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Proposed "attention" API, a generalization of zaps (MySpaceIM), buzzes (Yahoo), and nudges (MSN). Adds a PurpleAttentionType struct to prpl.h, which is used to describe the the attention command (some protocols, notably MySpaceIM, support more than one). Uses two reserved fields in PurplePluginProtocolInfo, one function for sending an attention command, another for getting the possible attention commands (similar to status_types). Adds serv_got_attention() to server.c, similar to serv_got_im(), used to notify of incoming or outgoing attention notices.

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the HOWTOs in the
"Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.