ICQ Operations

Sending a Message

To send a message over ICQ, either double-click on a contact or right-click on a contact and select Message.... The Send Message dialog shown in Figure 5 appears. Type a message and click the Send button to send the message.

Tip

You can press Ctrl-Enter to quickly send the message. This accelerator key triggers Send in all GnomeICU dialogs.

Figure 5. Message Dialog

Sending a File

To send a file over ICQ, right-click on a contact and select File Request.... The Send File dialog shown in Figure 6 appears. Add Files... to add each file you wish to send to the list. To remove files from the list, select the files you do not wish to send and click on Remove files. Finally, if necessary, enter a reason for sending the file. Click the Send button to send the files. The files are sent in the order of their appearance in the list, and the File Transfer dialog box displays the progress of the transfer.

Figure 6. Send File Dialog

Sending a URL

You can use this functionality to send an URL (Universal Resource Locator - another name for a web site address) to other users. It's the preferred way of sending URLs, since the receiving user could easily see the URL in one click (in most ICQ applications).

To send a URL over ICQ, right-click on a contact and select URL.... The Send URL dialog shown in Figure 7 appears. Type in or paste the URL, and if necessary add a description. Click the Send button to send the URL.

TipDragging a Link
 

You can drag a link from your web browser to the contact in the GnomeICU to open a Send URL dialog with the URL of the link already typed in.

Figure 7. Send URL Dialog

Chatting

To chat with someone on your ICQ list, right-click on a contact and select Chat Request. The Chat Request dialog, shown in Figure 8 appears.

Figure 8. Chat Request Dialog

Type a reason for the chat and press the Send button to send the chat request. If the other user accepts the chat, the Chat dialog, shown in Figure 9 appears. Otherwise, their reason for not accepting the chat request would appear.

Figure 9. Chat Dialog