Sample buddy icons are generated from the user name using the existing colour generation algorithm (repeated for the background at low value), and a font that maps a letter to a reasonable symbol.
Testing Done:
Checked buddy list for icons, and opened a few conversations to see avatars were there.
Reviewed at https://reviews.imfreedom.org/r/1314/
# UPDATING VERSION NUMBERS FOR RELEASES
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# The version number is:
# <major>.<minor>.<micro><extra>
#
# micro += 1
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# If any functions have been added to libpurple, Pidgin, or Finch:
# micro = 0
# minor += 1
#
# If backwards compatibility has been broken in libpurple, Pidgin, or Finch:
# micro = 0
# minor = 0
# major += 1
# purple_soversion += 1
#
# extra should be similar to one of the following: