Well, I didn't know that there exists something like QT-based gaim??? As far as I can see in gaim*.deb description Gaim depends on libgtk2.0, libpango, libcairo, libstartup-notification and few other vital Gnome components.
So, maybe you could consider a bigger change in your code and provide an ability to compile/build Gaim --with-gnome flag. And then provide really seamless Gaim<->Gnome integration with support for GConf and other Gnome elements. I understand that you want to support KDE/Windows and other users but this is not something that conflicts with better integration with Gnome. Marcin -- Gaim dotfiles location https://launchpad.net/bugs/43004 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs