Pidgin

How to connect Pidgin through 3G USB Internet Software?
10/17/2011 by SaideeDay · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by JavyTechGuy10/17/2011
can you please ask the question in Ubuntu Forum?
http://ubuntuforums.org/
It is much more easier to answer questions there than in yahoo answers. Ubuntu forum is the proper place for asking any kind of question (dumb or smart) related to ubuntu. Thousands of users are there, so you'll get your answer quickly and correctly.

Why can't I compile Pidgin?
10/10/2011 by JohnEverard · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by Kimplex10/10/2011
Yes you can, but we do not provide a package for it. The reason being that in order to use Pidgin on Mac OS X, you need to install an X server

and GTK+, which we are not prepared to support. You can either compile Pidgin (and its dependencies) yourself, or you can use the fink installer available from http://fink.sf.net. If you would like a native aqua interface or a user-friendly installer, we suggest trying Adium,

available at http://www.adium.im/

Can I run Pidgin on Mac OS X?
10/10/2011 by jvanhorn · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by Kimplex10/10/2011
Yes you can, but we do not provide a package for it. The reason being that in order to use Pidgin on Mac OS X, you need to install an X server and GTK+, which we are not prepared to support. You can either compile Pidgin (and its dependencies) yourself, or you can use the fink installer available from http://fink.sf.net. If you would like a native aqua interface or a user-friendly installer, we suggest trying Adium, available at http://www.adium.im/

How to turn the tray icon off?
09/08/2011 by justsharon · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by Kimplex09/08/2011
By default the tray icon will load if you have a Notification Area or a System Tray in your desktop environment. Look at the Interface tab in Tools->Preferences. Change the 'System Tray Icon' setting to 'Always', 'Never', or 'On unread messages' as you prefer.

I forgot my password, how to change it?
09/08/2011 by JohnEverard · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by Artemaria09/08/2011
Pidgin is an IM client, not an IM service. You need to change your password with the IM service (e.g., ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!), probably on their web site. We cannot help you with this.

If you have a working Pidgin install set to log on automatically on another computer, you may be able to find your account password in accounts.xml in your Pidgin configuration directory. The location of this directory is discussed elsewhere in this portion of the FAQ, in the Miscellaneous group for your specific platform.

How do I hide all those "User entered the room" and "User left the room" messages?
09/07/2011 by wawaslope · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by SteveQueen09/07/2011
Load the "Join/Part Hiding" plugin from the plugins dialog. You can then configure it to hide these messages on rooms larger than a specified size, or when the user joining/parting has been idle for longer than a specified period of time.

Can I still see messages in a chat if I close the window?
09/07/2011 by LindaRodrigues · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by JoeStewart09/07/2011
Yes. Pidgin has a persistent chat feature, where you will remain in a chat room even if you close the window. When you open the window again, all the messages that were sent are still there as if the window had been open the whole time.

To make a chat persistent, add it to your buddy list, then right click and choose "Persistent" from the context menu.

How to change the language for the Highlight Misspelled words option?
09/07/2011 by KCornell · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by JoeStewart09/07/2011
If you have a new enough version of GtkSpell, the text input area's context menu will have a Languages submenu that will allow you to choose a language from the list of dictionaries you currently have installed.

There is also a simple plugin called switchspell that can change the spell check language on a per-buddy basis.

When will voice and video be implemented on Windows?
09/07/2011 by SallyPainting · 1 answers · Follow
Answer by KeithCorbin09/07/2011
Libpurple depends on Farsight 2 and GStreamer to provide VV support. These libraries already work in Windows. The Pidgin build process needs to be updated appropriately to enable the functionality. Patches to make this happen are welcome.

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