<h2>Crazy Patch Writers</h2>

<dl>

<dt>Ka-Hing 'javabsp' Cheung</dt>

<dt>Felipe 'shx' Contreras</dt>

<dt>Decklin Foster</dt>

<li><a href="statusicons.php">Status Icons</a></li>

<li><a href="security/">Security Problems</a></li>

<li><a href="l10n/">Internationalization Statistics</a> - Updated nightly</li>

<li><a href="protocol.php">Protocols</a> -

Descriptions of the protocols Pidgin uses (incomplete)</li>

<li><a href="http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/dev/html/main.html">API Documentation</a> -

<p>

To verify the signature of a <code>.tar.gz</code> or <code>.tar.bz2</code> file:</p>

<pre><code>$ gpg --verify gaim-0.80.tar.bz2.asc gaim-0.80.tar.bz2</code></pre>

</p>

can find the source and a non-Red Hat specific RPM at <a

href="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">gtkspell.sourceforge.net</a>.

Q: Is there some way I can compile just Pidgin, without all of these protocols?

A: Yeah. There are actually three ways to do it.

remove all Pidgin files from <code>/usr/local</code>.

</p>

Q: Can I run Pidgin on IRIX?

A: Sure you can - the amount of effort involved depends on which compiler you use;

the X screensaver extension and disable the gtk- and glibtests; no source hacks are needed.

</p>

!ANCHOR crash-on-start

Q: Why is Pidgin crashing when I start it?

<li>If you use 0.75 or higher on win32, try deleting <code>tcl.dll</code>.</li>

</ul>

A: Non-current versions have old bugs which may be fixed in the

frequently unusable because of changes in the code. Bugs are

introduced during the development process and are hopefully fixed

before a release is made.

!SECTION Using Pidgin

Q: How do I use AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, ICQ, or any other protocol?

A: Use the Account Editor (Accounts-&gt;Add/Edit) to add the account of

Additionally, some settings to specific parts of Pidgin can be set by a Gtk+

theme.</p>

Q: How do I make Pidgin use emacs-like keybindings, or assign a custom

hotkey?

<code>gtk-can-change-accels = 1</code>, then you hover over the menu item then

press your desired key stroke.

Q: How do I use smiley themes?

A: To select a theme, open Pidgin's preferences to the "Smiley Themes"

font_name = "Sans 10"

}

# Set the widget style for the conversation entry box

# Set the widget style for the conversation

# Set the widget style for the log viewer

# Set the widget style for IMHtml input widgets in request dialogs

# Set the widget style for IMHtml widgets in notify dialogs

# Uncommenting the line below sets all IMHtml widgets in Pidgin to the same style

# and will work in Pidgin versions prior to 0.78

GtkTreeView::expander_size = 0

}

# And apply the style to the buddy list:

# Customize the New 2.0.0 Status Selector

# This is a work-around that keeps you from having to scroll

# if the status selector is at the bottom of the screen.

GtkComboBox::appears-as-list = 1

GtkWidget::focus-line-width = 0

GtkWidget::focus-padding = 0

}

#############################

# ctrl-a == move to beginning of line, ctrl-e == move to end of line, etc.

gtk-key-theme-name = "Emacs"

#this requires changing the "Editable menu accelerators" in the GNOME System preferences (System -> Preferences -> Menu and Toolbar Preferences), and a similar setting in xfce4 in order to work.

gtk-can-change-accels = 1

bind "<ctrl>F1" { "format_function_clear" () }

}

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Important and Long Delayed News

