Re: Facebook connection problem
Yes, please upgrade to 2.10.9: http://pidgin.im/ Regards Phil On 4 February 2014 13:55, Jim Axelson wrote: > HI , > > Since I updated to *Pidgin 2.10.8* I cannot connect to my > Facebook messaging. Is this a known problem with 2.10? > > > > > *Jim Axelson*Quality Assurance Analyst > > *Wycliffe Bible Translators* > > *jim_axel...@wycliffe.org * > > > > [image: Fabric2_adv_pub_0575_EmailSigTemplate.jpg] > > > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > <>___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin not Working
Good afternoon Mr Scola, To better help our understanding of why Oracle employees seek the Pidgin mailing list for help could you please answer the simple question of how you found out about using the mailing list for help? With that information we might be able to better direct future Oracle employees. Regards Phil On 8 January 2014 21:19, Aaron Scola wrote: > How do I do that. I'm fairly new and I haven't had it working since Friday. I > just want to use it internally. I thought I was contacting the IT department. > > > Aaron > > Aaron C. Scola | Higher Education, Key Acct Manager > Oracle Business Intelligence Applications > 4 Van De Graaff Drive | Burlington, MA 01803 > Office:781.238.6933 Mobile:978.210.6895 > > > > > -Original Message- > From: David Woolley [mailto:for...@david-woolley.me.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:16 PM > To: Aaron Scola > Cc: support@pidgin.im > Subject: Re: Pidgin not Working > > On 08/01/14 19:36, Aaron Scola wrote: >> Please call my office line 781-238-6933. > > Why? If you want support for the Oracle use of Pidgin, you need to > contact your internal IT department. If you are using it in a personal > capacity, support is only provided over the public email list. > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Suggestion
Good morning, On 13 November 2013 07:49, David Woolley wrote: > On 13/11/13 06:49, Matthias Apitz wrote: > >> >> But Android is based on Linux... Couldn't be ported the whole >> infrastructure (gtk+, ...) to Android, as it works for me on >> FreeBSD 10-CURRENT as well. An X11 server seems to exist for Android... > > You would need to build different binaries for each different processor and > I'm fairly sure you would need a custom installer. I suspect you would need > to jail break the device first. > > The standard application infrastructure is based on Java applications but > using a special, Android, environment, not the standard JRE or mobile > equivalent. I'd like to chime in to provide more detail; 1, Android has a native development kit so that C and C++ code can run on Android, however yes you need a version for each processor architecture, although generally ARM and x86 are going to cover the market. http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html 2, Android doesn't use X11, it has its own custom graphics stack, at its core is SurfaceFlinger, whilst X11 is available on Android, it's not there by default. http://source.android.com/devices/graphics.html 3, GTK has not been ported to Android, I have never seen any hint that there is any intention to do so, a GUI would have to be written in native Android calls or using the Qt toolkit. 4, A multi-protocol chat client is a very bad idea for a mobile device. Think about all the wake-ups that happen with the client chatting to the servers, your battery wouldn't last two hours. None of the protocols were designed with low power and radio signals in mind, this was one of the reasons that Google gave for developing Hangouts. They centralised as much as possible and keep the chatter low on the device. XMPP has some mobile extensions, however they are still in experimental stage. 5, APK install files for Android can be installed from a download or memory card, you just need to turn off verification in the developer settings of your Android phone. However the Android App store probably doesn't have the restrictions on GPL code that Apple has. Regards Phil ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Why won't Pidgin turn on automatically when I boot up? How do I activate this?
Good morning Eddie, On the basis that you are sending from a Windows PC I will assume you mean for windows. >From the buddy list window go to: Tools -> Plugins -> Scroll down to "Windows Pidgin Options" -> Configure Plugin -> check the box "Start Pidgin on Windows startup. Regards Phil On 28 October 2013 03:48, Eddie Depperschmidt wrote: > Thanks, > > Eddie > > > > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin emoticon iOS support
On 8 October 2013 19:01, Sebastian Bergström wrote: > Hi Phil > > Easy as that I was over at the .purple map trying to make something > happen. > > I would really like to thank you for your help Phil. You've been great. > > I wish you a wonderful day > Damn it, there's only 5 hours of it left, I'll try and make sure the rest is wonderful. ;-) Glad to hear it worked. Phil ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin emoticon iOS support
Hi Sebastian, If you read the emoji-for-pidgin's read me it has a hyperlink to the file to download: https://developer.pidgin.im/raw-attachment/wiki/ThirdPartySmileyThemes/Emoji-for-Pidgin.tar.gz You then open Pidgins Preferences screen, select the "Themes" tab, then drag and drop the tar.gz onto the "Smiley Theme" drop down list. It will then load it into there for you to select. I cannot prove it works but it certainly looks like it should. Regards Phil On 8 October 2013 15:38, Sebastian Bergström wrote: > Hi Phil > > I found out it is Emoji. And i can see i can import Emoji smileys using > this https://github.com/VxJasonxV/emoji-for-pidgin But one thing that i > do not understand is. Where do i find the tar.gz file? I don't have to > create one myself do I? > > > 2013/10/8 Phil Hannent > >> Hi again, >> >> I would look up the font name that is being applied to the messages. You >> might be able to see this in Pidgin's debug window as part of the XMPP >> messages. Once you know the font name, you could check that it is actually >> installed on the computer, then you could look to see if it usable with GTK >> which Pidgin uses. >> >> Phil >> >> >> On 7 October 2013 18:28, Sebastian Bergström >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Phil >>> >>> Thank you for your very fast answer. >>> >>> I really don't know what they are called. But i guess they could be >>> called Emoji since they are sent on a iOS device. It's the users of the app >>> that use them and I'm the one who receives them via pidgin. I'm using >>> Windows 8 so should i be able to read the somehow? I do not care about >>> sending emoticons back to the users. I just want to read them :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2013/10/7 Phil Hannent >>> >>>> Good evening, >>>> >>>> I am just guessing with this advice, btw. >>>> >>>> On 7 October 2013 15:28, Sebastian Bergström >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello. I use XMPP in a iOS app of mine and i just implemented >>>>> emoticon support. Now when i use pidgin with the same chat all the >>>>> emoticons turned to this "\ud83d\ude03" etc. Is there a codec for this? >>>>> >>>>> What character were you trying to send? Because it looks like you are >>>> sending something that is specific to a particular font: >>>> http://www.htmlescape.net/d8/character_d83d.html >>>> >>>> If you are sending Emoji then that is really dependant on the receiver >>>> having the font installed to display them, I see that Mac OSX10.7 and >>>> Windows 8 support them [1]. However the majority of desktop users probably >>>> are going to require to send an image instead. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Phil >>>> >>>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji >>>> >>>> P.S. On a side note I found this which made me chuckle: >>>> "So it would seem that, to cut a long story short, Apple’s emoji are >>>> directly incompatible with every other handset in the world." >>>> http://inner.geek.nz/archives/2009/02/06/the-truth-about-iphone-emoji/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sebastian Bergström >>> Community Manager >>> www.healthyheroes.se >>> - >>> >> >> > > > -- > Sebastian Bergström > Community Manager > www.healthyheroes.se > - > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin emoticon iOS support
Hi again, I would look up the font name that is being applied to the messages. You might be able to see this in Pidgin's debug window as part of the XMPP messages. Once you know the font name, you could check that it is actually installed on the computer, then you could look to see if it usable with GTK which Pidgin uses. Phil On 7 October 2013 18:28, Sebastian Bergström wrote: > Hi Phil > > Thank you for your very fast answer. > > I really don't know what they are called. But i guess they could be called > Emoji since they are sent on a iOS device. It's the users of the app that > use them and I'm the one who receives them via pidgin. I'm using Windows 8 > so should i be able to read the somehow? I do not care about sending > emoticons back to the users. I just want to read them :) > > > > > 2013/10/7 Phil Hannent > >> Good evening, >> >> I am just guessing with this advice, btw. >> >> On 7 October 2013 15:28, Sebastian Bergström >> wrote: >> >>> Hello. I use XMPP in a iOS app of mine and i just implemented emoticon >>> support. Now when i use pidgin with the same chat all the emoticons turned >>> to this "\ud83d\ude03" etc. Is there a codec for this? >>> >>> What character were you trying to send? Because it looks like you are >> sending something that is specific to a particular font: >> http://www.htmlescape.net/d8/character_d83d.html >> >> If you are sending Emoji then that is really dependant on the receiver >> having the font installed to display them, I see that Mac OSX10.7 and >> Windows 8 support them [1]. However the majority of desktop users probably >> are going to require to send an image instead. >> >> Regards >> Phil >> >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji >> >> P.S. On a side note I found this which made me chuckle: >> "So it would seem that, to cut a long story short, Apple’s emoji are >> directly incompatible with every other handset in the world." >> http://inner.geek.nz/archives/2009/02/06/the-truth-about-iphone-emoji/ >> >> > > > -- > Sebastian Bergström > Community Manager > www.healthyheroes.se > - > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin emoticon iOS support
Good evening, I am just guessing with this advice, btw. On 7 October 2013 15:28, Sebastian Bergström wrote: > Hello. I use XMPP in a iOS app of mine and i just implemented emoticon > support. Now when i use pidgin with the same chat all the emoticons turned > to this "\ud83d\ude03" etc. Is there a codec for this? > > What character were you trying to send? Because it looks like you are sending something that is specific to a particular font: http://www.htmlescape.net/d8/character_d83d.html If you are sending Emoji then that is really dependant on the receiver having the font installed to display them, I see that Mac OSX10.7 and Windows 8 support them [1]. However the majority of desktop users probably are going to require to send an image instead. Regards Phil [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji P.S. On a side note I found this which made me chuckle: "So it would seem that, to cut a long story short, Apple’s emoji are directly incompatible with every other handset in the world." http://inner.geek.nz/archives/2009/02/06/the-truth-about-iphone-emoji/ ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: web client
