Re: Pidgin in a TrueCrypt Volume
On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 20:54 -0700, muffet wrote: One problem I ran into, however, was that Vista wouldn't allow me to either move or delete the .purple file (copy worked). Was Pidgin running? Windows is unable to delete files that are open. I have admin rights and approved in uac. It just repeatedly asked me to try again. I'll probably wind up uninstalling and starting over, which is fine, but is there a switch to install it so it puts his .purple file in the T:\.purple directory to begin with? (He's on XP) The installer doesn't do anything with your .purple. It's only going to be created when you actually run Pidgin. So, unless you run Pidgin from the installer, you'll be fine. (I'm not sure if we offer that or not, but it is common on Windows.) Richard signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin in a TrueCrypt Volume
muffet wrote: Is there a way to keep everything in the TrueCrypt volume with the regular Pidgin ap? Or do I need to install Portable Pidgin (with the OTR included) into my TC volume? The location of Pidgin's configuration directory (which includes logs) can be changed by creating a .bat file that calls Pidgin with the -c argument. If your TrueCrypt volume is mounted with Windows drive letter T:, then your script would look something like this: @echo off C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe -c T:\.purple Then you would move your existing .purple to T:\ and use the batch file to run Pidgin. Of course, if you installed Pidgin to a non-default directory, you would need to change the path to pidgin.exe to reflect the correct location. John signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin in a TrueCrypt Volume
On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 22:20 -0400, John Bailey wrote: muffet wrote: Is there a way to keep everything in the TrueCrypt volume with the regular Pidgin ap? Or do I need to install Portable Pidgin (with the OTR included) into my TC volume? The location of Pidgin's configuration directory (which includes logs) can be changed by creating a .bat file that calls Pidgin with the -c argument. If your TrueCrypt volume is mounted with Windows drive letter T:, then your script would look something like this: @echo off C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe -c T:\.purple Or you could set the environment variable PURPLEHOME to T:\ (for example). Richard ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin in a TrueCrypt Volume
Richard Laager wrote: On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 22:20 -0400, John Bailey wrote: The location of Pidgin's configuration directory (which includes logs) can be changed by creating a .bat file that calls Pidgin with the -c argument. If your TrueCrypt volume is mounted with Windows drive letter T:, then your script would look something like this: @echo off C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe -c T:\.purple Or you could set the environment variable PURPLEHOME to T:\ (for example). Richard Thank you, both! The .bat file worked, and while the environment variable is smoothest for me, the .bat file will be great for my boss. (He's great, but has no time or patience for these things.) I telecommute too far away to set this up for him, so I'm hoping to put together a TrueCrypt volume with everything he needs in it, ready for him to just mount the volume and run Pidgin - from the .bat file I'll include. One problem I ran into, however, was that Vista wouldn't allow me to either move or delete the .purple file (copy worked). I have admin rights and approved in uac. It just repeatedly asked me to try again. I'll probably wind up uninstalling and starting over, which is fine, but is there a switch to install it so it puts his .purple file in the T:\.purple directory to begin with? (He's on XP) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Pidgin-in-a-TrueCrypt-Volume-tp24943886p24948431.html Sent from the Pidgin Support List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
