. Sharing a set of files
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PLEASE NOTE:
in novice mode all of this should be automatic so we're presuming you are
in expert mode for the following.
To share your
files with other Filetopians you must make a list of the files you want to
share and make the list and directory there stored in available to them.
To make a list
of your files and share the directories there stored in do the following:
Select File -
New List and browse for the directory (or directories) your files are located
in. To select a directory once you have found it either choose Add w/Subdirectories
(selects the directory you have chosen and any other sub directories in side
it) OR Add single (selects just the single directory). Once you have done
that make sure Share the selected directories is selected (this allows users
to access the directories). Choose which type of list you would like Dynamic
or Static (Dynamic lists are created on the fly and make the directories truly
shared, Static lists are a list of files that were in the directory at the
time they were made so adding files to the directory will not change these
lists, they need to be updated manually. The advantage of static lists is
that unlike dynamic lists static lists can store descriptions of your files.
Once you have done all this you may create your list by choosing Create. Once
your list is created (it may take some time if your collection is massive)
you must save it, to do so select File - Save List OR press F2, chose a name
for your list (your username perhaps) and select Save.
To make your
list available to other users do the following:
Go to Options
- Lister and were it asks for your Auto-send List select the list you created
of the files you want to share.
You can share
a list of files for a specific channel by adding the channel to your favourites
and selecting a list there. You can alos share a list for a specific user
by adding that user to you friends list and selecting a List in the friends
properties.
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5. What you need to setup for the
program to work
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After installing
Filetopia, run the Getting Started Wizard to set up Filetopia. This will help
you share your files, and is where you enter your user name and password for
Filetopia. Here you will also choose your share mode. You may run the Getting
Started Wizard anytime you like by going to Help, Getting Started Wizard in
Filetopia under the Help menu or by pressing Ctrl+W.
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6. How to work if you're using firewalls
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Fileotopia 2.1
is prepared to work 100% with users behind firewalls. There are, however,
a few things that should be considered in these cases.
- Users behind
firewalls can download and upload files from usesr that are not behind
firewalls.
- When chatting,
users behind firewalls receive all the chat information through the chat
server (which makes it slower than for users that do not have firewalls).
In case you are
experimenting problems when using a firewall you can activate an option in
Options->Chat.
"Use server for chat"
This will ensure that all your
data goes through your server connection making it more likely to work (although
slower) in same cases.
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7. How to manage your collection
of files
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The file Lister
in Filetopia is very powerful and can do many things, it can compare lists,
combine lists, it can export your list for use in other programs, lists can
be searched, sorted, edited and comments can be made on each file.
You can manage
files both online and offline, verify file integrity with CRC scan and perform
duplicate analysis on your files.
Give it a test,
and discover all the posibilities.
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8. How to Copy and paste text in
a channel
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To copy text
in a chat simply highlight the text and it will be automatically copied
to the clipboard.
To paste
text to be sent right-click in the area your text is typed before sending
and if there is text in the clipboard you can choose Paste, or press CTRL-V.
Please Note:
As a security feature, you can not copy text from a channel unless logging
is permitted in that channel.
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To add a friend
to your friends list, there are two ways: one way is to right click on their
nick in any filetopia chat room, then scroll down to "add to your friends
list." This will send a request to that person. When they approve your request,
you will receive a popup dialogue telling you that person has been added to
your list.
If you are the
person of whom the request is being made, you will have the chance to add
that person to your contact list. Click yes to add them to your list, and
no to not add them.
You can manage
your friends list by right clicking on your minimized Filetopia icon or by
going to chat, then online friends. You can, 1) open private chats, 2) send
someone on your list a message, or 3) share files.
When you select
and right click on a person in your friends list, there are several options
you can implement. Those features include: alert when that user comes online,
remove the user from your friends list, you can invite them to a channel you’re
in, send message, chat, and share files. The friend's properties allows you
to customize many settings on a 'per user basis', it also allows you to send
a request to be removed from a given friend's list.
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10. Playing Sounds in Filetopia
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Filetopia comes
with a set of .wav files that can be played in a chat for all to hear. To
do this, type and send the following in a chat for example: /sound who (only
files users have in there /sounds directory can be heard by them). There is
a /play command that will allow to play sound by an external player (as background
music).
More sound packages
can be obtained from the download
page of Filetopia.
There are also 7 configurable
sound events: Chat alert, chat beep, new message, system sound, empty queue,
disconnection and friend online. All these events can be configured from the
Novice mode options window (Advanced Options).
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11. What do the symbols in front
of user’s names mean?
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These symbols
have the following meanings in a chat:
=
Channel Owner
A channels
owner can not be kicked or banned from the channel they created, they may
kick and ban anyone they please and they can give Operator status to anyone.
= Operator
An Operator
can only be kicked by the owner of a channel or bye a fellow Operator, they
may kick anyone except for the channel owner and may give Operator status
to anyone
= Operator
in public channels
= Voice activated in that channel
= Gagged: user has been forbidden to speak in the channel
= This means the user did not pass the firewall test.
= Away from the keyboard.
= The user is a trader, you will need permission to access this user's files.
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