On 1 September 2013 02:12, thufir wrote: > It would be interesting if there were a web client to login for Pidgin. meebo.com used to be a website for multi-protocol chat. However they got brought out last year by Google. There are alternatives to meebo if you search for them. However I do not use such services and know nothing of their quality compared to Pidgin. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin and BlacBerry
On 22 July 2013 10:49, David Woolley wrote: > On 22/07/13 09:43, ludovic.leg...@laposte.net wrote: > >> >> So, you confirm there is no way to install Pidgin on a BlackBerry curve? >> Is this installation planned in the future? >> > > As Pidgin is a volunteer project, it is very difficult to say whether it > has plans, as you would have to ask all the volunteers. > > However there are technical difficulties in porting it to BlackBerry, e.g. > see > https://developer.pidgin.im/**ticket/4769<https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4769>and > http://stackoverflow.com/**questions/10770321/libpurple-** > with-playbook-ndk<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10770321/libpurple-with-playbook-ndk> > > Also, would a program that is designed for PC sized screens and a mouse > really work that well on a BlackBerry? > It is important to note that whilst it *might *be technically possible to create a mobile UI for libpurple. It certainly wouldn't be good for your battery. You have to remember that each network you connect to would cause wake ups for your mobile device, thus draining your battery. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: File transfer to group chat
On 18 July 2013 05:36, Makaru K wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I use pidgin 2.10.6. I install my own ejabberd server. I cannot send file > into a group chat but can send to a individual one by one. It seems that > the UI does not allow to drop. I found that Jitsi cannot send files to > group, too. Is this a standard behavior? > > Hi, I am not aware of any standards which support this activity, there are several considerations when trying to transfer files to a group of users. Primarily bandwidth for sending, storage, waiting for acceptance from each party and potential to spam groups of people with unwanted requests. Whilst none of these issues are insurmountable the do offer an explanation as to why it has not been implemented to date. One of the Google Summer of Code students projects is to deal with a protocol agnostic file transfer method using HTTP which might get you to what you are looking for when it is complete: https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/ashmew2/29001 Regards Phil ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: information
Good morning, On 23 May 2013 10:33, SAXILO LOPEZ MEDINA wrote: > Good Morning, > > How can I find the conversation history in Pidgin? I can't find it. > On the conversation window click the "Conversation" menu, then the "View Log" option. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Setting Up Pidgin
Good afternoon Pravin, On 16 May 2013 14:27, Pravin wrote: > Ok Thanks for your Mail, I have one question how to store chat > conversation, I need to Store in Centralized server is there any possible? > Perhaps you missed the last paragraph of my email: "Regarding logging on server, you should really consult the documentation for your chosen server. This isn't the mailing list to ask very general questions about some other software." In other words, I don't know. You'd need to do some reading of the servers manual and really this is the wrong place to ask that question. All the best Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Setting Up Pidgin
Good morning, Protocols can be disabled by removing the plugins from the installation location. However this is not a very good solution to the problem since anybody could run a portable version of Pidgin and still have the facility. If you really don't trust people (and I'd recommend you should trust people, people are inherently trustworthy) you should block access to the specific servers at the internet firewall. That way you can be sure the problem is solved. The problem with your request and Pidgin is that Gtalk, Jabber/XMPP and Facebook are all the same protocol. So you cannot really remove Pidgins Facebook protocol whilst keeping Gtalk because its part of the Jabber plugin. Regarding logging on server, you should really consult the documentation for your chosen server. This isn't the mailing list to ask very general questions about some other software. Regards Phil Hannent On 15 May 2013 22:41, Pravin wrote: > ** ** > > Hi, > > I need help in setting up few features in Pidgin 2.10.7 > > I need to disable other chat tools other than Gtalk and Yahoo Messenger, > also need to know if we can save the chat conversation in our server. > > We are using Openfire 3.7.1 version. > > Please contact me via email or give me a call to 732-947-4865. > > ** ** > > Thanks > > M.Pravin > > System Administrator > > ** ** > > *India Office* : > > *EP Software Technologies [P] Ltd.,* > > 583/1, Sree Kumaran Salai, > > Avinashi Road, > > Civil Aerodrome Post, > > Coimbatore: 641 014 > > Tel: +91 422 3229993 > > +91 422 3229994 > > *Offices * > > *New Jersey, Coimbatore* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Problem Installing Pidgin with google talk
Good morning, The not authorized message is usually that your password is wrong or that you have 2 factor authentication on your account. What does the output of the debug window in the help menu tell you about what is happening? Regards Phil Hannent On 14 May 2013 19:46, Michel Spiero wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > I am looking for days at the discussions in the forum but nothing solved > the problem. I get that my user is not authorized. Also, when I send a > message I get XMPP error (404). I have a Asus and I am working on Windows > 8. How do I solve it? > > best, > > Michel > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Insert Image?
Good morning, The insert image option is protocol specific. The code for each protocol needs to have been written. I have just checked my 2.10.7 on windows and here is the results: XMPP/Jabber: No MSN: No Yahoo: No AIM: Yes IRC: No Which protocols do you use? Phil Hannent On 14 May 2013 05:35, Henry wrote: > I've been using pidgin for years, and I've always wondered why there is > an "Insert Image" option in the "Converstaion" menu in the conversation > window, since, in all of the many years that I've been using pidgin, > that option has always, always, always been grayed out and unavailable > to use. Is this just a tease? A bad joke on the part of some twisted > demented developer? I haven't seen any plug-ins available to make it > work either. I've used pidgin on Linux and Windows machines, and it's > the same regardless of platform/OS version, etc. Please help me > understand this anomaly. > > Thanking you in advance, > > Perplexed pidgin user. > > -- > "It's a summons." > "What's a summons?" > "It means summon's in trouble." > -- Rocky and Bullwinkle > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Skype/Pidgin (msn) problem
>So what are my alternatives to login in both skype and msn at the same time in linux? Skype surely doesn't provide a >way to do it. > Microsoft's answer is that you should just login to Skype using your MSN details. However lots of people have reported issues with this. Again this isn't a Pidgin problem. Phil ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Skype/Pidgin (msn) problem
On 10 May 2013 09:46, David Woolley wrote: > Carlos Barros wrote: > > pidgin is like someone@fakeSkypeDomain.**fakedomain >> >> fakedomain doesn't seem to be either a currently allocated top level > domain or a reserved one (like inavlid, test and example). It would look > like whoever chose that, in Microsoft, did not have a good understanding of > correct use of domain names. > > It sounds like you have merged your Skype and MSN accounts. They are one now. The Skype account needs a domain to talk to the MSN Server so Microsoft append that fake one for you. Basically it looks like its working as expected. You are logged in twice, once to MSN and once to Skype. Chances are that with the merger Microsoft haven't yet coded a way to only send to the most recently active client so send to all logged on clients. Which is a reasonable proposition from their perspective. Either way Pidgin cannot do anything about a server side issue. Phil ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Dark Theme
Good morning, On 21 April 2013 02:59, Tron wrote: > Changed my OS theme (in Win XP) to dark - to reduce eye strain and get > a more comfortable programing environment. Now white text appears in > black windows. Worked fine for most apps but in Pidgin individual > "Buddies" are invisible. The titles of groups appear in > white print and are visible but individual entries in each group > retained black text and so stay invisible on a black background until > a particular entry is selected and therefore highlighted. Can this be > reprogrammed so individual entries change their text color just as > titles do - in obedience to the general OS theme? > Someone more authoritative might know more than me. However as far as I am aware Pidgin uses the GTK Themes which are not linked directly to the Windows XP themes. You can alter the GTK themes via a plugin in Pidgin. Buddy List -> Tools -> Plugins -> Pidgin GTK+ Theme Control -> Configure I am not sure if what you are looking for is within that Plugin, if not then someone that knows more would possibly be able to point you in the right direction. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help
Good morning, On 19 April 2013 13:00, Gangadhar K S wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I need your help for run the pidgin software. Please help me. > The method to start Pidgin depends on your operating system. On windows you would just need to press the Windows key, type the word Pidgin and press enter. Many modern Linux based systems Pidgin can be found through the same method, however if not you can usually find it in the operating systems menus under the "Internet" section. It would then start up and show you a Wizard to help add accounts. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: webcam
Good morning, On 18 April 2013 04:15, Mr. H.Ramclam wrote: > please assist me in telling me how to activate wecam on pidgin instant > messenger > > It would be most helpful if you could define more clearly what you are having problems with, specifying your operating system and version of Pidgin is always helpful. Then perhaps stating where you are with the application that you cannot next figure out what to do. To activate the webcam during an conversation that supports it, you would go to: "Conversation" menu -> "Media" -> "Video Call". However Pidgin current only works with Video calls when using UNIX type operating systems such as Linux. Also it currently can only be used with the XMPP (Jabber/GoogleTalk) protocol. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin and VPN issues.
Hi, Do you actually need Pidgins traffic to do down the VPN? Because you can stop the VPN from becoming the default route for all traffic and only set it to be the route for your companies servers. If that is the case you can change the IPv4 Settings for the VPN and press the "Routes..." button. Tick the box "Use this connection only for resources on its network" then add the network address range of your company network "10.0.0.0" for example. Regards Phil Hannent On 16 April 2013 14:32, Richard Allen wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm using pidgin on Fedora 18 (This was also an issue in 17).My work > requires me to fire up multiple VPN profiles each day. Normally this is > fine. However when disengaging the VPN pidgin tends to lock up. This > happens both with Cisco compatible (vpnc) profiles and also Anyconnect > profiles.I use network manager for all VPN needs. > > When pidgin is frozen, there is no indication in the GUI (i.e. I dont > notice anything) and pidgin is unkillable. I have to use kill -9 to stop > it. > > Is this a known issue or are there any workarounds? > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > Rikki > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin Messenger Related
TACTeam Mumbai wrote: > Am from Bharti Airtel Ltd., AS4948 > > One of our customer is using Pidgin messenger and has complained it gets > disconnected frequently, but at the same time Internet connection works fine > > Bandwidth used is 1Mbps and 7 users are their in his network > > If single user uses it works fine, but when user increases this symtoms > starts > > Can you pls help me out with some suggestions, what could be the issue I am not saying that it is from your description, however I once banged my head against a brick wall for a month trying to figure out a poor connection issue at a branch office. All the diagnostics were fine and no errors reported. In the end it turned out to be the 4 port switch in the router was broken, you should have seen how pissed I was when I finally figured that one out. Lessons learned. Get the customer to capture the debug window which is on the help menu. That might give clues as to what is wrong. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Question
william.bruns...@mchsi.com wrote: > How do I block spam e-mail through msn and yahoo msg Spam email is really a problem for your email provider. If you mean SPIM then from then on the Buddy list you can select the "Tools" menu and then the "Privacy" option. From there you can alter your settings. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: msn spam im problem
Nikhil Shah wrote: > Great, I've been looking for that for months. Thank you very much!!! As a matter of interest where did you look? Perhaps the item is in the wrong location? Regards Phil Hannent > > Sincerely, > Nikhil Shah > > > -Original Message- > From: Ka-Hing Cheung [mailto:k...@pidgin.im] > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:19 AM > To: Nikhil Shah > Cc: support@pidgin.im > Subject: Re: msn spam im problem > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 01:55:37AM -0500, Nikhil Shah wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have an MSN account I'm using through pidgin. I often receive multiple >> spam messages from BS screennames asking me to visit a website, purchase a >> product or view their "cam". Is there a way to limit who can message me > on >> MSN via pidgin? I already asked MSN for support but they couldn't help me >> because I am on pidgin. I'm running 2.5.2 with a hotmail msn account. >> Thanks in advance! > > Tools->Privacy > > -khc > > ___ > Support mailing list > Support@pidgin.im > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Changing user icons
Vladimir Kraljevic wrote: > "People are perfectly free to arrange their buddy list into groups > that reflect the account or protocol, as well as turning on the > protocol icons." > > Is this different from setting a custom icon per contact? o.0 How can > the protocol icons be turned on?!?? From the buddy list, select the "Buddies" menu -> "Show" -> "Protocol icons" Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Certifications and Accreditations
Jesse P. wrote: > I certify that Pidgin is awesome ;-) > ed.carra...@l-3com.com wrote: >> What if any Certifications and Accreditations exist for Pidgin? That is an opened question, what ones do you need? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin 2.5.4 with MSN
Jung Péter wrote: > I installed Pidgin 2.5.4 (openSUSE KDE 3.5) and it won't connect to MSN. The log file attached, says nothing about MSN, are the files which it is trying to read still Ok? How did you install Pidgin 2.5.4? Was it from your distribution or source or 3rd party? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Digsby - http://www.digsby.com
Jarred Nicholls wrote: > Did you know Digsby has totally ripped off of your project, and just > glorified it? You should be pissed. I think that this came up a couple of years back. Digsby looks similar but is not libpurple or Pidgin rebranded. Its written in python if I recall. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Conversation Window Z-order
Jim Garrison wrote: > In Windows XP, new conversations open the popup window, but it stays > below other open windows on the desktop. If the user has sound disabled > and the desktop is crowded, it's easy to miss a new conversation. > > Is there a way to cause the new window to appear on top of other windows? No, however there is the Windows Pidgin Options Plugin which will make it flash in the task bar for you. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can't enter my G-Talk accaunt
Rainer Traut wrote: > Am 15.01.2009 16:29, schrieb Yakov Shilo: >> I can't use my G-Talk account in Pidgin 2.5.4 >> G-Talk is registerd to this (yakov.s...@gmail.com >> <mailto:yakov.s...@gmail.com>) e-mail. But my brothers account works >> perfectly. So internet connection settings are correct. Maybe it's "dot" >> in login? > > I have a dot in my gmail account, too. > No problem to log in (pidgin 2.5.4/win) Is your account setup correctly: http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=24073&src=top5&lev=index What error message are you seeing? What does the debug window tell you? (From the "Help" menu) Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Fwd: Re: Pidgin will not start correctly, nor load contacts]
Troy Dowling wrote: > I wasn't aware that I was removing the mail from the list.. I am new to > mailing lists so I apologize in advance if I did so without knowing. Am > I able to delete messages from my personal mailbox? Also, the pidgin > debug output is very long so if there is a particular part that you need > I could just send that, otherwise I'll post it in its entirety. (I > didn't read your last message correctly the first time and took the > output of "pidgin --debug" but it doesn't look like it differs from the > Debug Window) OK, when replying on an email list you have to "Reply to all" and preferably remove personal email addresses, unless they are not on the email list. Also top posting in emails is considered bad. I do not naturally read in a jumbled fashion and its nicer to reply just after what someone has written. It helps with keeping things in context. Also using paragraphs helps people to reply to specific questions or statements one at a time and in context. You are able to delete from your personal mailbox, I notice that in the toolbar of evolution (the email client I assume you are using) that there is a big delete icon: http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/images/screenshots/2.4/read-mail.png Although this is off topic for a support list for Pidgin instant messenger, a question like this is best directed at either your local support or your software distribution. The debug output might be long, there is a filter so that you could limit it to just MSN or you could disable all other accounts and just try to connect with the failing MSN account. Once you have a debug output try creating a ticket and uploading it there: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports Regards Phil Hannent > > Thanks again, > Troy. > > On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 14:50 +, Phil Hannent wrote: >> Please keep these messages on the list, I do not know everything and others >> might be able to help. >> >> ORBit is the old Interprocess communication system which I think D-bus is >> superseding. It might be the cause or it might be a red herring, what does >> the >> output of the debug window say? You can access the debug window from the >> Help menu. >> >> Regards >> Phil Hannent >> >> >> Original Message >> Subject: Re: Pidgin will not start correctly, nor load contacts >> Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:45:45 -0800 >> From:Troy Dowling mailto:troydowl...@shaw.ca>> >> To: Phil Hannent mailto:p...@hannent.co.uk>> >> References: <1231822266.27139.20.ca...@troy-desktop> >> <496c58a9.1090...@hannent.co.uk <mailto:496c58a9.1090...@hannent.co.uk>> >> >> >> >> Sorry for the double reply, >> >> But I just remembered that I forgot to include an error message I >> thought would be important. When I start Pidgin from the terminal >> without any flags, I randomly (it seems) get this error: >> >> "Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that >> you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS >> locks due to a system crash. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to >> session: Failed to execute DBus-launch to auto launch dbus session)" >> >> Running dbus-launch doesn't give me any errors as far as I can tell >> though. I have no idea what 'ORBit' is either.. I hope this helps. >> >> Troy. >> >> On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 09:02 +, Phil Hannent wrote: >> > Troy Dowling wrote: >> > > (20:34:40) soap: ignoring malformed line: P3P:CP="BUS CUR CONo FIN IVDo >> > > ONL OUR PHY SAMo TELo" >> > > >> > > And the very last line is this: >> > > >> > > dns[27411]: nobody needs me... =( >> > > >> > > I don't understand what the problem is and I've been forced to use aMSN >> > > or Kopete since Pidgin doesn't work... I would really love some help. >> > There was a server issue with MSN on Monday. People have reported that the >> > issue has been resolved, do you still have a problem? >> > >> > Other clients worked because they used an older protocol. >> > >> > Regards >> > Phil Hannent >> > >> > ___ >> > Support mailing list >> > Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> >> > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> >> ___ >> Support mailing list >> Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> >> http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: connection issue
Ben Callahan wrote: > I downloaded Pidgin for the first time last night and things worked great. > > Today when I tried to log on, this message kept appearing: "Connection > error from Notification server: Unable to connect" > > What's my next step? Read this: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
[Fwd: Re: Pidgin will not start correctly, nor load contacts]
Please keep these messages on the list, I do not know everything and others might be able to help. ORBit is the old Interprocess communication system which I think D-bus is superseding. It might be the cause or it might be a red herring, what does the output of the debug window say? You can access the debug window from the Help menu. Regards Phil Hannent Original Message Subject:Re: Pidgin will not start correctly, nor load contacts Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:45:45 -0800 From: Troy Dowling To: Phil Hannent References: <1231822266.27139.20.ca...@troy-desktop> <496c58a9.1090...@hannent.co.uk> Sorry for the double reply, But I just remembered that I forgot to include an error message I thought would be important. When I start Pidgin from the terminal without any flags, I randomly (it seems) get this error: "Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: Failed to execute DBus-launch to auto launch dbus session)" Running dbus-launch doesn't give me any errors as far as I can tell though. I have no idea what 'ORBit' is either.. I hope this helps. Troy. On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 09:02 +, Phil Hannent wrote: > Troy Dowling wrote: > > (20:34:40) soap: ignoring malformed line: P3P:CP="BUS CUR CONo FIN IVDo > > ONL OUR PHY SAMo TELo" > > > > And the very last line is this: > > > > dns[27411]: nobody needs me... =( > > > > I don't understand what the problem is and I've been forced to use aMSN > > or Kopete since Pidgin doesn't work... I would really love some help. > There was a server issue with MSN on Monday. People have reported that the > issue has been resolved, do you still have a problem? > > Other clients worked because they used an older protocol. > > Regards > Phil Hannent > > ___ > Support mailing list > Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Question
Radoslav Ziak wrote: > Good morning. Good morning > Can I ask you, if exist Pidgin messenger for windows mobile? > I read some forums about pidgin. > I find, that wm dont support some libraries. > Is it true? Pidgin does not run on windows mobile. Long answer: It relies on the GTK toolkit which has not been ported to Windows mobile and I would be surprised if anybody was trying to. Pidgin is based on libpurple which in theory could be ported to windows mobile, however a windows mobile developer would then need to create a user interface for it. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin will not start correctly, nor load contacts
Troy Dowling wrote: > (20:34:40) soap: ignoring malformed line: P3P:CP="BUS CUR CONo FIN IVDo > ONL OUR PHY SAMo TELo" > > And the very last line is this: > > dns[27411]: nobody needs me... =( > > I don't understand what the problem is and I've been forced to use aMSN > or Kopete since Pidgin doesn't work... I would really love some help. There was a server issue with MSN on Monday. People have reported that the issue has been resolved, do you still have a problem? Other clients worked because they used an older protocol. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Connectivity question
Karim Ali wrote: > This may be a follish question, but I've searched for an answer on google, > yahoo and ask.com could not find any sort of an answer. > I am trying to connect to google talk from behind a Symantec IM Manager > server, which is configured to allow google talk connections, > but for some reason the connection fails every time. Is there any good > documentation on how to connect to google talk, without bypassing > the IM Manager server? >From the "Help" menu, open the debug window which should give more information as to why you cannot connect. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Problems login into MSN through Pidgin
James Freas wrote: > To Whom it May Concern, > > As of Monday 12-January-2009 I am unable to log into MSN. > The following is the debug information: The developers are aware of the issue. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN 'unable to retrieve MSN Address Book'
turgut kalfaoglu wrote: > Since this started on a Monday, I bet some big wig at M$ has decided > "let's get rid of the non-MSN clients so they are forced to use Windows, > start it on next monday." Oops, my hatred is showing. My brother just emailed me the log from the debug window (under "Help" menu), I will give 10 points to whoever can spot the problem: (10:48:39) *soap:* current HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error The official client might work because it falls back to an older protocol (which msn-pecan uses I believe). Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN address book error
Emilie Chautard wrote: > I've a problem with pidgin since this morning. I have a french version > of pidgin 2.5.0, on linux ubuntu, and I have a message which tells me > "Impossible de récupérer le carnet d'adresses MSN" and I can't connect > to msn. However, the msn website seems to work correctly. Is it a > problem with pidgin or with my hotmail account? I've tried to install > pidgin 2.5.3 and I've the same problem. :-( I believe MSN changed something and 3rd party clients are having trouble signing on. MSN might have changed something server side which affects Pidgin. My suggestion would be to wait and see what happens. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: IM
Cal Bull wrote: > are you going to include facebook IM? Your question would be best directed at fackbook. Are they going to support real IM via XMPP? Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Password Not Recognized and NickServ Resets Nickname
Robert A. Stallings wrote: > My own nickname gets reset!!! My password (Carole45) is denied access!!! > It's a vicious circle. I'm ready to give up on Pidgin. Never post a password to a public email list. What version of Pidgin are you using? Which Operating system are you using? Which protocol are you trying to connect to? When you say that your nickname is reset, what do you mean? Is your account lost? Is your password to your account not saved? A password denied access error could be due to the username not being correct. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: configuration issue
classroomconce...@safe-mail.net wrote: > Good Morning, Good afternoon. > I'm having a problem getting my Pidgin to work properly and nobody I talk to > seems to be able to help. I use both pidgin and pidgin portable. They both > work perfectly fine (pidgin on desktop of laptop, portable on external drive) > EXCEPT when I'm at work, which is the one place I need it to work the most. > When I try to connect, I get an error message that Pidgin has timed out > trying to connect to the server. It seems like it must just be some minor > configuration issue, but I can't seem to figure it out. There are 4 > different port options, so if that's the issue, what do I change, what do I > leave the same? If it's a firewall issue, I'm currently using the suggested > port #'s for Norton, but I don't know what Firewall my place of employment > may use, and I'm not going to ask..you can speculate why..lol. So please > offer some alternatives. I'd take this to a computer shop but the problem > only occurs when at work, so that won't do any good. Thank you VERY, VERY > much for y our help! I assume that you are using windows since you are using Norton Firewall. Which protocol are you trying to use? Which port settings did Norton suggest? Are there any proxies being used? If you are behind a company firewall and the PC has a firewall this would be helpful to know. Also does Norton still have the option to permit not just ports but also applications as a whole? I remember from years ago that Norton installs a network layer to filter traffic, this has been the bane of some support in the past. Often turning off the Firewall would have no effect since the layer was still installed. Look at the debug window on the help menu, this will give more detailed information as to why it is failing. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Some problems with MSN connection
John Bailey wrote: > Fernando Pina no SAPO wrote: >> I have experimented some problems with connection to MSN service since >> last 10 or eleven months. Several times i receive the information (sorry >> because the idioma, i have the Pidgin configured to use the Portuguese >> Idioma): >> >> "A mensagem não pôde ser enviada porque ocorreu um erro com o switchboard:" >> >> Other times, a lot of them, i receive the following message: "A mensagem >> pode não ter sido enviada porque o tempo expirou:" >> >> I am using the 2.5.3 version of Pidgin. >> >> So, is it a problem that happens only with me? >> >> Thanks for any advice to help me solving this problem . . . I can’t >> communicate with my friends . . Best regards and a happy new year. >> Fernando Pina > > I'm going to assume that the two messages you pasted would translate > approximately to "A message could not be sent because an error with the > switchboard occured" and "Message may not have been sent because a timeout > occurred," which are fairly standard error messages in the MSN protocol. I > know > very little about the MSN protocol; this message should have gone to > support@pidgin.im for assistance. I'm sending it there for those more > familiar > with the MSN protocol to answer. I have only seen such errors myself when there has been poor network connectivity. Is there something about your internet connection that would hamper the connection? 1, Do you have proxies? 2, Is your connection to the network stable? 3, Which operating system are you using? 4, Do you have a large number of contacts? 5, Do you have a large number of chats open at once? 6, Do you have any plugins installed which did not come with Pidgin? It maybe hard to capture but if it happens at a (semi)predictable time you could open the "Debug window" on the Help menu, which will give a more detailed view of what Pidgin is doing behind the scenes. Regards Phil Hannent PS. I am not a Pidgin developer (just a user trying to help) and please reply to the support list when replying. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin does not support regional characters.
Jan Malcharek wrote: > i have issue with regional characters (czech-cs). I can send message > with ěščřžýáíé but when receiving these characters pidgin shows these: > мx9a;ишx9e;эбнйъщ. I've tried changing charset it account settings > but it does not help. Please help he with this issue. Which operating system and version of Pidgin are you using? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Use libpurple.dll in windows development.
tigra...@gmail.com wrote: > Yes, I guess it's not the best choice in this case the Windows Vista platform > :) > Unfortunately the last 5 years I was completely out of the web development > (only desktop and framework development stuff), that is the reason that I > would like to spend my free time on web development that grow incredibly > fast in these years. So what you will suggest in this case like the a > platform ? > BSD or Linux ? Java or Python ? Or something else... I know there are so > many ways, but just suggest from your point of view what is more suitable by > your opinion. The platform is not your biggest problem. Your understanding of the library you are trying to use is. If you understood the libpurple you would know that your request is a large undertaking. For example meebo is a company that employs a fair number of developers which are working full time on the task of creating a libpurple web gateway. If you only know windows and the .NET platform I would suggest that you try learning about how to get dll's working in .NET the MSDN and google should be your best port of call. The Pidgin support list is really NOT the place to get help with this kind of development. Also since none of the developers have answered your queries I would suggest that none of them are interested. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Use libpurple.dll in windows development.
Tigran Martirosyan wrote: > Hi All. > First of all Happy New Year. > Now about some problems: ing continnuously the > I try to create IM multi protocol messaging website (some kind of meebo) > created completely under .NET platform. So my tools are: Windows Vista > Ultimate, .NET 3.5, VS.NET 2008. After navigating in the internet , > searching about free (open source )multiportocol IM library found Pidgin. > But wouldn't be able to found some windows solution for the communication > layer implementation, in particular libpurple.dll that I found (first just > from setup of the Pidgin, and after from other sources cusotm builds for > Windows), by the way I'm not able to load DLL in library, getting contiously > DllNotFoundException. Actually the path is correct, but the problem is in > depedences of this library, I guess. I found them using DependecyWalker . > They are : ICONV.DLL, INTL.DLL, LIBGLIB-2.0-0.DLL, LIBGMODULE-2.0.0.DLL, > LIBGOBJECT-2.0-0.DLL, LIBGTHREAD-2.0-0.DLL, ZLIB1.DLL. But after the putting > the binaries in the same directory , by the way the problem is yet there. I > saw post about building the libpurple under the windows the VS 2008 > express. My question is: is there is any solution for windows development > avoiding the need of the building original C sources ? I mean some kind > pack of the precompiled binaries . > Thank you. > The DLL is not usable in the way you are trying to use it. There have been several attempts over the years but none have passed code changes back. The current best plan would be to create a .NET/mono wrapper for the DLL, however this would require some work on a new developer as the existing developers see little need for it right now. Also I might suggest that you are bitting off more than you can chew by trying to recreate meebo on Windows Vista. Perhaps contributing to an open source project will give you some sense of scale of the task you are attempting ;-) Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: help with resetting preferences
michelle pozsonyi wrote: > Hey, I tried to alter my theme on pidgin tonight and I think I really messed > it > up The font and everything is still messed up, as in altered. I would > like > to totally reset it to its default settings the way it comes when you first > download it. I downloaded it 3x, and reinstalled it 3x and still get the same > settings. > > Is there anyway at all to reset it?? Re-installing Pidgin will not affect any settings, the settings are held in a file under your home folder. If you are on windows right click on the start button and select "Explore", then navigate to the "Application Data" folder, then open the ".purple" folder. In there you will find a file called prefs.xml I suggest you rename that (while Pidgin is closed) and then restart it. You will loose all your preferences so be warned. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: (no subject)
pl.perron wrote: > The whole family uses the same computer and family account. Can Pidgin > be set up for different users of the same computer account? with their > own chat accounts and buddies? As far as I am aware it cannot, it is left up to the Desktop Manager to implement fast user switching to make this happen. You might (I haven't tried) be able to launch Pidgin as a different user using the su command. Maybe: su -c 'pidgin' at a guess. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: (no subject)
Daniel Atallah wrote: > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM, mark - office wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> can you help me install libpurple and a phpmodul for use pidgin with php >> commands. >> >> thanks mark >> > > Please don't email me directly. > > The short answer to your question is "no, I can't" - I'm not aware of > any such php module (and IIRC there were licensing issues that would > prevent one from being released). > This guy has been told this a number of times already by myself and will email directly from someone else's thread. Do not think this is the first time this has happened. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin updating and hanging
turgut kalfaoglu wrote: > First the real question: > > "Pidgin hangs from time to time and I have to kill it from Gnome. It > seems that it's sound related. > When pidgin has to make a sound, like a new message coming, whatever, if > mplayer is playing something, pidgin reliably hangs." > > Ok, then background: > > This is an Asus M51VA laptop running Fedora 10. > Pidgin is obtained this way (my first time with monotone, hope I'm doing > this right): > > DATABASE=/home/turgut/monotone_databases/pidgin.mtn > WORKINGDIR=/home/turgut/pidgin2 > cd /home/turgut/pidgin2 > mtn -d $DATABASE pull --set-default mtn.pidgin.im "im.pidgin.*" > The download from monotone can and will take an age for the first time. However the developers recommend you do not use monotone. Perhaps you should start off with using the source: http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/ The sound issue might be related to PulseAudio there have been a number of problems with it. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Commands for purple-remote
Daniel Castro wrote: > No one can help with this? > Another mailer maybe? > > It's just that the man page for that command is pretty much useless, > gives no details... The remote, if I recall, was meant for use with evolution many moons ago, however Dbus has taken over as an interprocess communication mechanism. I think you are trying to do something which the remote was never able to do. I would expect the developers to respond with a patches welcome if you asked them. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: I write for Computerworld.com -- writing an article about all-in-one instant messengers...
Howard Wen wrote: > Hello. The subject line says it all. Computerworld.com wants to > feature your messenger in this article. > Interesting, could you email the list when your article is published so that we can read it? Many thanks Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: SSL Certificate Verification dialog ?
David Balazic wrote: > Hi! > > Today I got this dialog after starting pidgin: > > SSL Certificate Verification > > Accept certificate for rsi.hotmail.com? > > The root certificate this one claims to be issued by is unknown to Pidgin. > > I never saw this until now. What does it mean ? Why did it appear ? > I believe, and I could be wrong, that MSN updated their certificate (24th November) and Pidgin does not yet include the new certificate by default. I would expect/hope the developers will add it in the next release. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Does not Connect behind ISA Server
Edilson wrote: > i've tried with other MSN Client(amsn, kopete, emesene) without results. > also i've installed cntlm[1] to try connection tunneling > > Suggestions? > > Regards, > [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/cntlm/ > Are you seeing: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/775 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3126 Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: how can I use pidgin to cheat cyberoam
Aneesh wrote: > We have the cyberoam installed in the office ,and I don't 've > access to cyberoam so no internet access , But I can login into skype > and use it .I tried to login in gmail using pidgin but it shows the error. > > could you pls help me.. > Cyberoam being a firewall is probably blocking access. You could try setting the proxy settings or you could provide us with the error message so we get a better idea of what is going wrong. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: un-suscribe me
ravi pardeshi wrote: > i dont want to recieve ur mail. > > > ___ > Support mailing list > Support@pidgin.im > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Then go to the link at the bottom of the email and unsubscribe yourself. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: How to install buddy icons
Deborah K Millemaci wrote: > I am a little confused on how to add Buddy Icons. I read the > directions about clicking in the right hand bottom corner to select an > icon...but I don't know which file ext. is for a buddy icon. This is a > new area for me...and I don't know which icons are for what expressions > or if I can add them all. - Can someone "walk" me thru it? Does Pidgin > have smileys et. like Aim, Yahoo, & ICQ? - Deb For the buddy icon you just need an image of some kind, file extensions of png, jpg, gif are all good. Ideally you want the file to be small so you might want to either edit a photo to be small and use that or find an icon from the Internet and use that. Do you have an image in mind? Pidgin does support smileys, also MSN allows you to send custom smileys and version 2.5.2 (when it is released) will allow custom smileys over XMPP (Jabber) and Gtalk. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin search fails
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I shut down pidgin > backed up original libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll at C:\Program > Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin > copied libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll into > C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin > > from > http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/gtk+/2.12/gtk+-2.12.6.zip > > The dll file, from zip, has Create date 1/29, size 625kb. > > Same error. Accepts one character; then will timeout and return to same > screen. > > Is a reboot required? Just go to the ticket: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4966 Near the bottom datallah posted a link to an installer. Download that, quit pidgin, run the install, restart pidgin. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: help on sounds
Michael Secord wrote: > This is an issue with GTK. There is a file you can replace in the GTK > lib to fix this issue. Search trac for it, unless someone else gives > you the link, let me know if you need more. For completeness: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4966 Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [MSN] "servconn read error" when logging in through a proxy
Thomas wrote: > msn: servconn read error,len: 0, errno: 0, error: No error > msn: Connection error from Notification server (messenger.hotmail.com > <http://messenger.hotmail.com>): Erreur de lecture Proxy support within Pidgin needs some work: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3126 Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Windows Live Messenger contacts showing as online even though they are offline
Pepijn Schmitz wrote: > Is there some way I can tell Pidgin not to show these contacts? Is it a bug? From the buddy list you can toggle this by "Buddies" menu -> "Show" -> "Offline buddies" > And a related question: is there a description somewhere about the > different icons that can be shown and what they mean? No, however I believe some people are working on a document for new users. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Privacy settings
N.Novozhilov wrote: > On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:53:36 -0700 > Evan Platt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> N.Novozhilov wrote: >>> Why Pidgin shows spam messages to me? Privacy setting are '2' (i.e. Allow >>> only >>> users on my buddy list). >>> >> What protocol? > > ICQ, of course. I didn't see spam on other protocols :) http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1009 The ICQ privacy needs some love. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #45487]: I HAVE LOSS BILNK ICON OF MESSAGE IN PIDGIN
Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 Status: Open => Answered Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: sachendra wrote: > Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 > > Status: Answered => Open > > sachendra is still having a problem: > Sir, > I am asking another Question window Xp have short key for hibernet in > ubuntu any short cut key for hibernet. Really you need to set this question as solved and open another one regading your hibernate issue since its a change of topic. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #45487]: I HAVE LOSS BILNK ICON OF MESSAGE IN PIDGIN
Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 Status: Open => Answered Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: sachendra wrote: > Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 > > Status: Answered => Open > > sachendra is still having a problem: > Thank you sir For reply, > when I was use pidgin first time a blink > icon was came in panel of desktop and I was easily know A message was receive > but now I can not know message alert so please help me. > in Perfences menu -> there is no "Falsh window when IMs are received" option > please help me . Sorry with ubuntu you will need to enable the Message notification plugin to get the window to flash at you. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #45487]: I HAVE LOSS BILNK ICON OF MESSAGE IN PIDGIN
sachendra wrote: > Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 > > Status: Answered => Open > > sachendra is still having a problem: > Thank you sir For reply, > when I was use pidgin first time a blink > icon was came in panel of desktop and I was easily know A message was receive > but now I can not know message alert so please help me. > in Perfences menu -> there is no "Falsh window when IMs are received" option > please help me . Sorry with ubuntu you will need to enable the Message notification plugin to get the window to flash at you. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #45487]: I HAVE LOSS BILNK ICON OF MESSAGE IN PIDGIN
Question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 Status: Open => Answered Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: sachendra wrote: > New question #45487 on pidgin in ubuntu: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/45487 > > WHEN ANY PERSON CHAT WITH ME i CAN NOT SHOW ANY SYMBOL OF MESSAGE AND NO > INDICATION OF MESSAGE RECIEVE SO HOW TO REMOVE THIS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ME iI > USE PIDGIN >From the Buddy list go to "Tools" menu -> "Preferences" -> "Interface" tab -> "Show system tray icon" from "Never" to "Always" or "Only unread". Plus go to the "Conversations" and tick the box "Falsh window when IMs are received" Regards Phil Hannent P.S. All capitals is considered bad grammar and shouting. Please refrain from writing this way future. -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #41744]: Sending and recieving offline messages
Question #41744 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/41744 Phil Hannent posted a new comment: lordskid wrote: > Question #41744 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/41744 > > lordskid posted a new comment: > but how do I install pidgin 2.5? If you enable the backports repository it contains 2.5.0 >From the menu: System -> Administration -> Software sources The "Updates" tab and select "Unsupported updates (hardy backports) Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #41744]: Sending and recieving offline messages
lordskid wrote: > Question #41744 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/41744 > > lordskid posted a new comment: > but how do I install pidgin 2.5? If you enable the backports repository it contains 2.5.0 From the menu: System -> Administration -> Software sources The "Updates" tab and select "Unsupported updates (hardy backports) Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Webcam
Mark wrote: > My question is: Will webcam ever be a part of any future versions of > Pidgin. Currently in my task bar is Pidgin and Skype. Pidgin handles > all the IM's, but I use Skype for the webcam feature (so my Mom can see > her Grandson). I was just wondering, and hoping, if Pidgin will ever > use the webcam feature from some of the IM's or maybe even incorporate > Skype down the road. Thanks much for you time and thank you again for > such an awesome program! Probably. The video and voice for XMPP/Jabber has been a Google summer of code project this year, you can read more about it here: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/vv Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: allways Offline
SuperPat wrote: > Since pidgin 2.43, all my MSN contact see me offline, even if I am in > the state "Available". > > Do you now why? This has been seen a couple of times on this list. The exact cause is not known. Could you change your status to something and then put it back again? This might help to reset your account status. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: How can I disable pop-ups in Buddy list?
Ruslan Khusnullin wrote: Pop-ups in buddy list with buddy details are annoying me every time. I didn't manage to find an option to disable them. Please, tell me how can I disable the pop-ups in Buddy list? There is a third party plugin called ext-prefs that allows you to customise the tooltip if that is what you are talking about: http://gaim-extprefs.sourceforge.net/ep.shtml PS. I've searched the Internet with Google, but haven't found any useful info about this. That gave me a wonderful image of Google being a person looking over your shoulder while you searched. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN Issues are Affecting Software Credibility
Tomas Gutierrez wrote: First, there is the constant disconnect issue. When one is lucky enough to connect to the MSN servers, the connection bounces periodically (about once every 10 minutes). The only way to connect is to use the HTTP method, otherwise the system won't even connect. This has been brought up as support tickets, and I also found mention of this in the support email archive. For example, ticket 6136, or http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2008-August/001920.html (http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2008-August/001935.html), http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=871929. For the vast majority MSN is working just fine. Personally I use it 24/7 without issues. That being said, clearly you and others are having some issues which from the error messages reported indicates a network problem and not a problem with Pidgin itself. In both 6136 and 6776 a proxy is being used. Pidgins proxy support has long been lacking as most if not all developers are not behind proxies and cannot test against the variety of proxies that are in use. I would also say that developers are looking at your issue since in 6776 one of the developers posted something no less than 12 days ago. Certain bugs can be hard to track down if only a minority are experiencing the issue. I would suggest you capture the debug window around the time of the disconnection to help trace the common cause, creating a ticket that might end up as a duplicate might help diagnose the situation. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Windows version of pidgin 2.5.0 is not receiving messages. XMPP.
David Michal wrote: Updating this. The problem still persist, now on version 2.5.1 XMPP is working fine for the vast majority it is something local to you and your setup. -Original Message- From: Daniel Atallah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: support@pidgin.im Subject: Re: Windows version of pidgin 2.5.0 is not receiving messages. XMPP. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:20 PM, David Michal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Receiving that message xml works just fine for me. A plugin or something may be eating the message (or it could just be queued in the system tray - is the icon flashing?). Hmm not. The icon is not flashing. And I can't see the message anywhere else but in debug window. Which plugins are you using? Again, which plugins are you using? Also could you send an output of the debug windows when this is happening? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Fixing crashes?
zenomcdohl wrote: How can I get this to stop crashing? http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5523 Replied in the ticket, its a duplicate of a known problem. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Setting "now listening"?
Pepijn Schmitz wrote: Apologies for reposting this, but I didn't get any replies and I thought perhaps someone in the know had missed it... More likely is that nobody knows the exact answer to your question. Now that Pidgin has support for the relevant version of MSN to be able to show other people's "now listening" information, is there a way to set it for my own account as well? There a a couple of tickets in trac regarding this: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/371 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1510 Is there a way to do that? Or to write a plugin to do that? If your application supports D-Bus it could submit messages to Pidgin by the looks of things. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Systray icon disappeared
David Balazic wrote: Hi! I just noticed that the pidgin systray icon is missing. The main windows is closed. I only have a conversation window. Im running 2.5.1 on Windows XP Pro SP2. Is there a keyboard shortcut to open the main window ? Not that I know of, however you can open the buddy list by running the program again. I detects that there is already an instance running and shows the buddy list. I assume that some how the preferences got changed and the tray icon is only showing on new messages. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: file sending
John Bailey wrote: I'm sending this back to the support list in hopes someone there can be of more help. jordan wrote: well im on linux, i do have a router, my computer is plugged into it and not another computer it does have NAT, im useing pidgin 2.4.1 i am just useing the aim protocol http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2973 a ticket already exists for your issue. AIM requires ports 5190 through to 5200 to be open for inbound and outbound communication. You will need to alter your routers settings. Regards Phil Hannent -Original Message- From: John Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: support@pidgin.im Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 2:22 pm Subject: Re: file sending jordan wrote: everytime i try to send a file (pictures) it fails and says the other person cancelled it We're going to need a lot more information than what you provided. Start with what protocol you're using; if you're behind a NAT device such as a router or a computer with "internet connection sharing" enabled; what version of Pidgin you're using; if you're using Pidgin on Windows, Linux, or some other OS; and if you know, what client the other person is using. John ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #43090]: i'm having problems with pidgin internet messager when i open it in 5 seconds the window disapears
Question #43090 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/43090 Phil Hannent posted a new comment: I know this is basic but: Are you double clicking the icon in the System tray to open it? -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: hebrew support
SMLRef wrote: I would like to know if the chat system supports Hebrew. As far as I am aware Pidgin does support Hebrew. It is a Unicode compliant application and has been translated so that the interface is also in Hebrew if the operating systems language is set as such. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
MSN Connection issues WAS: Re: about pidgin
ivy Cui wrote: > My messages can't connect to my MSN friends sometimes and when it > happened it always say because of some switch error ,pidgin break > line often but have no problem when I use other website at same time > I wonder my computer got virus or just because of pidgin? > thank you for your help The switchboard error is usually a sign that your connection was interrupted while you were trying to send a message. You might not notice the other services lack of service because you are not using them at the time or that they support offline messaging. Could you upgrade to the latest version of Pidgin (2.5.0) because it contains an updated version of the MSN service that may help your issue. If it does not help, it would be useful to know which operating system you are using, how you are connecting and what is happening in the "Debug" window which can be found on the "Help" menu of the buddy list at the time of the issues. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Microsoft Office Communicator...
Farrington, Ken (ADM - Americas Region, Pfizer) wrote: Thanks... Yes this is for Microsoft Office Communicator. I already have several other protocols set-up and working great for a few years. Now my company is migrating from Jabber to MS Office Communicator and not looking forward to working without the many advantages of pidgin. Any plans to add Office Communicator to the list of supported protocols soon? http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/48 The ticket exists but it has been on the wish list for a long time. The problem is that the server component of it requires an expensive licence. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin
Diego Gomez wrote: Hi! My name is Diego and i'm willing to start using Bidgin. Hello, is it possible to import contacts from .xls to Bidgin? The short answer is no. The long answer is that if you have IM (instant messaging) contacts with a service such as MSN, Yahoo or XMPP then the service handles looking after your contacts. If you have used an IM service before your contacts will appear when you sign on. If you have not used a service before and you have 2000 IM contacts to add you are stuck with adding them manually (as far as I am aware). I also believe that Gmail can import your contacts for email and those contacts are available on GTalk which you can connect to using Pidgin. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Chat with more than one buddie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I'm talking to a buddy say on Yahoo or MSN and want to add another buddy into the conversation how do I do this? I can get invited into chats with other people, it opens a room, but how do i initiate one myself? I can 'invit someone 2 chat but no obvious way to invite anyone else in? I could be wrong on this because I cannot find a bug report. However I have some recollection from years ago that if you are in a one to one conversation with someone it cannot be converted to a "Chat". If you initiate a "Chat" with someone you can add others via the "Conversation" menu then "Invite". Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin is a nightmare to communicate on MSN protocol
polytan wrote: No, I can't right now. Am I alone to have these sort of problems ? The message you received was indicative of a disconnection of the network connection which has already been mentioned. The version 2.5 of Pidgin will contain an updated MSN protocol, which you can expect any time now. You might be lucky in that it is more tolerant to network issues. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: how to activate Finch ?
J a s e e r wrote: I have been checking the site to see info about how to enable Finch or how to start it. Sorry if the question is too naive. Any pointers pls ? Which operating system are you running on? and how did you install it? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: development
robert mcquirt wrote: you mention the extremely long development time of pidgin is partly due to the fact that all your developers are not that interested in features such as video call/teleconferencing, etc. i'd just like to point out that if you are to be a serious contender in the im market, their likes/dislikes mean nothing. this is business and if people that work on the project (even if they're volunteers) cannot meet this commitment, then you should withdraw your product from the market as 'unsupportable'. don't get me wrong... i love pidgin. but without features to help me conduct business on a daily basis, it is worthless. i hope your developers will realize that if they're going to compete in a major marketplace, they need to push their personal preferences aside, because they are producing a product for the market, not themselves. Based on that same logic charities should just shut down. They cannot meet the needs of every starving person in the world so they should withdraw from helping anybody. Video and voice is being worked on. If it was trivial it would have been done by now. Pidgin is free and meets the needs of millions of users each day. It is not in business and not contending for anything. The world is not made up of just capitalist. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help: Removed buddies are not deleted
Louise Hoffman wrote: When I right click on a buddy and select Remove, and the OK, the buddy can still write to me. How do I delete a buddy for good? =) Can you check your privacy settings? On the buddy list, select the "Tools" menu then "Privacy" From that screen you can define who can contact you or not. Different protocols have different defaults. Which protocol is this person using? Lots of love, Ditto. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #40741]: Search on pidgin
Question #40741 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/40741 Status: Open => Answered Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: Kevin wrote: > New question #40741 on pidgin in ubuntu: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/40741 > When I use yhe pidgin, I find that it is so hard to find my friend, if there > are a search box on the pidgin, that will be wonderful. > > You can see the google talk/msn, there are a search box, especially the > google talk search box is very fast,I like it very much. If you have the buddy list window open you can just start typing and a find box will appear. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: which plugin or how to support msn native "currently playing song" feature
Ye Xu wrote: Hello Everyone, Hello, I had tried several plugins including musictracker etc, but it seems that they all won't support the msn native "current song" feature, which normally will show the song infomation in blue clickable link at the right side of each nicknames on the contact list. not like musictracker simply append the song infomation in plain text form right after the nickname. What you are looking for does not exist as far as I am aware, however having a quick look at some of the plug-ins it might just be: http://software.johnroark.net/ The screen shots from the page indicate the a link to Amazon is created for you to click on. I would suggest you contact the author(s) of your favourite music plug-in and ask if it could be added. That is probably your best option right now. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #40497]: how to intall ubuntu live chat support
Question #40497 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/40497 Status: Open => Answered Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: stalin wrote: > New question #40497 on pidgin in ubuntu: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/40497 > > Hi, > I have installed ubuntu live chat support by using this package - > gnome-panel_2.14.1-0ubuntu8_i386.deb. But did not get live chat support link > in help menu option.how to install live chat support.please give me the step > by step explanation. The package you are looking at has not yet been included within ubuntu (as far as I can see on my ubuntu 8.04). What the live chat support does for you is what is talked about here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat What you want to do is: Start Pidgin (from Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin Instant Messenger), Add a new IRC account, Create a Username for yourself, Set the server to be: irc.freenode.net Set a password for yourself, Save and enable the account, When the account is enabled a message should pop-up letting you know you are connected. You can then type: /join #ubuntu You are effectively done, you can ask away. Just follow the guidelines on the page above. Also if this is your first time in chat rooms I would say that you should not ask to ask but just ask. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Some buddies appear "idle" - should be "available"
Lee B. wrote:
The idle settings of these is set to "Based on keyboard or mouse use."
