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Messaging fixes
commit8fb63e53f25eb59bba9b8e2debb737aa89ce9a45 authorMorgan Sutherland <msutherl@users.noreply.github.com> dateThu 13 Jun 2019, 15:26 (7 years ago) parenta10e1b2
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@@ -28,21 +28,15 @@ take a look at its [documentation](./docs/learn/arvo/hall.md).
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2929## Quickstart
3030
31−The most common use of talk right now is as a single IRC or Slack channel (`~dopzod/urbit-help`) and direct messages. Everyone is more than welcome
32−in `~dopzod/urbit-help`. It's the place to get help, ask questions and chat about
33−Urbit in general.
31+The most common uses of Talk right now are communicating over a public chat channel called `~dopzod/urbit-help` and sending direct messages. Everyone is more than welcome in `~dopzod/urbit-help`. It's the place to get help, ask questions and chat about Urbit in general.
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35−There are two ways of using Talk: from the terminal running the Urbit process,
36−or through the Landscape web UI available at `http://localhost/~~/landscape` (in some cases, Urbit will proxy over port 8080, in which case this link becomes `http://localhost:8080/~~/landscape`).
33+There are two ways of using Talk: from the terminal running the Urbit process, or through the Landscape web UI available at `http://localhost/~~/landscape`.
3734
3835If you're using Landscape for the first time, you'll need to enter a code to gain access. You can obtain this code by running `+code` from the Dojo.
3936
4037### Joining a Channel
4138
42−In Hall, a medium for a message is called a _circle_. There are four types of
43−circles, but we for now we'll be dealing with the _channel_: a publicly
44−accessible chatroom for general use. We'll discuss the other three
45−kinds in the [manual](#manual) section.
39+In Hall, a medium for a message is called a _circle_. There are four types of circles, but we for now we'll be dealing with the _channel_: a publicly accessible chatroom for general use. We'll discuss the other three kinds in the [manual](#manual) section.
4640
4741Let's join the `~dopzod/urbit-help` channel. Use `ctrl-x` to switch from Dojo to Talk.
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@@ -69,12 +63,12 @@ You'll see your message printed below messages from others that came before it:
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7064### Subscribing to a Channel in Landscape
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72−In Landscape, you can always navigate to a channel by opening the menu, or using the shortcut `cmd-k`, then typing `go ~dopzod/urbit-help`. However, if you want to see messages in your inbox, you'll need to subscribe.
66+In Landscape, you can always navigate to a channel by opening the menu, or using the shortcut `cmd-k`, then typing `go ~host-urbit/channel-name`. However, if you want to see messages in your inbox, you'll need to join from the Talk terminal.
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74−Let's try. From the Talk terminal, run:
68+Again, that's:
7569
7670```
77−;source %inbox ~dopzod/urbit-help
71+;join ~dopzod/urbit-help
7872```
7973
8074Now, navigate to `localhost/~~/landscape`. You should see recent messages under the "Recent" tab, and if you navigate to the "All" tab, you should see your subscription to `~dopzod/urbit-help` under "Chats".
@@ -202,9 +196,7 @@ will print as
202196
203197#### Replies
204198
205−To indicate what you're saying is in direct response to a specific
206−message, select the message (see Activating Lines below) and type your
207−response.
199+To indicate what you're saying is in direct response to a specific message, select the message (see Activating Lines below) and type your response.
208200
209201```
210202~some-urbit= Hello! How are you?