A simple session of using FMChat might be as
follow:
- you start FMChat by clicking on the "
start FMChat"
button
- in the my name:
box, you enter the name you want to use for connecting to
the chat server. The name must not contain any spaces. A
very good idea is to use your e-mail address.
- You press the "connect"
button. If the connection succeeds, the connect button
changes his text from "
connect"
to "disconnect".
- You enter the message to send and the name of the person
to receive the message.
- You press the "send
to person" button
- If the receiver is connected to FMChat, the message is
delivered to the receiver, and appended to the chat area.
- If the receiver isn't connected to FMChat, you'll see a
message box telling you that the receiver won't receive
anything because isn't connected.
- any message sent to you will be also appended to the chat
area.
- when you have finished the chat, you press the "disconnect"
button.
- if the disconnect succeeds, the button changes his text
from "
disconnect"
to "connect"
- you close the applet
- you can create, remove, join to and leave a group by
entering the group name in the group name box
and selecting the appropriate option in the Groups menu.
- A group can only be removed by the person who created it
and only when it is empty (it has no member).
- A person may belong to 0,1 or more groups. Right after
connecting to FMChat server, you aren't member of any
group, but you can join to as many groups as you wish.
- Using the Groups/List menu option you can get a list with
all groups, with your groups (groups where you belong)
and with members of a group given in the group name box
- You can enter a group name and press the "
send to group"
button to have your message delivered to all members of
that group.