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1 .\" Copyright (c) 2000, Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@dennisr.net>
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2 .\"
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3 .\" This is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or
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4 .\" modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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5 .\" published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
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6 .\" the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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7 .\"
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8 .\" The GNU General Public License's references to "object code"
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10 .\" document formatting or typesetting system, including
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11 .\" intermediate and printed output.
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12 .\"
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13 .\" This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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14 .\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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15 .\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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16 .\" GNU General Public License for more details.
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17 .\"
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18 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
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19 .\" License along with this manual; if not, write to the Free
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20 .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
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21 .\" Boston, MA 02111-1301 USA.
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22 .TH pidgin 1
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23 .SH NAME
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24 Pidgin v@VERSION@ \- Instant Messaging client
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25 .SH SYNOPSIS
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26 .TP 5
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27 \fBpidgin \fI[options]\fR
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28
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29 .SH DESCRIPTION
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30 .PP
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31 \fBpidgin\fR is a graphical modular messaging client based on libpurple
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32 which is capable of connecting to AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, XMPP, ICQ, IRC, SILC,
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33 Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, and QQ all at once. It has
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34 many common features found in other clients, as well as many unique features.
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35 Pidgin is not endorsed by or affiliated with America Online, ICQ, Microsoft, or
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36 Yahoo.
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38 .SH OPTIONS
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39 The following options are provided by Pidgin using the standard GNU
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40 command line syntax:
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41 .TP
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42 .B \-c, \-\-config=\fIDIR\fB
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43 Use \fIDIR\fR as the directory for config files instead of \fI~/.purple\fR.
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44 .TP
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45 .B \-d, \-\-debug
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46 Print debugging messages to stdout. These are the same debugging messages
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47 that are displayed in the \fBDebug Window\fR.
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48 .TP
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49 .B \-h, \-\-help
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50 Print a summary of command line options and exit.
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51 .TP
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52 .B \-m, \-\-multiple
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53 Allow multiple instances of Pidgin to run.
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54 .TP
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55 .B \-n, \-\-nologin
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56 Don't automatically login when Pidgin starts. Sets the global status to
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57 \fBOffline\fR.
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58 .TP
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59 .B \-l, \-\-login[=\fINAME\fR,\fINAME\fR,...]
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60 Sign in the comma-separated list of accounts provided, in addition to the
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61 accounts that would be logged in anyway. If the user does not specify such a
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62 comma-separated list, the first account in accounts.xml will be signed in.
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63 .TP
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64 .B \-v, \-\-version
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65 Print the current version and exit.
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66
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67 .SH BUDDY LIST
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68 The \fBBuddy List\fR window is Pidgin's main interface window. Using
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69 this window a user can see which of his/her buddies is online, away, idle,
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70 etc. The user can also add buddies to and remove buddies from the buddy list.
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71
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72 The \fBBuddy List\fR window contains a list of the user's buddies who are
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73 online and have allowed the user to be notified of their presence. The icon
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74 to the left of each buddy indicates the buddy's current status. Double
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75 clicking a buddy will open a new \fBConversation\fR window. Right clicking
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76 will pop up a menu:
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77 .TP
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78 .B Get Info
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79 Retrieves and displays information about the buddy. This information is
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80 also known as a Profile.
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81 .TP
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82 .B IM
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83 Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to the selected buddy.
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84 .TP
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85 .B Send File
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86 Sends a file to the selected buddy (only available on protocols that support
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87 file transfer).
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88 .TP
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89 .B Add Buddy Pounce
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90 A Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the
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91 buddy's state changes. This will open the \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog to be
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92 discussed later.
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93 .TP
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94 .B View Log
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95 Pidgin is capable of automatically logging messages. These logs are
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96 either plain text files (with a .txt extension) or html files (with a
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97 \&.html extension) located under the \fI~/.purple/logs\fR directory. This
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98 menu command will display Pidgin's log viewer with logs loaded for that
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99 buddy or chat.
