Re: Help required...plzzzzzzz
tahseen mahmood wrote: Hi, Hi My name is Tahseen and i have allready installed the pidgin Im software in my PC and I have configured it to work with jabber a.k.a xmpp.so that i can keep in touch with my office collegues What i have been trying to do now is to install pidgin in my mobile. but i dont know what to choose out of the 4 optionswindows,fedora,source,? Wich 1...? Is there a diff. Procedure to install pidgin in the mobile phone...?..if pidgin is not compatabe with my Nokia E61 is there any other software that you can suggest me of so that i can use jabber on my mobile phone..? Pidgin does not run on mobile phones, it is a desktop application. I personally do not know of any application for the mobile phone in question, you would probably be better off asking that question in a forum for Nokia phones. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Is anyone having MSN connection problems?
RBL wrote: My Pidgin client cannot connect to MSN, all of a sudden. It reports, "Our network protocol is not supported." My MSN has been working fine all day. I am using Pidgin 2.4.1 on Windows XP. Which version are you using? Where is this message being displayed? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Bundled buddy icons was: Re: 2 questions
Etan Reisner wrote: Ah, I was unaware that Yahoo provided default buddy icons that one could select to use for themselves. Yes, that helps clarify what may have been going on in this train wreck of an email thread. That is not a bad idea for adding a feature. Pidgin could bundle 20 generic buddy icons and default the buddy icon selector to that folder. The GTK file picker offers a preview before you pick so it is not a lot of effort for an added feature. Thoughts? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: problems connecting to a xmpp server
J. Manuel Velasco - UBILIBET wrote: Hello, Hello, Resource: I don't what to type so I type Pandion that is the resource I see for the other users connected The resource is an extra description. I use it for my location so I have [EMAIL PROTECTED]/work and [EMAIL PROTECTED]/home In advanced section: I set the option Requires SSL/TLS Conection port: 5223 Conecting to the server: pedralbes.ubilibet.com I leave proxys for file transfers in blank and the type of proxy is No proxy. Log file is attached. From the log file you are sending xml but getting what looks like an SSL handshake back (someone more in the know would be able to tell). What is the Debugging Information from the "Help" -> "About" screen? Can you connect if you turn off the Require SSL/TLS? 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 vs. User Agent
dsjkvf wrote: On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Moore 3rd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What would You prefer to see displayed? i'd prefer the ability to customize this text :). The name is compiled into the application, you would need to alter the pidgin.h file and recompile: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/file/9ebef7dc91fd3f43f016c02e0a15e2008868/pidgin/pidgin.h Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: cross platform font problems
Daniel R wrote: My friend is using ICHAT on her Mac with Helvetica font, when she IM's me (I'm using pidgin) I just get asci squares from here, I cannot read anything. Which operating system and version of Pidgin are you using? Phil signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Issues with Pidgin Message Window
John Moore 3rd wrote: David Arakelian wrote: Hi, I just upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 (which caused numerous errors), so I am not sure if this is a Ubuntu bug or a Pidgin bug. The problem I am expiriencing is the textarea of the Pidgin IM window won't expand ( see http://www.theatons.com/screenie.png ). I am running Pidgin 2.4.1 on Ubuntu 8.04. You need to Upgrade to version 2.4.2; this behavior has been 'corrected' in the Newest Version. If ubuntu hasn't upgraded to 2.4.2 yet you can download a deb from: http://www.getdeb.net/app/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: pidgin crash when received animed text from msn potocol
Nella Lun wrote: > when chatting with client running msn, certain animated text will > crash pidgin: > > Unhandled exception at 0x67ad44ff in pidgin.exe: 0xC005: Access > violation reading location 0x00ac. > > The message itself does not provide enough information to be able to determine what failed. Would it be possible for you to run the debug version of pidgin so that a crash report can be created: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports Many thanks Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin crash when received animed text from msn potocol
Nella Lun wrote: Thank you for the debug version of pidgin, Phil, I'm now attaching the rpt file for the crash I just experienced. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help determine the root causing problem. Thanks for going to the trouble of creating the report file, reading the rpt file indicates that this is a known bug: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5662 and that the bug is in a piece of software which pidgin uses: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15761 In this case the Pidgin developers have to wait for a fix from the other developers to resolve the issue, sorry. Within the Pidgin bug report one of the developers suggest trying a newer version of the faulty file, if you download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/cairo-1.6.4-1.zip then extract it to the folder where the file is (usuaully) installed: C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin reboot the computer and then try again, that might fix the issue. Please report back any success. Also on the web page I emailed you it suggested creating a ticket on the Pidgin website. If you did that it would most likely be marked as a duplicate as someone has already reported the issue. Regards Phil signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Away Message?