Also, their status does switch to "away," but when they go back to their
keyboards, their status changes back to "idle."
One of these people initially had trouble with Windows Messenger logging
on to her MSN account at the same time that Pidgin did and I'm not sure
how she solved that. Could MSN/Windows Messenger be causing this?
I couldn't answer the question of if there was something the default client was
doing, however it can never be ruled out.
Could I ask you to get the user to test something? There is a plugin called
Idle Maker. If you enable that it will add an option into the Tools menu of the
buddy list. From there you can manually adjust the idle state and time.
Regards
Phil Hannent
Phil Hannent wrote, on 7/24/2008 1:11 AM:
Lee B. wrote:
I have several buddies who always appear "idle," even when they are
using the keyboard. I can contact them, but they appear "idle."
They are all using Windows XP
They are all using MSN protocol
They all use OTR (if that matters)
Others buddies with these same attributes appear normal ("available"
when they are at the keyboard)
Is there something I can check or change to rectify this "idle" problem?
What would be really helpful would be to know how their preferences
for idle are setup? You can set the idle to be based on the last
message sent rather than keyboard and mouse usage.
Also could they try another protocol? To see if its specific to MSN.
Regards
Phil Hannent
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Re: [Question #34803]: change dictionary for a single buddy (or use more than one)
Question #34803 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/34803 Phil Hannent posted a new comment: tibibo wrote: > tibibo posted a new comment: > I'll be second here! There is no switchspell plugin in the > pidgin-plugin-pack. I wonna see an any way to switch Pidgin's spellcheck > "on-the-fly", while I typing in different languages. Specifically I > permanently use English, Russian and Ukrainian languages and I need the way > to switch quickly between them. > Any help? There is a plugin (which I have never used) for this already: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#HowdoIchangethelanguagefortheHighlightMisspelledwordsoption http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/switchspell Try installing the pidgin-guifications package: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/net/gaim-guifications Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: feedback
David Balazic wrote: Phil Hannent wrote: Akshat Gupta wrote: You've made it very difficult for users to give you feedback about your software. I am sorry you feel that way, could you expand on what you feel is missing or wrong? Well, obviously, there is no "Give feedback" button/menu anywhere in Pidgin. Or "Get help/support". There is "Help -> Online help" or "Help -> About" which will point you to the website. While there is no "Give feedback" option I personally do not see the current setup as "very difficult". Also in your view how would a "Give feedback" option work? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: feedback
Akshat Gupta wrote: You've made it very difficult for users to give you feedback about your software. I am sorry you feel that way, could you expand on what you feel is missing or wrong? A backtrace will 99% of the time nail down what is causing the crashes, could you run the debug version of Pidgin and submit a crash report to the bug tracking software so that things can improve for you? http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Some buddies appear "idle" - should be "available"
Lee B. wrote:
I have several buddies who always appear "idle," even when they are
using the keyboard. I can contact them, but they appear "idle."
They are all using Windows XP
They are all using MSN protocol
They all use OTR (if that matters)
Others buddies with these same attributes appear normal ("available"
when they are at the keyboard)
Is there something I can check or change to rectify this "idle" problem?
What would be really helpful would be to know how their preferences for idle are
setup? You can set the idle to be based on the last message sent rather than
keyboard and mouse usage.
Also could they try another protocol? To see if its specific to MSN.
Regards
Phil Hannent
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Re: [Fwd: Re: [Question #30852]: Trying to install live chat support]
Question #30852 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/30852 Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: Hafeez wrote: > Question #30852 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/30852 > > Hafeez proposed the following answer: > i don't have the entry of "system>help>live chat support" what should I > do? The package you are looking at has not yet been included within ubuntu (as far as I can see on my ubuntu 8.04). What the live chat support does for you is what is talked about here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat What you want to do is: Start Pidgin (from Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin Instant Messenger), Add a new IRC account, Create a Username for yourself, Set the server to be: irc.freenode.net Set a password for yourself, Save and enable the account, When the account is enabled a message should pop-up letting you know you are connected. You can then type: /join #ubuntu You are effectively done, you can ask away. Just follow the guidelines on the page above. Also if this is your first time in chat rooms I would say that you should not ask to ask but just ask. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Fwd: Pidgin
Hello, While I do no have a solution for the use of a pac file, you could untick "Use default gateway" within the "TCP/IP (Internet protocol)" settings of the VPN connection. This will prevent your Internet traffic from going via the VPN and just go via your own gateway/router. Is that an option? Regards Phil Hannent PS. Please remember to CC this support list when you reply so that others can help. Luke Schierer wrote: Can anyone help this user? Thanks, Luke - Forwarded message from Bipin Mangwani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:47:25 +0530 From: Bipin Mangwani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pidgin Hi Luke, Hope you are doing fine. I have recently started using Pidgin and it's really a nice application. The only problem is that most of the times I have to work on a VPN and when on the VPN I connect to the internet using automatic proxy .pac url. Pidgin help says that:Can Pidgin use my Windows (IE) Proxy Settings? <http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#CanPidginusemyWindowsIEProxySettings> Yes, if you set the proxy preference to "Use Environmental Settings", Pidgin will parse the HTTP Proxy setting from Windows as long as you have a specific server set; auto-detection and configuration via .pac URL do not work, nor do proxy bypass settings. So the problem is I am unable to connect the pidgin to the outer world while I am behind the VPN. Just want to know if there is any way I can connect the Pidgin to outer world using that Pac file? I am a techie.. so modifying complicated config files won't be a problem for me if there is a workaround available. Would be glad if you respond. Many thanks. Bipin. - End forwarded message - ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #39213]: I believe there's a memory leak; how can I test?
Question #39213 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/39213 Phil Hannent proposed the following answer: Adam Buchbinder wrote: > New question #39213 on pidgin in ubuntu: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/39213 > > I'm running Ubuntu Gutsy. > > Recently, I noticed that pidgin was using around 600MB of memory (according > to the VIRT column in top); I killed it, and about that much disappeared from > swap--I think this means that pidgin had actually used that memory for > something; it wasn't like the way a Java process will list the max allocation > in its VIRT column. As I'm running a relatively low-memory system (0.5G), > this is a significant problem. It had been running for at least a week, > probably several; I use it for plain-vanilla instant messaging over Jabber > and AIM. > > I'd like to know how I can diagnose the memory leak, to file a more helpful > bug report. Is there a trace tool? Some particular incantation to create a > useful debug log? A memory leak of such magnitude would probably been found already. I know for a fact that when I run Pidgin for that length of time it does not even come close to the size you are seeing. Could you provide more details: 1, Which version of Pidgin are you using? 2, What plugins are being used? OTR? Skype? Guifications? Music 3, How many buddies do you have roughly? 4, Are you in any chat rooms for that whole time? There was a bug reported on the windows version that relates to GTK to do with the wallpaper changing: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4722 There is a page on how to report bugs, however it is more targeted at crashes or something failing: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports As a developer you can run the software within a tool that highlights memory leaks, however that is probably too complex for a support situation. Sorry I cannot be more specific but with more information we might be able to get to the bottom of this. Regards Phil Hannent -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Support, which is an answer contact for pidgin in ubuntu. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: [Question #39213]: I believe there's a memory leak; how can I test?
Adam Buchbinder wrote: New question #39213 on pidgin in ubuntu: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/39213 I'm running Ubuntu Gutsy. Recently, I noticed that pidgin was using around 600MB of memory (according to the VIRT column in top); I killed it, and about that much disappeared from swap--I think this means that pidgin had actually used that memory for something; it wasn't like the way a Java process will list the max allocation in its VIRT column. As I'm running a relatively low-memory system (0.5G), this is a significant problem. It had been running for at least a week, probably several; I use it for plain-vanilla instant messaging over Jabber and AIM. I'd like to know how I can diagnose the memory leak, to file a more helpful bug report. Is there a trace tool? Some particular incantation to create a useful debug log? A memory leak of such magnitude would probably been found already. I know for a fact that when I run Pidgin for that length of time it does not even come close to the size you are seeing. Could you provide more details: 1, Which version of Pidgin are you using? 2, What plugins are being used? OTR? Skype? Guifications? Music 3, How many buddies do you have roughly? 4, Are you in any chat rooms for that whole time? There was a bug reported on the windows version that relates to GTK to do with the wallpaper changing: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4722 There is a page on how to report bugs, however it is more targeted at crashes or something failing: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports As a developer you can run the software within a tool that highlights memory leaks, however that is probably too complex for a support situation. Sorry I cannot be more specific but with more information we might be able to get to the bottom of this. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