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100 .TP
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101 .B Alias
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102 Create an alias for this buddy. This will show an editable text field where
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103 the buddy's screen name was displayed. In this field one can give this
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104 buddy an alternate, more friendly name to appear on the buddy list and in
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105 conversations.
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107 For example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real
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108 name was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the
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109 buddy by his common name.
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110 .LP
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111 The remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands.
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112 These commands vary depending on the protocol.
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113 .TP
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114 .B Status Selector
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115 At the bottom of the \fBBuddy List\fR is a status selector which allows one to
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116 change his/her status. This will be discussed further in the \fBSTATUS
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117 MESSAGES\fR section below.
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119 .SH ACCOUNT EDITOR
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121 them. It can be accessed by selecting \fBManage\fR from the Tools menu.
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122 Clicking \fIDelete\fR will delete the currently selected account.
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123 Clicking \fIAdd\fR or \fIModify\fR will invoke a \fBModify Account\fR
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124 window. Here, the user can add or alter account information. When creating
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125 a new account, the user will submit a screen name and password. The user will
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126 also choose the protocol for the account.
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128 If \fIRemember Password\fR is chosen, the password will be saved in
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129 Pidgin's \fI~/.purple/accounts.xml\fR configuration file.
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131 If \fIEnabled\fR is checked in the accounts dialog, this account will
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132 follow the status currently selected in the status selector. If it is
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133 not checked, the account will always be offline.
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135 Each protocol has its own specific options that can be found in the
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136 modify screen.
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137
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138 .SH PREFERENCES
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140 All options take effect immediately.
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141
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142 .SH Interface
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143
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144 .TP
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145 .B Show system tray icon
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146 Specifies when to show a Pidgin icon in the notification area of the user's
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147 panel (commonly referred to as the System Tray).
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149 .TP
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150 .B Hide new IM conversations
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151 Specifies when to hide new IM messages. Messages will queue under the
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152 specified condition until shown. Clicking the Pidgin icon in the
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153 notification area or system tray will display the queued messages. An
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154 icon also appears in the buddy list's menu bar; this icon may also be
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155 used to display queued messages.
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157 .TP
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158 .B Show IMs and chats in tabbed windows
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159 When checked, this option will cause IM and chat sessions to appear in
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160 windows with multiple tabs. One tab will represent one conversation or
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161 chat. Where tabs are placed will be dictated by the preferences below.
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163 .TP
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164 .B Show close buttons on tabs
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165 When checked, this option will cause a clickable "U+2715 MULTIPLICATION X"
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166 unicode character to appear at the right edge of each tab. Clicking this
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167 will cause the tab to be closed.
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169 .TP
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170 .B Placement
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171 Specifies where to place tabs in the window. Some tab orientations may
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172 allow some users to fit more tabs into a single window comfortably.
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174 .TP
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175 .B New conversations
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176 Specifies under which conditions tabs are placed into existing windows or
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177 into new windows. For a single window, select \fILast created window\fR here.
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179 .SH Conversations
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181 .TP
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182 .B Enable buddy icon animation
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183 If a buddy's icon happens to be animated, this option will enable the
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184 animation, otherwise only the first frame will be displayed.
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186 .TP
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187 .B Notify buddies that you are typing to them
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188 Some protocols allow clients to tell their buddies when they are typing.
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189 This option enables this feature for protocols that supports it. For XMPP,
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190 this also enables sending the "User has left the conversation" message
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191 when ending the conversation.
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193 .TP
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194 .B Default Formatting
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195 Allows specifying the default formatting to apply to all outgoing messages
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196 (only applicable to protocols that support formatting in messages).
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198 .SH Smiley Themes
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199 Allows the user to choose between different smiley themes. The "none" theme
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200 will disable graphical emoticons - they will be displayed as text instead.
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201 The \fBAdd\fR and \fBRemove\fR buttons may be used to install or uninstall
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202 smiley themes. Themes may also be installed by dragging and dropping them
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203 onto the list of themes.