Markus Bergholz wrote: Is there a plugin which can see who is reading or who has read my away message? I am going to hazard a no at that. How would you measure that? Your status is displayed in the buddy list and on any conversation its not something which someone is acting on. Also how is it possible to display that back to you? As a log: 17:15 Phil looked at his buddy list and saw you were away. 17:24 Julie looked at her buddy list and saw you were away? 17:56 Mike looked at the conversation window and saw you were away? Plus I have been know to open my buddy list by accident would that class as knowing your status? Not really useful or am I missing something? 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 File Transfer info?
222fbj wrote: Does the file transfer option only work when both clients use Pidgin? The general answer would be no. However file transfer is not 100% complete, you would need to let us know: Which Operating system you are using, Which version of Pidgin you are using, Which protocol you are trying to send a file over, 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 File Transfer info?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for the reply. I use Fedora9 x64, Pidgin 2.4.1.2, and would iike to send files to googletalk users. If there is a (pidgin wiki?) page with info on file transfer developments/status I can check that occassionaly. Searching the site I found this: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1507 There is no single page for tracking features, usually its handled via tickets. The answer is not yet. I believe that Gtalk uses libjingle for voice and file transfers and since Pidgin does not support that yet, you are out of luck. An ideal solution would be for Gtalk to use the standard xmpp file transfer as a fall back. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: frequent disconnects on AIM
Jeffrey D. Watson wrote: Greetings, On my home network I frequently get dropped from AIM. Since this doesn't happen at work, I can infer that my home network is a contributing factor. Yahoo on Pidgin stays up, and if I switch to the official AIM client that also stays up. I'm looking for suggestions to debug this further. Your best bet is to monitor the "Debug window" on the "Help" menu. This gives a realtime view of what 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: do we need this list to be spammed by ubuntu's launchpad?
Evan Platt wrote: I agree 100%. I'm very close to creating a procmail rule to drop all traffic from launchpad. This is quite annoying. You have to remember while the format has its flaws it is proving useful to those asking the questions. I would recommend that we keep the things the way they are and those who are annoyed just create a rule to filter them out. Phil signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Connecting issues - MSN
Hi, Agnes Andersson Svärd wrote: Hi, I need help with connecting pidging to MSN. Adding your existing account is described here: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#HowdoIuseAIMMSNYahooGoogleTalkJabberXMPPICQoranyotherprotocol If there is something specific you are having trouble with could you describe the screen or message that you are having problems with. Also knowing the operating system and version of Pidgin would be most useful. I don’t know what to do with the networksettigs. (IP-adress) And what is ’STUN-server’? The network settings generally do not need changing from their defaults. A STUN server will help Pidgin determine your public IP address. If you put: stunserver.org in the box then it will help with things like file transfers. The ports should only be changed if you have a network administrator that has defined some rules regarding ports, they would be able to help you with that if it was required. Very rarely would this be needed. If you are using a proxy, pidgin will read your current operating systems settings. I would only change these if you knew you had to use a proxy. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: SV: Connecting issues - MSN
Agnes Andersson Svärd wrote: > Thank you for your answer, but it still doesnt work. :( I just got my > computer and don't know anything about Linux =/, that's why I would like to > take this from the beginning, if it's ok. > No problem. > I've added my MSNaccount, and as ID I type in my MSNadress right? And then on > what do I type in as a server , and as > ? > I've googled the internet for any suitable settings, but havn't found > anything. > In your account screen on the advanced tab you should have: Server: messenger.hotmail.com Port: 1863 These are standard and you do not need to alter these. On the basic tab you just need to select MSN as the protocol and the username would be the full email address you have signed up with MSN with. > So what do i do with the Network settings? > I tried to type stunserver.org as the IP-adress, but it was still the same. > Is there any other stunservers I can try? > In the preferences the STUN server should be: stunserver.org and you should have Autodetect IP address ticked. If the stunserver is not working just leave it blank, you do not need to connect. > My connectingissue is that I can't even log into MSN, or anything else using > pidgin. > I can use skype, so there's nothing wrong with the internetconnection. > If you have problems still, let me know the error message you are getting, or if you like I can post some screenshots to show you. > I use Firefox on this comp. > And it's a Asus Eee PC series. > Very nice PC. Regards Phil Hannent ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Pidgin website - split support from development