April 6th, 2007 - 6:19PM EDT

<p>Many years ago when this project was first started, it was called "GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger." AOL naturally complained, and Mark Spencer changed the name to "Gaim." AOL was appeased, and no one really ever heard of it because there were very few users back then.</p> <p>A few years later AOL trademarked "AIM," and started referring to their IM services using that name. They complained. The issue was brought up on Slashdot, and the Gaim developers at the time got some legal support. That legal support advised that the ongoing discussions with AOL be kept confidential until fully settled, and so it remained. The public thought the issue had gone away then. It sorta did, in that AOL stopped responding to Gaim's legal support for a while.</p> <p>Our legal support has changed several times, and each group of lawyers have recommended silence &amp; secrecy. Around the time of Gaim's first 2.0.0 beta, AOL came back into our lives in a very strong way, this time threatening to sue Sean.</p> <p>This represents a clear pattern. AOL received more pushback than they expected, and would sort of let things stand for a while. Then they would threaten a different Gaim developer. Each time a new Gaim developer was threatened, we had to look at new legal support, to prevent a conflict of interest.</p> <p>This process could not go on forever. As a result we ended up forming the Instant Messaging Freedom Corporation, and making it legally responsible for Gaim. We also had our new legal support work to create a real settlement with AOL that would get this issue dismissed from our lives forever.</p> <p>Getting a settlement with AOL has taken FAR FAR longer than we would have ever guessed. On legal advice, we have refrained from any non-beta release during this process as a show of good faith, and to keep AOL from giving up on it. Again, on legal advice, we have also kept this information closely controlled.</p> <p>At long last, I am pleased to announce that we have a signed settlement and can release our new version. There is one catch however: we have had to change the project's name.</p> <p>After a long, and unfortunately secret debate (as we could not say why we were looking at a name change, we ended up just doing this ourselves), we settled on the name "Pidgin" for gaim itself, "libpurple" for libgaim (which, as of 2.0.0 beta6, exists), and "Finch" for gaim-text. Yes, the spelling of "Pidgin" is intentional, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin</a>.</p> <p>Since so much is changing between the name and the nature of the 2.0.0 release itself, we decided to go ahead with something we have talked about doing for a while now. We have set up our own server, kindly donated by DVLabs. As a result our new home will be www.pidgin.im and <a href="http://developer.pidgin.im">developer.pidgin.im</a> We, at least for now, will still be using SF's mirroring system for releases. However, the bug tracking will no longer be on SF, and we will be migrating the mailing lists at some point soon. Also, we have chosen to go with monotone for our revision control, rather than the SF cvs or svn.</p> <p>In the last week or so, an upgrade to SF's infrastructure caused an old version of the gaim-cabal list to become briefly public. It has always been our intention to end-of-life this list and make its archives public once the settlement was signed. Fortunately, the legal process has concluded, allowing us to make a formal announcement now, instead of months from now.</p> <p>I, and all of pidgin's development team have deeply hated the need to keep some portion of our work, decision making and discussion secret for a time. I sincerely apologize that as a result of this need, you all have had no chance to help us with it, and to provide feedback.</p> <p>Now that the settlement is signed, we hope to have the final Pidgin 2.0.0 release late this week or early next. </p> <p>We are going to release it with a 2.0.0 version number, and an API compatibility layer for plugin authors. The project has not changed; this is our 2.0.0 release, not some new program that requires new version numbering. </p>

"TEXT" => "Makes use of Purple's IM interface to post, edit, view and track blogs"

),

*/

"URL" => "http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/",

),

"guifications" => array(

"TEXT" => "Graphical notification when buddies sign on, sign off, go away, etc."

),

),

"IRC Helper" => array(

),

"gaim-encryption" => array(

"TEXT" => " PyGaim is a gaim plugin that enables Pidgin to be extensible with Python."

),

);

?>

<?

$page->title = 'Security Issues';

?>

<?

<table>

<tr>

<td width="160"><b>Escape</b></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><b>Control-W</b></td>

<td>New Instant Message</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><b>Control-Z</b></td>

<td>Iconify Window</td>

</tr>

<?

?>

<?

$page->title = 'Windows Pidgin';

require('../inc/template.inc.php');

?>

<h1>Windows Pidgin</h1>

<p>

</p>

<h3>Contents</h3>

<ul>

<li><a href="#wingtk">Standalone GTK+ Installer</a></li>

<li><a href="#autoinst">Unattended Installations</a></li>

<li><a href="#perl">Perl Plugin Support</a></li>

<li><a href="#tcl">TCL Plugin Support</a></li>

<li><a href="http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/BuildingWinPidgin">Windows Build Instructions</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

<ol>

<li>Select Options -&gt; Norton Internet Security</li>

<li>Select the Firewall tab</li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

</li>

<li>

<b>Major GTK+ Bugs</b><i> (that do not need reporting)</i>

<h2 id="wingtk">Standalone GTK+ Installer</h2>

<p>Check <a href="ChangeLog.win32">ChangeLog.win32</a> for the changes in this GTK+ revision.</p>

<h2 id="autoinst">Unattended Installations</h2>

<p>As of 0.73, unattended installations are possible. Simply do the following:</p>

<h3>Aspell and Aspell dictionary installers</h3>

<p>Note: Don't forget to turn on "Highlight misspelled words" in the preferences.</p>

<h2 id="perl">Perl Plugin Support</h2>

<h2 id="tcl">TCL Plugin Support</h2>

<p>The way that this is set up, other GTK+ applications can use the same GTK+ runtime.</p>

<p>Caveats</p>

<ul>

<li>Spell-checking requires 2.0.0 beta3 or newer.</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>Prepare your USB Drive: (This assumes that your USB Drive is <code>U:</code> for the purpose of explanation)

<ul>

</ul>

</li>

<ul>

<li>Copy the whole <code>pixmaps</code> and <code>sounds</code> directories.</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>In the same spirit, create a minimal GTK+ runtime installation from your GTK+ installation.

<li>Copy the <code>data</code> and <code>dict</code> subdirectories into <code>U:\Programs\Aspell</code>.</li>

</ul>

</li>

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