RE: Multi-protocol IM clients

[J.Witvliet]

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[mailto:users-boun...@lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Steven Stern
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:25 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

On 08/30/2012 02:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote:
> Quoting Jack Craig :
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich 
>> wrote:
>>
> [snip]
>>> I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my
>>> status to
>>> "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything
>>> until I
>>> close Pidgin and start it back up.
> [snip]>>
>>
>> you might  look at pidgin...
>>
> Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried it,
> but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an
> "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D

As far as I know, the Big 2 are empathy and pidgin.  Both use libpurple,
so I guess it depends on where the lockup is occurring.

FWIW, I'm using pidgin with F17 / XFCE and have seen no lockups from it.



-Original Message-
Did you had a look at Jitsi?

Hw


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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[John Aldrich]

On Thu August 30 2012 4:43:22 PM Konstantin Svist wrote:
> 
> I know exactly what bug you're talking about, I noticed it appeared a
> few revisions ago. If you're not afraid of using out-of-date code
> (supposedly new code has security fixes), you can download an older
> version of Pidgin from http://koji.fedoraproject.org
> The bug also has a workaround -- if you can use your mouse to click a
> top menu item, everything goes back to normal.
> 
Thanks, I found my "old faithful" was indeed available through normal 
channels. I'm now using AYTTM. :D
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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[Konstantin Svist]

On 08/30/2012 10:44 AM, John Aldrich wrote:
So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last 
Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still 
packaged with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to 
speak. :D I'd prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.


I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my 
status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type 
anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.


I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good 
multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side 
of things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D


Thanks!


I know exactly what bug you're talking about, I noticed it appeared a 
few revisions ago. If you're not afraid of using out-of-date code 
(supposedly new code has security fixes), you can download an older 
version of Pidgin from http://koji.fedoraproject.org
The bug also has a workaround -- if you can use your mouse to click a 
top menu item, everything goes back to normal.


HTH

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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[Troy]

On Thursday, August 30, 2012 03:25:06 PM Steven Stern wrote:
> On 08/30/2012 02:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote:
> > Quoting Jack Craig :
> >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich 

> > 
> >> wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> >>> I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my
> >>> status to
> >>> "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type 
anything
> >>> until I
> >>> close Pidgin and start it back up.
> > 
> > [snip]>>
> > 
> >> you might  look at pidgin...
> > 
> > Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried 
it,
> > but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an
> > "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D
> 
> As far as I know, the Big 2 are empathy and pidgin.  Both use 
libpurple,
> so I guess it depends on where the lockup is occurring.
> 
> FWIW, I'm using pidgin with F17 / XFCE and have seen no lockups 
from it.



If you're running KDE why wouldn't you use its native Telepathy? It 
integrates nicely with the KDE desktop, supports most major 
protocols, and has a very polished interface.
F17's testing repo has the newly released 0.5 version.

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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[Steven Stern]

On 08/30/2012 02:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote:
> Quoting Jack Craig :
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich 
>> wrote:
>>
> [snip]
>>> I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my
>>> status to
>>> "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything
>>> until I
>>> close Pidgin and start it back up.
> [snip]>>
>>
>> you might  look at pidgin...
>>
> Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried it,
> but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an
> "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D

As far as I know, the Big 2 are empathy and pidgin.  Both use libpurple,
so I guess it depends on where the lockup is occurring.

FWIW, I'm using pidgin with F17 / XFCE and have seen no lockups from it.

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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[John Aldrich]

Quoting Jack Craig :


On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich  wrote:


[snip]

I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to
"away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I
close Pidgin and start it back up.

[snip]>>


you might  look at pidgin...

Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried it,  
but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an  
"away" message and then come back and use it again. :D

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Re: Multi-protocol IM clients

[Jack Craig]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich  wrote:

> So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last
> Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still packaged
> with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to speak. :D I'd
> prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.
>
> I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to
> "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I
> close Pidgin and start it back up.
>
> I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good
> multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side of
> things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D
>

you might  look at pidgin...

>
> Thanks!
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Multi-protocol IM clients

[John Aldrich]

So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last  
Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still  
packaged with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to  
speak. :D I'd prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.


I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my  
status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type  
anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.


I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good  
multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side  
of things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D


Thanks!
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