--- a/htdocs/faq.txt Tue Dec 23 10:44:28 2003 -0500
+++ b/htdocs/faq.txt Tue Dec 23 10:54:08 2003 -0500
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
than 0.11.3. You will get errors in the <code>po/</code> directory.
- If you have Slackware, you need to get non-slack packages for autoconf,+ If you have Slackware < 9.1, you need to get non-slack packages for autoconf, automake, gettext, and libtool. You also have to copy the contents of
/usr/local/share/aclocal to /usr/share/aclocal. This is due to bugs in
Slackware and the auto* packages.
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
*BSD users may also have problems with libtool and will also have to remove
the --no-verify from the configure script.
+ See also <a href="faq-ssl.php">these notes</a> for distribution specific Q: I'm trying to install Gaim, but it complains that I don't have
libgtkspell.so.0, from where can I get this?
@@ -38,10 +42,13 @@
Q: Is there some way I can compile just Gaim, without all of these protocols?
-A: Sort of, yeah. There are actually two ways to do it.+A: Yeah. There are actually three ways to do it. + Use the --with-dynamic-prpls option to ./configure Use the --with-static-prpls option to ./configure along with
--disable-plugins. This will let you choose which protocols are compiled in
with Gaim, but you will not be able to use any other protocols or plugins.
@@ -68,8 +75,8 @@
remove that first. <code>rpm -e gaim</code> or <code>dpkg -p gaim</code>
should work. If you are using 0.59.x or lower, you will receive some
errors about your plugins when you restart Gaim. This is normal. Simply go
-into the Plugins dialog (Tools->Plugins) and reload them. These errors+into the Plugins dialog (Tools->Preferences->Plugins) and reload them. These +errors will only happen once. Likewise, if you want to use an RPM or deb and you have previously
compiled Gaim from source, you need to <code>make uninstall</code> to
@@ -292,7 +299,16 @@
Q: What is a "Buddy Pounce"?
-A: Gaim introduced buddy pounces a few releases before AOL came out with "Buddy Alerts." Despite this though, you could think of a buddy pounce as an Alert and get an idea of the most minimal uses of a buddy pounce. In reality, a buddy pounce is much like a macro, or a recorded action. When you set a pounce on someone, you choose from a number of events, such as signon or someone going away, and then you choose from a number of actions. These actions include everything from playing a sound (like an Alert would do) to sending a messsage to the person, to executing a command. This action will occur the next time gaim detects the event, ie the next time the person in your buddy list who you have pounced signs on. +A: Gaim introduced buddy pounces a few releases before AOL came out with +"Buddy Alerts." Despite this though, you could think of a buddy pounce as an +Alert and get an idea of the most minimal uses of a buddy pounce. In reality, +a buddy pounce is much like a macro, or a recorded action. When you set a +pounce on someone, you choose from a number of events, such as signon or +someone going away, and then you choose from a number of actions. These +actions include everything from playing a sound (like an Alert would do) to +sending a messsage to the person, to executing a command. This action will +occur the next time gaim detects the event, ie the next time the person in +your buddy list who you have pounced signs on. Q: How do I get rid of the buddy icons in the taskbar?
