Fwd: multiple instances of pidgin / Windows - easier method?
I missed the reply-all on this one. Forwarding for those that actually search the mailing lists. -- Forwarded message -- From: Lee Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Nov 15, 2008 11:12 PM Subject: Re: multiple instances of pidgin / Windows - easier method? To: Geoffrey Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/11/15 Geoffrey Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm running pidgin in windows, I typically use it and just leave it on for hours. But a friend has been staying with and wants to use pidgin instead of some sort of other prog... Problem comes up trying to get multiple working without closing mine first and/or typing the command(s) on my account and his (and that seems only way to do this). I even tried making a batch file and add to group policy to start when user logs in but that still hasn't worked. Command I'm using is: set PIDGIN_MULTI_INST=1″ Is there another method to allow this? reg fix, startup option, etc... that's worked for someone else in past please help, no sure where to go from here Thank for time, Geoff If he has a separate system account, this shouldn't be happening, and is likely a bug. If so, double check that neither of you have modified the environment variable PURPLEHOME, and/or both have PIDGIN_MULTI_INST set to 1 (but latter shouldn't be neccessary). Otherwise, if you're trying to share a single user account, save something like the following as a .bat file, and use it to start 'your' pidgin. Copy and edit this to launch 'his', making sure to modify the PURPLEHOME [1] line to suit your setup (C:\altuser\settings, or what have you). Note that this is in no way secure, and you really _should_ use separate system accounts [2]: === set PIDGIN_MULTI_INST=1 set PURPLEHOME=%APPDATA% start C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe === Alternative is to create custom shortcuts to pidgin.exe, see -c and -m [3]. [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#Whereismy.purpledirectory [2]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords [3]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#HowdoIrunmultipleinstancesofPidginonWindows -Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Connection problems to Yahoo, AIM and MSN
On 11/5/08, T L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. Over the past 2 months I've been unable to connect to my chat accounts on Yahoo, AIM and MSN. All three have different errors and symptoms. My GoogleChat accounts function fine in Pidgin (v2.5.2) on Windows XP. Here is a brief review of what I am seeing: Upon starting Pidgin, GoogleChat logs in no problem, but all three other accounts instantly fail to connect. The errors specified in the bottom notification area are: yahoo account: user disconnected Lost connection with server: Remote host closed connection aol account: user disconnected Lost connection with server: Remote host closed connection msn account: user disconnected Connection error from Notification server: Writing error Pidgin will continue throughout the day to attempt to reconnect to these accounts, and on occasion it succeeds in connecting to my yahoo chat account. However, as soon as I enter a message and send it, it disconnected with the same error as specified above and the message never gets sent. There have been no changes in my firewall, and I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the issue is. Can anyone help? I would be happy to provide any additional information if it will help. Thank you. - Tobias Typically the Remote host closed connection messages are symptoms of a malfunctioning software firewall. Most software firewalls for Windows are incapable of fully allowing a program/port/service unhindered access. Try upgrading your firewall, and see if the information in the wiki [1] helps out any. Of course, if you're not using a firewall, or are absolutely certain it's not to blame, please get a debug log [2] of one of those accounts connecting, and create a new ticket [3] with the debug report attached. [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#windowsfirewall [2]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports#ObtainingaDebugLog [3]: http://developer.pidgin.im/newticket -Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: IM Account info not saved
2008/10/30 Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know. That would be a question for Daniel or another member of the list. Sorry I can't help more. -Michael Original Message Subject: Re: IM Account info not saved From: Edgar Ivan Carrizales Jimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10/30/2008 10:25 PM Ok... do you know if there's any file in which to specify the charset to use? 2008/10/30 Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe it's something to do with the special characters in the path name. -Michael Original Message Subject: Re: IM Account info not saved From: Edgar Ivan Carrizales Jimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10/30/2008 10:16 PM It works if i move the whole folder to the root path. 2008/10/30 Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you move the PidginPortable Directory to I:\PidginPortable and try to run it from there, does it give you the same error? -Michael Original Message Subject: Re: IM Account info not saved From: Edgar Ivan Carrizales Jimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Secord [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10/30/2008 9:58 PM This is what i get from the debug window, when trying to save a new account: *util:* Writing file accounts.xml to directory I:\Datos\respaldo\Documentos de Iván\PortableApps\PidginPortable\Data\settings\.purple (17:54:15) *util:* Error creating directory I:\Datos\respaldo\Documentos de Iván\PortableApps\PidginPortable\Data\settings\.purple: Invalid argument (17:54:15) *util:* Writing file blist.xml to directory I:\Datos\respaldo\Documentos de Iván\PortableApps\PidginPortable\Data\settings\.purple (17:54:15) *util:* Error creating directory I:\Datos\respaldo\Documentos de Iván\PortableApps\PidginPortable\Data\settings\.purple: Invalid argument *snip* While this list is really not the place to find support with something PortableApps.com distributes... If you start a command prompt window and copy paste the following with the drive plugged in, what are the contents of debug.log? Also, what version of Windows are you using? === i: cd\Datos\respaldo\Documentos de Iván\PortableApps\PidginPortable\ pidgin-portable.exe -d -n 21 debug.log === Please make sure to *Reply to all* to this email, as this allows many other people to help diagnose the problem. --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: haaai..
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 7:41 AM, bebek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear pidgim, hai, i just instal new pidgim 2.5.1. In last version, i found the log files locate in instalation folder. but in this version, the log files are locate in where OS are instaled. (in this case locate in c:\) I did instaled pidgim in d:\pidgim 251. in old version pidgim 243 the log files are here : D:\PidginPortable243\Data\settings\.purple\logs but in the new version pidgim 251 the log files are in here : C:\Documents and Settings\bebek2000\Application Data\.purple\logs in this case, i did installed pidgim in drive D (v 243 and v251) The question is how change the log files in to drive D. Why? because i want to keep the log files. I often re installed my PC. any idea? thx bro.. The email at [1] sums this up nicely. Essentially, set %PURPLEHOME% to D:\PidginPortable243\Data\settings\, and restart Pidgin. [1]: http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2008-June/001418.html --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pigin 2.5.1
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 2:09 AM, John Andrewartha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, A small problem with the Windows version of Pingin 2.5.1, the client installed on XP SP3 tell me I have a read error. I have spent a entire weekend on this [insert relevant comments]... I am using is with the current version of jabberd2 on FreeBSD 7.1-PreRelease. The relevant entry from syslog is - Sep 28 17:01:14 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1942] connect Sep 28 17:01:14 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1942] error: XML parse error (not well-formed (invalid token)) Sep 28 17:01:14 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1942] disconnect jid=unbound, packets: 0 Sep 28 17:01:37 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1949] connect Sep 28 17:01:37 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1949] error: XML parse error (not well-formed (invalid token)) Sep 28 17:01:37 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1949] disconnect jid=unbound, packets: 0 Sep 28 17:02:05 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1956] connect Sep 28 17:02:05 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1956] error: XML parse error (not well-formed (invalid token)) Sep 28 17:02:05 pirpac jabberd/c2s[1714]: [9] [10.0.0.169, port=1956] disconnect jid=unbound, packets: 0 --- Pingin compiled on FreeBSD work just fine. On Windows no. Is this a Pingin problem or a Jabberd2 problem??? I remember seeing a similar query not long ago, but can't find the link. Someone more knowledgable on jabberd2 may know a whole lot more, regardless. It may help to open a ticket [1] and attach a debug log [2] of the WinPidgin client signing on (or otherwise generating this trouble). Of course, you have verified that the WinPidgin client can connect to other XMPP servers? Do you have any low-byte characters in the user name, password, or status text (see [3], [4])? [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/newticket [2]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports#WindowsUsers [3]: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6879 [4]: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5768 -Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: STRANGE PROBELM WITH PIDGIN IN MY CENOTS-4.4 BOX
2008/8/17 Bertrand P. S. Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi pidgin users, I am running CentOS-4.4(base) in my IBM ThinkPad. I installed pidgin, and I could able to type message on my chat window. The problem is I am not receiving anything from my friends. I could see the prompt that, someone typing, but not his message afterwards. This is really making me mad. But, with gaim, everything is working without any problem. From, this what I am concluding is, something is wrong with my settings are with my pidgin. I installed pidgin by yum. I guess, the package should not contain any bug. Could anyone shed some light on this issue, to solve my problem. My configurations settings, I followed from the configuring pidigin for GTalk form GTalk support page. Thank you in advance for your kind suggestions. Russell -- There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. Bertrand. P. S. Russell TROSY-NMR Lab, Singapore. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Update libxml2. Ummm, `sudo yum update libxml2` but I have never used CentOS, so it may be slightly different. See tickets #3266 [1], #3532 [2]. Kingsly says he has a mirror of libxml2 for CentOs in comment 16 of #3266, if it's of any value to you. [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3266#comment:14 [2]: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3532 --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Trying to find a way not to show the details popup
2008/8/8 Victor Bendig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi guys, Is there a way of not showing the details pop up that shows up every time I move my mouse on top of a contact or group? I have looked over the faq and Internet but have not had any luck there. This pop up is really annoying me when I am trying to browse the contacts, since it is so big that blocks a good amount of the pidgin window. When I, for example, open a group to search for a contact this pop up appears, so I constantly need to move the mouse out of the pidgin window, so that this popup go away, since it blocks the contacts aliases. I have been trying with the preferences but non of them makes it go away. I am referring to the yellow box that displays the name, account, nickname, status, hasyou, and blocked info. Thanks in advanced for your help and for the great product you are developing! -- Victor Bendig Try the following links to learn more about the issue: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3899 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/37150 --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Sound problem with Pidgin
2008/7/22 Nicholas Meisner [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I just reinstalled windows (Now Vista 64-bit), and I also reinstalled pidgin. For some reason I can not hear any sound from pidgin when I receive messages, send messages or some logs on or off. Are there any causes/fixes for this problem? Thanks, Nick If you right click on Pidgin's notification tray icon, is Mute Sounds checked? If you go to the Tools Preferences Sounds tab, do you have sounds assigned to any events, and is Enable sounds set to an appropriate selection? Does the Preview button at the bottom of the sounds dialog produce any sounds? If you have the buddy list visible (ie: not minimized / sent to tray), and you open the system volume mixer via control panel or double clicking the speaker in the notification area, is Pidgin turned way down or muted? Can you hear sounds from other programs? If none of these questions helps you discover the problem(s), please obtain a debug log [1] of what happens when you hit the sound preview button, and attach it to a new ticket [2]. [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports#ObtainingaDebugLog [2]: http://developer.pidgin.im/simpleticket --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Default file locations
2008/6/16 Richard Laager [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 07:33 -0700, pengyou wrote: I would like to set pidgin up so that everytime I download a file it will automatically go to e:\pidginpoop\ I also hope that all files created by pidgin will be stored in this folder Is there any way to do this? You may be interested in the auto-accept plugin. Richard If you are in fact looking to have Pidgin configuration files (logs, account information, icons, and more) stored in a non-default location, read up on the PURPLEHOME environment variable, somewhat documented at [1]. Microsoft has a step-by-step howto [2] walking you through setting a new one in Windows XP; similar documents exist for other versions of Windows. If this is what you're going for, set PURPLEHOME to e:\pidginpoop (without quotes), and copy %APPDATA%\.purple to %PURPLEHOME%\.purple to avoid having to recreate accounts, logs, etc. [1]: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#Whereismy.purpledirectory [2]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519/en-us --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Having pidgin not showing the buddy listing window.
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Alex Cheung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am on ubuntu 7.10 (I believe), running pidgin 2.2.1. My pidgin was working flawlessly until one day, I can't seem to see the main window anymore. The process is still there, others can start IM'ing me. But there is no window for the group/buddies listing, the connection management...etc. Is this a known issue somewhere? How do I resolve this? thanks in advance. - alex Does the following link [1] help you at all? [1]: http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2008-May/001324.html --Lee ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
