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annotate STATUS @ 1492:638b57b1801d
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committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author | Eric Warmenhoven <eric@warmenhoven.org> |
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date | Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:08:45 +0000 |
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1475 | 1 STATUS of GAIM CVS tree. Last modified $Date: 2001-02-06 12:58:17 -0500 (Tue, 06 Feb 2001) $ by $Author: robflynn $. |
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3 This file is meant to provide gaim users who use the CVS version to see whether | |
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4 they actually want to compile what they just checked out. Gaim CVS is usually |
960 | 5 relatively stable (we use it all the time), but has tendencies to be quirky at |
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8 Each protocol is hacked by both Rob and Eric, though there is one person that |
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9 kind of "owns" a protocol (mostly indicating that they were the person that |
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10 originally wrote it). Their name will be next to the protocol; they're the |
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11 people to complain to when something doesn't work ;). |
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17 The current CVS tree is more or less back to "normal". It seems to be stable, |
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18 and allows multiple connections (which should also be stable). |
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20 There have been a lot of changes since 0.10.x; I think all of the bugs have |
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21 been worked out but I'm sure there are still a lot remaining. Please, if you |
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22 get bored one day, go on a big bug hunt. |
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28 The buddy list should now be stable. The only thing that'll be missing is if |
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29 you're signed on as more than one name, the tooltips and idle times for buddies |
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36 The applet should be stable and completely functional now (as far as the applet |
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40 Plugins |
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41 ======= |
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44 every plugin is going to need to be rewritten. Have fun porting from 0.10.x to |
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60 account editor, and are set up on a per-account basis, in case you were |
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61 wondering. TOC can be used to sign into ICQ; though you should use the ICQ |
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65 files. It is possible, however, to have an AIM user request to get a file from |
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66 or send a file to you. Support for Direct IM, Buddy Icons, and Voice Chat is |
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73 Oscar is working reasonably well. Please see gaim/libfaim/README.gaim for more |
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74 details on Oscar. Oscar can be used to sign into ICQ; though you should use the |
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78 important to you. Oscar also supports requesting and accepting Direct IM |
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79 connections, but doesn't yet let you send/receive files through this or through |
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80 the Get File/Send File method. |
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87 so far though), checking other people's status (via right-clicking in the |
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98 by right clicking their name. /me support is also added. Other commands | |
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1321 | 106 buddylist is functional. It also supports permit/deny lists and going |
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110 small delay. It will appear as if the client has frozen. This will not | |
111 always be the case. I have a fix that I havent taken the time to write yet. | |
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119 sending/receiving messages, and receiving URLs. Keepalives are sent regardless |
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128 things. If you have a registered transport then you can still use that; however |
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129 you won't see it on your buddy list yet; and you can't add or remove transports |
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133 Napster (Rob) |
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136 Heh. Ok, so I (Rob) am on crack! Gaim can sign on/off of Napster, add/remove | |
137 people to your hotlist (buddylist) as well as chat privately and in chat rooms. | |
1475 | 138 You can search for files and browse a list of other user's files. You can |
139 currently download files as long as the person you're retrieving files from | |
140 is not firewalled. |