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Clarified talk documentation wrt nicknames vs handles.
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docs/using/messaging.md+8−6
@@ -270,9 +270,10 @@ you.)
270- `idle` - inactive
270- `idle` - inactive
271- `gone` - not present
271- `gone` - not present
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273−`;name ~some/circle 'my nickname'`
273+`;name ~some/circle 'my handle'`
274−Set a nickname for yourself in a specific circle. It will display to users
274+Set a handle ("name") for yourself in a specific circle. It will display
275−who have done `;set nick`.
275+to users who have done `;set nick`, but gets truncated if it's longer
276+than 14 characters.
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277### Audience
278### Audience
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@@ -374,13 +375,14 @@ Clear an assigned nickname.
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375`;set nicks`
376`;set nicks`
376Show nicknames instead of urbit names. If no local nickname is set, uses
377Show nicknames instead of urbit names. If no local nickname is set, uses
377−that user's self-set name.
378+that user's handle. If the user has no handle, just the urbit name.
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379`;unset nicks`
380`;unset nicks`
380Show urbit names instead of nicknames.
381Show urbit names instead of nicknames.
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382−Nicknames longer than 14 character will be truncated in output. Nicknames
383+Nicknames and handles longer than 14 character will be truncated in
383−are strictly local - like the names on entries in a phonebook.
384+output. Nicknames are strictly local - like the names on entries in a
385+phonebook.
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385### Miscellaneous configuration
387### Miscellaneous configuration
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