Help with getting MSN messenger to work
Just got a new netbook for Xmas which runs Ubuntu which I've never used before. I couldn't get MSN messenger to work so checked out the Pidgin website where I found an update (called a PPA?). The instructions aren't clear to me. Do I copy the whole thing in one go or separate the commands? If I separate the commands, do I paste them into separate 'terminals'? When I've copied them into the terminals(s), do I just close them down, hit the return key, or what? Sorry to ask such simple questions, but I could really do with some simple to understand step-by-step instructions to get me started. Thanks _ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [SOLVED] Entering Chinese text in Pidgin
I just solved this on my own, rather serendipitously. Right click in the text entry field of the conversation window, Input Method-->Windows IME, problem solved. Sorry for the trouble! ...and happy new year. Thanks, Lee On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Lee Kohl wrote: > Hi, > > I have a strange problem. I just started using Pidgin today and loved it > until I tried typing Chinese. My setup: > > Win XP > Pidgin 2.6.4 > Sogou Pinyin (Chinese entry tool I use daily) > > Is there something special about the text entry area on the conversation > window that would make it seem like no text was being entered somehow? > Because when I type Chinese, the IME character entry software cannot tell > where my cursor is entering text, so it doesn't know where to place the box > which lets the user choose what Chinese characters to input. > > Normally the box I'm mentioning appears just below the place you're typing, > so you can see it easily. In Pidgin, it appears far away at the bottom of > the screen, and in my case, obscured by something else (objectdock). > > This must be pretty confusing so I'm gonna include some links to > screenshots: (Don't read the text, it's not up to date wrt the screenshot) > > http://bayimg.com/NAJkoAaCE > The green box is the box which shows which characters are available based > on what you've typed... you type something, choose the characters, type > something, choose the characters, that's how it works. In this shot, the box > is near the point at which text is being entered--the correct spot. > > http://bayimg.com/cajlbAacE > The second link shows how in Pidgin, the box has dropped to the default > location at the bottom of the screen. The IME software does this when it > doesn't know where text is being entered. It seems pretty ok in the picture, > but actually that is the exact spot where Objectdock sits and the IME falls > behind the always-on-top dock. > > Now that I've talked your ear off... any ideas? > > Thanks a million! Save me from MSN which was eating 150+MB... :) > > Lee > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help with getting MSN messenger to work
On 1/1/2010 4:13 AM, Daniel Green wrote: > Just got a new netbook for Xmas which runs Ubuntu which I've never used I highly recommend finding a Linux User Group in your area, they can be very helpful when it comes to learning how to use linux. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
gmem.c:175: failed to allocate 24 bytes
I'm not sure if this is the Facebook plugin or Pidgin: (14:12:15) connection: Connection error on 05EA5A28 (reason: 0 description: Chat service currently unavailable) (14:12:15) account: Disconnecting account jnag...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us (00C85E38) (14:12:15) connection: Disconnecting connection 05EA5A28 (14:12:15) facebook: disconnecting account (14:12:15) facebook: unloading plugin (14:12:15) facebook: getting url /ajax/chat/settings.php (14:12:15) facebook: sending request data: visibility=false&post_form_id=54f751e84e06c31367e24ad65374447b (14:12:15) dnsquery: Performing DNS lookup for 69.63.181.12 (14:12:15) facebook: destroying 2 incomplete connections (14:12:15) jabber: jabber_actions: have pep: NO (14:12:15) jabber: jabber_actions: have pep: NO (14:12:15) GLib: gmem.c:175: failed to allocate 24 bytes The error from the system message I got was that it was a problem in the C++ runtime (I didn't think of screen-capping those from Windows). There are no known errors with the hdd, and this is the first time I've encountered this error. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