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205 .SH Sounds
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207 .TP
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208 .B Method
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209 Lets the user choose between different playback methods. The user can also
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210 manually enter a command to be executed when a sound is to be played\
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211 (\fI%s\fR expands to the full path to the file name).
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213 .TP
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214 .B Sounds when conversation has focus
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215 When checked, sounds will play for events in the active conversation if
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216 the window is focused. When unchecked, sounds will not play for the
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217 active conversation when the window is focused.
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219 .TP
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220 .B Enable Sounds
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221 Determines when to play sounds.
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223 .TP
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224 .B Sound Events
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225 Lets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.
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227 .SH Network
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229 .TP
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230 .B STUN server
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231 This allows specifying a server which uses the STUN protocol to determine
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232 a host's public IP address. This can be particularly useful for some
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233 protocols.
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235 .TP
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236 .B Autodetect IP address
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237 When checked, causes Pidign to attempt to determine the public IP address
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238 of the host on which Pidgin is running and disables the \fBPublic IP\fR
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239 text field listed below.
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240
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241 .TP
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245 This is mainly useful for users with multiple network interfaces or behind
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248 .TP
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249 .B Manually specify range of ports to listen on
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250 Specify a range ports to listen on, overriding any defaults. This is
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253 .TP
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254 .B Proxy Server
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257
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258 .SH Browser
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260 .TP
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261 .B Browser
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262 Allows the user to select Pidgin's default web browser. Firefox, Galeon,
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266 open the link with lynx.
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267
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268 .TP
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269 .B Open link in
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270 Allows the user to specify whether to use an existing window, a new tab, a
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271 new window, or to let the browser to decide what to do when calling the
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272 browser to open a link. Which options are available will depend on which
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273 browser is selected.
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274
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275 .SH Logging
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277 .TP
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278 .B Log format
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279 Specifies how to log. Pidgin supports HTML and plain text, but plugins can
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280 provide other logging methods.
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281
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282 .TP
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283 .B Log all instant messages
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284 When enabled, all IM conversations are logged. This can be overridden on a
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285 per-conversation basis in the conversation window.
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286
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287 .TP
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288 .B Log all chats
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289 When enabled, all chat conversations are logged. This can be overridden on a
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290 per-conversation basis in the conversation window.
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292 .TP
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293 .B Log all status changes to system log
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294 When enabled, status changes are logged.
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295
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296 .SH Status / Idle
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298 .TP
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299 .B Report idle time
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300 Determines under which conditions to report idle time. \fBBased on keyboard
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301 and mouse use\fR uses keyboard and mouse activity to determine idle time.
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302 \fBFrom last sent message\fR uses the time at which the user last sent a
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303 message in Pidgin to determine idle. \fBNever\fR disables idle reporting.
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305 .TP
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306 .B Auto-reply
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307 Determines when to send an auto-reply on protocols which support it
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308 (currently only AIM).
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310 .TP
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311 .B Change status when idle
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312 When enabled, this uses the \fBMinutes before becoming idle\fR and \fBChange
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313 status to\fR preferences described below to set status on idle.
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314
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315 .TP
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316 .B Minutes before becoming idle
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317 Specifies how many minutes of inactivity are required before considering the
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318 user to be idle.
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319
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320 .TP
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321 .B Change status to
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322 Specifies which "primitive" or "saved" status to use when setting status on
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323 idle.
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324
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325 .TP
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326 .B Use status from last exit at startup
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327 If this is checked, Pidgin will remember what status was active when the
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328 user closed Pidgin and restore it at the next run. When disabled, Pidgin
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329 will always set the status selected in \fBStatus to apply at startup\fR
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330 at startup.
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331
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332 .TP
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333 .B Status to apply at startup
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334 When \fBUse status from last exit at startup\fR is disabled, this specifies
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335 which "primitive" or "saved" status to use at startup.
