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committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
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date | Sat, 19 May 2001 01:48:48 +0000 |
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1 STATUS of GAIM CVS tree. Last modified $Date: 2001-04-21 08:24:45 -0400 (Sat, 21 Apr 2001) $ by |
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2 $Author: warmenhoven $. |
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4 This file is meant to provide gaim users who use the CVS version to see whether | |
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5 they actually want to compile what they just checked out. Gaim CVS is usually |
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9 Each protocol is hacked by both Rob and Eric, though there is one person that |
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10 kind of "owns" a protocol (mostly indicating that they were the person that |
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11 originally wrote it). Their name will be next to the protocol; they're the |
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15 OVERALL | |
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18 The current CVS tree is more or less back to "normal". It seems to be stable, |
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19 and allows multiple connections (which should also be stable). |
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21 There have been a lot of changes since 0.10.x; I think all of the bugs have |
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22 been worked out but I'm sure there are still a lot remaining. Please, if you |
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23 get bored one day, go on a big bug hunt. |
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25 There always seems to be some iffy-ness by a lot of people about whether to |
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26 use the CVS version or stick with a stable release. Use the CVS version. If |
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27 you need a version that you know is reliable, then keep your favorite one in |
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28 case of an emergency. But for the most part, gaim is not mission-critical |
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29 software, and if you can help us find a few bugs before we release, all the |
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30 better. |
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33 Buddy List |
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37 you're signed on as more than one name, the tooltips and idle times for buddies |
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44 The applet should be stable and completely functional now (as far as the applet |
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45 part of it goes). Please, someone send in better icons. And preferably OS- |
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49 Plugins |
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50 ======= |
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53 every plugin is going to need to be rewritten. Have fun porting from 0.10.x to |
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57 Perl |
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69 account editor, and are set up on a per-account basis, in case you were |
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70 wondering. TOC can be used to sign into ICQ; though you should use the ICQ |
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74 files. It is possible, however, to have an AIM user request to get a file from |
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75 or send a file to you. Support for Direct IM, Buddy Icons, and Voice Chat is |
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85 the Get File/Send File method. Permit/Deny lists should work properly now. |
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106 also works and users have the ability to send ping requests to the user | |
107 by right clicking their name. /me support is also added. Other commands | |
108 and functionality are planned but not yet implemented. | |
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123 Keepalives are sent regardless of whether or not you want them; it's necessary |
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140 Heh. Ok, so I (Rob) am on crack! Gaim can sign on/off of Napster, add/remove | |
141 people to your hotlist (buddylist) as well as chat privately and in chat rooms. | |
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149 Let me start off by saying how much I really despise Zephyr. They do a lot of |
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150 things that make me realize why this never caught on. For those of you who are |
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151 unfortunate enough to feel compelling need to use this, gaim now has a Zephyr |
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152 plugin. It can currently sign on/off, handles presence/buddy lists (it even |
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153 imports your .anyone file!), and can send/receive personal messages. A lot of |
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154 stuff is missing, this is just a real rough first stab at it. |