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<H3><A NAME="s5">5. "Talk To" Dialog Window</A></H3>
The dialog window is initially divided into three sections:
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<TD><LI>The "Talk to" input line</TD>
<TD>Here you can enter one or more talk addresses, to which
a connection should be established.
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<A HREF="#ss5.1">`"Talk To" Input Line'</A></TD>
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<TD><LI>The Addressbook Entries</TD>
<TD>In this window you can choose one of the addressbook entries.
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<TD><LI>The Addresses</TD>
<TD>All addresses you choose here are added to the list of
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<H3><A NAME="ss5.1">5.1 The "Talk To" Input Line:</A></H3>
In the uppermost line "Talk to" you can enter one or several talk
addresses, separated by comma.<BR>
If you click on the arrow at the right side of the line, you can
choose one of the addresses you most recently talked to.<BR>
A talk address has the form "<TT>name[@host][#terminal]</TT>"<BR>
"<TT>name</TT>" is the login name, "<TT>host</TT>" is the IP
address of the computer, that your partner uses, and
"<TT>terminal</TT>" is the terminal window the talk message shall
appear in. The host and the terminal can be left out.
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By pressing the button <B>Talk</B> the connections are established,
by pressing <B>Cancel</B> the window is closed without connecting.
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<H3><A NAME="ss5.2">5.2 The Addressbook Entries:</A></H3>
The middle window offers you the different addressbook entries. By selecting
one of them, you will be shown the address / addresses associated
with it.
<H3><A NAME="ss5.3">5.3 The Addresses:</A></H3>
The lower part shows the addresses associated with the selected entry
of the addressbook. You can choose an address with the mouse to add them
to the "Talk to" line.
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