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336
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337 .SH CONVERSATIONS
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338 When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the
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339 \fBConversation\fR window. The conversation appears in the upper text box
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340 and the user types his/her message in the lower text box. Between the two
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341 is a row of options, represented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be
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342 active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left
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343 to right:
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344 .TP
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345 .B Font
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346 This menu provides font control options for the current conversation. Size,
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347 style, and face may be configured here.
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348 .TP
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349 .B Insert
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350 This menu provides the ability to insert images, horizontal rules, and links
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351 where the protocol supports each of these features.
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352 .TP
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353 .B Smile!
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354 Allows the insertion of graphical smileys via the mouse. This button shows
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355 the user a dialog with the available smileys for the current conversation.
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357 .SH CHATS
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358 For protocols that allow it, \fBChats\fR can be entered through the
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359 \fIBuddies\fR menu.
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360
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361 Additional features available in chat, depending on the protocol are:
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362 .TP
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363 .B Whisper
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364 The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible
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365 to the sender and the receiver.
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366 .TP
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367 .B Invite
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368 Invite other people to join the chat room.
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369 .TP
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370 .B Ignore
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371 Ignore anything said by the chosen person
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372 .TP
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373 .B Set Topic
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374 Set the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence
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375 describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name.
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376 .TP
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377 .B Private Message (IM)
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378 Send a message to a specific person in the chat. Messages sent this way will
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379 not appear in the chat window, but instead open a new IM conversation.
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380
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381 .SH STATUS MESSAGES
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382 Most protocols allow for status messages. By using status messages, a user
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383 can leave an informative message for others to see. Status and status
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384 messages are configured via the status selector at the bottom of the Buddy
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385 List window. By default the menu shown here is divided into sections for
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386 "primitive" status types, such as \fIAvailable\fR, \fIAway\fR, etc.; a few
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387 "popular" statuses (including "transient" statuses) which have been
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388 recently used, and a section which shows \fBNew Status...\fR and \fBSaved
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389 Statuses...\fR options for more advanced status manipulation.
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390
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391 .TP
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392 .B Primitive Statuses
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393 A primitive status is a basic status supported by the protocol. Examples of
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394 primitive statuses would be Available, Away, Invisible, etc. A primitive
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395 status can be used to create a \fBTransient Status\fB or a \fBSaved Status\fR,
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396 both explained below. Essentially, primitive statuses are building blocks
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397 of more complicated statuses.
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398
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399 .TP
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400 .B Transient Statuses
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401 When one of the statuses from the topmost section of the status selector's
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402 menu is selected, this creates a transient, or temporary, status. The status
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403 will show in the "popular statuses" section in the menu until it has not been
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404 used for a sufficiently long time. A transient status may also be created by
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405 selecting \fINew Status...\fR from the status selector's menu, then clicking
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406 \fIUse\fR once the user has entered the message.
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407
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408 .TP
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409 .B Saved Statuses
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410 Saved statuses are permanent--once created, they will exist until deleted.
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411 Saved statuses are useful for statuses and status messages that will be used
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412 on a regular basis. They are also useful for creating complex statuses in
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413 which some accounts should always have a different status from others. For
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414 example, one might wish to create a status called "Sleeping" that has all
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415 accounts set to "Away", then create another status called "Working" that
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416 has three accounts set to "Away" and another account set to "Available."
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417
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418 .TP
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419 .B New Status Window
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420 When the user selects \fINew Status...\fR from the status selector menu,
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421 Pidgin presents the user with a dialog asking for status-related information.
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422 That information is discussed below:
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423
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424 \fITitle\fR - The name of the status that will appear in the status selctor's
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425 menu. If the user clicks the \fISave\fR or \fISave & Use\fR button, this
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426 name will also be shown in the \fBSaved Status Window\fR. The title should
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427 be a short description of the status.
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428
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429 \fIStatus\fR - The type of status being created, such as Available, Away, etc.
