From 48540940b6c28bb4378abfeb500ec45a625b37b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vadim Dashevskiy Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 10:38:20 +0000 Subject: initial commit git-svn-id: http://svn.miranda-ng.org/main/trunk@2 1316c22d-e87f-b044-9b9b-93d7a3e3ba9c --- docs/readme.txt | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/readme.txt (limited to 'docs/readme.txt') diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2501e25e8b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ + Miranda Instant Messenger Release Notes + --------------------------------------- + + www.miranda-im.org + + +Contents +-------- +1. Installation instructions +2. General notes +3. Troubleshooting +4. Compatibility issues +5. Contact +6. Support +7. License and Copyright + + +1. Installation Instructions +---------------------------- +* Upgrading + +To upgrade an existing Miranda IM installation, run the installer +and choose to install to the same folder. Your message history, +settings and contact list will be saved. + +* First Installation + +Run the installer and follow the instructions. + + + +2. General Notes +---------------- +Unlock the power of your new Miranda IM with plugins! There are hundreds +of plugins available for free at addons.miranda-im.org. + + +3. Troubleshooting +------------------ +If you have problems with Miranda: + +a) Disable all plugins. If the problem is gone now, it was probably a + bug in one of the plugins and not in Miranda IM itself. +b) Update to the latest alpha version. + We regularly fix bugs in Miranda IM. If you are having a problem it + might help to upgrade to the latest alpha version, maybe we already + fixed it. You will find the "Nightly alpha builds" in the "Development" + section of our website. +c) Check the list of known bugs. + The official buglist is available at: + http://code.google.com/p/miranda/issues/list + Look here before you submit a new report, dont submit a new report if + it has already been reported. +d) Submit a bugreport. + + +4. Compatibility issues +----------------------- +Miranda IM supports all released versions of Windows from +Windows 95 to Windows 7. Beta versions are not supported. + +a) Windows 95 + + - If you have trouble running Miranda IM on a Windows 95, make + sure that you have Winsock and DUN upgrades installed. + - Menu icons are not supported in Windows 95. + - Window transparency is only supported on Windows 2000 and later. + +b) Plugins + - Third party plugins may have different requirements than + Miranda IM itself. The Miranda IM developers cannot guarantee + that all plugins will work on your system. + + +5. Contact +---------- +The official webpage for the Miranda IM project is http://www.miranda-im.org. + + +6. Support +---------- +Miranda IM is provided free of charge but without any warranty or support. + +If you have difficulties using Miranda IM, you can find a lot of resources in +the Support section of the website. + +You can also ask for help in the official forums and someone will try to help. +But remember; everyone involved in the Miranda IM project are volunteers, as +in "does not get paid". So please be friendly and your chances of getting help +will increase. + + +7. License and Copyright +------------------------ +Source code is available at: http://www.miranda-im.org/download/ + +Miranda IM is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See +"License.txt" for more details. + +Miranda IM is copyright 2000-2011 by the people listed in contributors.txt. + +The plugins included with this release are copyrighted by their authors. See the +documentation for each plugin for more information. -- cgit v1.2.3