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<h1><img src="../../intro/css/images/ecf_intro.gif">Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF)</h1>
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<h2>Quick Start</h2>
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<h3><a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/ECF#OSGi_4.2_Remote_Services">OSGi 4.2 Remote Services</a></h3>

ECF now includes a standard implementation of the OSGi 4.2 Remote Services specification.  See a number of
examples and documentation at the <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/ECF#OSGi_4.2_Remote_Services">ECF wiki remote services section</a>.
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<h3>Using ECF to talk to others developers remotely</h3>
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ECF allows you connect to others developers using the protocols XMPP, MSN, Yahoo, ECF, IRC, JMS, Zeroconf/Bonjour, and others. Upon installation, ECF creates a new perspective for the workspace called 'Communications'.
To access this perspective, click on the 'Communications' button in the upper right of the workspace:<P>
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	<li><a href="#xmpp">XMPP(GoogleTalk) Connection Example</a></li>
	<li><a href="#irc">IRC Connection Example</a></li>
	<li><a href="#ecf">ECF Collaboration Group</a></li>
	<li><a href="#useful">Useful Links</a></li>
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<h3><a name="xmpp"/>XMPP(GoogleTalk) Connection Example</h3>
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To connect to Instant Messaging (IM), click on <b>ECF Connection</b> icon <img src="images/img2.png"> and select XMPPS protocol:<p>
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Fill out the <b>Connection Wizard</b> with your account:<p>
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A <b>Contacts View</b> will appear with your contacts:<p>
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To send a message click over the contact with right button:<p>
<img src="images/img6.png"><p>
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After that, type your message on a <b>Messages View</b>:<p>
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<h3><a name="irc"/>IRC Connection Example</h3>
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To connect to IRC channel, click on <b>ECF Connection</b> icon <img src="images/img2.png"> and select IRC protocol:<p>
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Fill out the <b>Connection Wizard</b> with IRC channel information:<p>
<img src="images/img10.png"><p>
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A <b>Chat IRC View</b> will appear:<p>
<img src="images/img11.png"><p>
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<h3><a name="ecf"/>ECF Collaboration Group (Real-Time Group Collaboration)</h3>
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Using ECF Collaboration Group, you can provide Shared Workspaces:
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<li>URL Sharing</li>
<li>Shared Editing</li>
<li>Screen Capture</li>
<li>Co-Browse Web</li>
<li>Private and Public messages</li>
<li>And others</li>
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To connect to ECF Collaboration Group, click on <b>ECF Connection</b> icon <img src="images/img12.png"> and fill out the connection wizard:<p>
<img src="images/img13.png">
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A <b>Collaboration View (ECF Generic)</b> will appear:<p>
<img src="images/img14.png"><p>
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Click with right button over a contact into ECF buddy list, and you will can share url, send file, send messages and others:<p>
<img src="images/img15.png"><p>
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<h3><a name="useful"/>Useful Links</h3>
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    <li>ECF Project Home Page: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf</a></li>
    <li>ECF Extras Home Page (Skype, JMS, and Yahoo providers): <a href="http://ecf1.osuosl.org">http://ecf1.osuosl.org/ecf</a></li>
    <li>ECF Wiki: <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project">http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project</a></li>
	<li>New and Noteworthy: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html</a></li>
	<li>Newsgroup: <a href="news://news.eclipse.org/eclipse.technology.ecf">news://news.eclipse.org/eclipse.technology.ecf</a></li>
	<li>Mailing List: <a href="mailto:ecf-dev@eclipse.org">ecf-dev@eclipse.org</a></li>
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