--- a/htdocs/faq2.txt Tue Jan 24 17:50:09 2006 -0500
+++ b/htdocs/faq2.txt Tue Jan 24 23:18:12 2006 -0500
@@ -588,32 +588,22 @@
all timestamps to have dates in them.
+Q: How does Gaim decide which saved statuses to show in the status +A: Gaim shows six "popular" saved statuses in the status selector. +These are your six most recently used statuses, offset by a weight. +Gaim sorts all your saved statuses by the timestamp when they were +last used. And then, for each time you've used a status, the +timestamp is increased by one day. !SECTION AIM/ICQ (OSCAR) Protocol
-A: ICQ support is part of the OSCAR protocol, labeled AIM/ICQ in Gaim.-To use it, simply put your account number in the "Screen Name" box and your-password in the "Password" box. Leave the server settings set to the default-(login.oscar.aol.com and port 5190).-A: In AIM, yes, you can. Go to Tools->Account Actions<br/>-In ICQ, this is not yet supported. Patches are welcome.-Q: Can I set a status message?-A: In AIM, yes, you can. In 1.x, go to Tools->Away and select either-an existing one or the option to create a new one. Statuses themselves are-supported for ICQ, but Status messages are not.-Q: Does Gaim support available messages?-A: See the above question, with the caveat that the UI for this is-somewhat different, it is from the account actions menu. This UI will-improve with gaim 2.0.0.+A: In AIM, yes, you can. Go to Accounts-><i>account name</i>. +Set your ICQ profile is not supported yet. Q: Can I set a buddy icon?
@@ -665,12 +655,6 @@
-Q: Does Gaim support file transfer?-A: AIM and ICQ file transfer is mostly implemented at this time.-However, just as with the official clients, you may need to look at the-network tab in preferences. Q: Does Gaim support DirectIM and IM Image?
A: Yeah, kind of. This tends to be one of the buggier areas of Gaim.
@@ -693,38 +677,6 @@
A: Yes. You should be able to add phone numbers to your buddy
list using the same format as above.
-Q: I heard AOL is combining ICQ and AIM, does that mean I can send a-message from an AIM account to an ICQ account and vice-versa?-A: Yes, AOL is slowly letting the two messaging networks interoperate with-each other. Messaging between the two protocols works as long as the-receiver of the message supports it. Gaim 0.60 supports sending and-receiving messages between AIM and ICQ, but <b>the person receiving the-message must support this</b>. Gaim, of course, supports this for both ICQ-and AIM accounts. Windows AIM version 5.2.3139 supports receiving messages-from ICQ users. It is unknown if earlier versions of Windows AIM support-this. Windows ICQ build 3800 does not support receiving messages from AIM-users. Windows ICQ Lite builds 1150 and later support receiving messages-from AIM users and sending messages to AIM users. MacAIM versions 4.6 beta,-build 1.1131 and newer support sending and receiving messages to and from- The same clients that support receiving messages from the alternate- messaging network will also show up in buddy lists of people using the- alternate network. This means that if you can message an ICQ user from an- AIM account, then the ICQ user will also show up in your AIM buddy list.- So an AIM user using Windows AIM version 5.2.3139 will show up in an ICQ-Q: English is not my native language, and some of my friends have-trouble seeing my IMs/I have trouble seeing my friends' IMs. How do I-use a native language character set with ICQ?-A: Gaim 0.82 and higher allow you to specify a character encoding to-use when conversing with ICQ users. Use the account editor to set this