Hi, Below is an example email which we have been getting a lot of lately. I figured at the weekend that I should put some example screenshots in the wiki. I was just looking at the site and I would like to make some constructive criticism, if I may. 1, I think that with the number of very simple questions we are getting from new users, we would split the support from the development page. This might be less intimidating for people to choose. 2, The FAQ is massive (but logically laid out) and in my experience people glaze over large documents. Could that be split into end user and developer FAQ since that again contains a mix of the two? Seeing "Compiling" as a subject on the front screen might put some people off. 3, I do not think many people read the "Tips for Bug Reports" but I cannot see a way of highlighting it more for people other than creating a web form with a layout which already has preferred details pre-filled. <http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/TipsForBugReports>I think Pidgin is an excellent example of good user interface design, however we are seeing a new class of user that just needs a little hand holding. There was talk a while back about an account setup wizard (or druid is there is a patent on setup wizards ;-p ) but I think that would be overkill and a feature that would not get tested much before a release. Regards Phil Hannent Original Message Subject:Re: [Question #37738]: How do I add a windows live account Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:37:04 - From: mcneely.brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: support@pidgin.im References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Question #37738 on pidgin in ubuntu changed: https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/37738 Status: Answered => Solved mcneely.brandon confirmed that the question is solved: Thanks Richard, I got it to work by putting @live.com behind my screen name. I wasn't doing that before because on the yahoo account it wouldn't work with the domain name in that field. Thanks again, Brandon -- 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 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin website - split support from development
Kevin Stange wrote: This is an end goal for the web site. If you're willing to pull the im.pidgin.www branch from monotone and work up a "Support" section, which would feature both "support pidgin" (donations, how to help) and "get support for pidgin" (FAQ, where to get help) information, this would be helpful. Basically, we'd take "Support & Development" and convert it to two tabs, one called "Support" and one called "Development" and then focus the support pages on helpful user information and entry points into d.p.i containing support oriented pages. I have trouble finding the time to do this, but if someone else gets it started I will gladly review and integrate things. That is great. Is there a place on the server where in progress changes could be put for testing? I just created a patch for http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2297 but cannot test it without setting up a PHP web server. Also was there mention of having a multi lingual version of the site and if so was there a preferred method of doing that? Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: seeing status
James wrote: I didn't mean the on/off connected state but the away, invisible, etc. I have more than one account with saved statuses that use different statuses for each account. Maybe there could be fake buddy groups that have no members and show the current account status. For this I have, since before the status was displayed at the bottom of the buddy list, added myself as a buddy for each account that you might care about. You can then group yourself under one entry and on a hover see the status of each of your accounts. Regards Phil Hannent signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Interesting Problem
John Bailey wrote: This seems to be significantly more common on Windows than it is on UNIX-like systems. As Evan Platt suggested, keep a backup of accounts.xml (ideally the whole .purple directory, whose location is covered in our FAQ) and restore as needed. We've tried a number of things to fix this and it still continues to fail; I think we've reached the limit of what we can reasonably do to fix the problem. Given that this is a problem with other applications (on windows) would the developers accept patches that created a backup when the file changed? I noticed that Firefox creates a Bookmark backup (or used to in v2) so that if it gets lost in this same way, a user can manually roll back without going to the trouble of locating a system administrator to restore 30kb of data which would probably not get done for 3 days ;-) 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 #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
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: 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: [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: 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: 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: 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: [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: 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 #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: 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 #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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
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: 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
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: [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: [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 #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 #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: > 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
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: 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: 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: [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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: (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: (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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
[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: 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
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
