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Using Murmurs in Mingle

Viewing Murmurs

All project Murmurs (either entered by the Murmurs tab or entered via the external chat room client) can be viewed via the Murmurs tab. Murmurs are shown with the latest Murmur first and 25 Murmurs are shown on each page. Previous Murmurs can be seen by using the page navigation on the Murmurs tab.

Using Murmurs in Mingle

You can post Murmurs from the Murmurs tab. You can view all the Murmurs and post from the same page if you are a full team member. Anonymous or read only users can read but not post Murmurs.

Using Murmurs from an external chatroom

As well as posting Murmurs via Mingle you can post Murmurs via an external chat room.

How to join the chat room using Adium?

First you will need to ensure that you have a user account set up for your Jabber user.
To find the details of your projects external chat room
  1. Go to the Murmurs settings page on your Mingle project
  2. You will see: 
    Chat room id: chatroom_id
Conference service: conference.jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
Jabber server host: jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
Jabber server port: 5222
Current chat room status: OK
  3. These details can be used in Adium to enter and chat in the Murmurs chat room
Adding your Jabber account on Adium
  1. Start Adium
  2. Open: File -> Add account -> Jabber
  3. On the Account Tab, fill in your JabberID, e.g. anon@chat.company.com
  4. Fill your password
  5. On the Options Tab, fill in Connect Server e.g. chat.company.com
  6. Click OK. Adium now knows about your Jabber user account
Joining a chat room on Adium
  1. Open: File -> Join chat room
  2. Select the Jabber user from the dropdown
  3. Fill in the chat room name from Chat room id on the Murmurs settings page of your project
  4. Fill in the server field from Conference service on the Murmurs settings page
  5. Optionally fill in a handle (which will be used as your name in the chat room client)
  6. Click Join
  7. You should now be able to chat via the chat room

For more details about using Adium as a chat client see here: http://adium.im/

How to join the chat room using iChat?

First you will need to ensure that you have a user account set up for your Jabber user.
To find the details of your projects external chat room
  1. Go to the Murmurs settings page on your Mingle project
  2. You will see: 
      Chat room id: chatroom_id
  Conference service: conference.jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
  Jabber server host: jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
  Jabber server port: 5222
  Current chat room status: OK
  3. These details can be used in iChat to enter and chat in the Murmurs chat room
Adding your Jabber account on iChat
  1. Start iChat
  2. Open: Preferences -> Add account -> Jabber
  3. In the Account name, fill in your JabberID, e.g. anon@chat.company.com
  4. Fill your password
  5. On the Server Options, fill in Connect Server e.g. chat.company.com
  6. Click OK. iChat now knows about your Jabber user account.
Joining a chat room on iChat
  1. Open: File -> Go to chat room
  2. Select the Jabber user from the Account dropdown
  3. Fill in the chat room name from Chat room id on the Murmurs settings page of your project
  4. Add the server field from Conference service on the Murmurs settings page e.g. chatroom_name@chat.company.com
  5. Click Go
  6. You should now be able to chat via the chat room

For more details about using iChat as a chat client see here: http://www.apple.com/support/ichat/

How to join the chat room using Pidgin?

First you will need to ensure that you have a user account set up for your Jabber user.
To find the details of your projects external chat room
  1. Go to the Murmurs settings page on your Mingle project
  2. You will see: 
      Chat room id: chatroom_id
  Conference service: conference.jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
  Jabber server host: jabber_server.thoughtworks.com
  Jabber server port: 5222
  Current chat room status: OK
  3. These details can be used in Pidgin to enter and chat in the Murmurs chat room.
Adding your Jabber account on Pidgin
  1. Start Pidgin
  2. Open: Accounts -> Manage accounts -> Add account
  3. Select protocol: XMPP
  4. In the username, fill in your JabberID, e.g. anon@chat.company.com
  5. In domain, fill in the Jabber server host from the Murmurs settings page
  6. Fill your password
  7. Click OK. Pidgin now knows about your Jabber user account.
Joining a chat room on iChat
  1. Open: Buddies -> Join a chat
  2. Select the XMPP/Jabber user from the Account dropdown
  3. Fill in the chat room name from Chat room id on the Murmurs settings page of your project
  4. Add the server field from Conference service on the Murmurs settings page e.g. chatroom_name@chat.company.com
  5. Click Join
  6. You should now be able to chat via the chat room

For more details about using Pidgin as a chat client see here: http://www.pidgin.im/

Linking my external Murmurs to my Mingle user profile

As Murmurs from an external chat client will be made by your chat room login and not your Mingle login you can associate your Mingle profile to your Jabber profile.
  1. Go to your profile
  2. Input your Jabber username
  3. Save profile
  4. All your Murmurs will now show your Mingle display name and icon. On the Murmur tabs your Jabber user id will be associated with your Murmurs and your Mingle user icon will be shown. Murmurs made from inside and outside Mingle will look the same.

Suggested ways to start using Murmurs

  • If your team already uses a chat client to discuss requirements, tests, development you either connect your Murmurs to your existing chatroom and capture your chat in Mingle or create a new chat room via Mingle and capture your chat there.
  • If you team posts announcements to each other via email, try using Murmurs to make these announcements.
  • If you need to tell your team when you will be back in the office, why not Murmur it to so everyone on the team sees it.
  • If you created a great new wiki page, Murmur the name and the tab will automatically link to the page so that everyone can go directly to the information they want.
  • If you have finished a story and want to tell the time, Murmur a card number with your update and the team will easily be able to see your update and the information about the story.

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