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430
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431 \fIMessage\fR - The content of the status message. This is what is visible
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432 to other users. Some protocols will allow formatting in some status messages;
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433 where formatting is not supported it will be stripped to the bare text entered.
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434
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435 \fIUse a different status for some accounts\fR - This allows the creation of
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436 complex statuses in which some accounts' status differs from that of other
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437 accounts. To use this, the user will click the expander to the left of the
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438 text, then select individual accounts which will have a different status
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439 and/or status message. When the user selects an account, Pidgin will present
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440 another status dialog asking for a status and a message just for the selected
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441 account.
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442
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443 .TP
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444 .B Saved Status Window
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445 When the user selects \fISaved Statuses...\fR from the status selector's menu,
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446 Pidgin presents a dialog that lists all saved statuses. "Transient" statuses,
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447 discussed above, are \fB\fINOT\fR\fR shown here. This window provides the
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448 ability to manage saved statuses by allowing the creation, modification, and
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449 deletion of saved statuses. The \fIUse\fR, \fIModify\fR, and \fIDelete\fR
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450 buttons here allow operation on the status selected from the list; the \fAdd\fR
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451 button allows creation of a new saved status, and the \fIClose\fR button closes
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452 the window.
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453
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454 .SH BUDDY POUNCE
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455 A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to
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456 a normal state from an away state. The \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog box
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457 can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR option from the
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458 \fBTools\fR menu. From this dialog, new pounces can be created with the
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459 \fBAdd\fR button and existing pounces can be removed with the \fBDelete\fR
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460 button. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the
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461 events listed, and any combination of actions can result. If \fIPounce
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462 only when my status is not Available\fR is checked, the pounce will occur
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463 only if the user is set to a non-available status, such as invisible, do not
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464 disturb, away, etc. If \fIRecurring\fR is checked, the pounce will remain
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465 until removed by the \fBDelete\fR button.
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466
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467 .SH PLUGINS
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468 Pidgin allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality
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469 to Pidgin. See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR or
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470 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/CHowTo\fR for information on writing
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471 plugins.
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472
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473 The plugins dialog can be accessed by selecting Plugins from the Tools menu.
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474 Each plugin available appears in this dialog with its name, version, and a
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475 short summary of its functionality. Plugins can be enabled with the checkbox
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476 beside the name and short description. More information on the currently
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477 selected plugin is available by clicking the expander beside the text
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478 \fIPlugin Details\fR. If the selected plugin has preferences or configuration
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479 options, the \fIConfigure Plugin\fR button will present the plugin's
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480 preferences dialog.
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481
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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482 .SH PERL
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
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483 Pidgin allows for plugins to be written in the perl scripting language. See
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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484 \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in the Pidgin documentation for more information
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
diff changeset
485 about perl scripting.
15570
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parents:
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486
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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487 .SH TCL
21183
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parents: 21163
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488 Pidgin allows for plugins to be written in the Tcl scripting language. See
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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489 \fIplugins/tcl/TCL-HOWTO\fR for more information about Tcl scripting.
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
diff changeset
490
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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491 .SH D-Bus
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parents: 21163
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492 Pidgin allows for interaction via D-Bus. Currently very little documentation
21309
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21183
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493 about this interaction exists.
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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494
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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495 .SH FILES
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
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496 \fI@prefix@/bin/pidgin\fR: Pidgin's location.
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parents:
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497 .br
21183
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parents: 21163
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498 \fI~/.purple/blist.xml\fR: the buddy list.
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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499 .br
21309
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21183
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500 \fI~/.purple/accounts.xml\fR: information about the user's accounts.
21183
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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501 .br
21309
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21183
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502 \fI~/.purple/pounces.xml\fR: stores the user's buddy pounces.
21183
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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503 .br
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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504 \fI~/.purple/prefs.xml\fR: Pidgin's configuration file.
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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505 .br
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21309
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506 \fI~/.purple/status.xml\fR: stores the user's away messages.
21183
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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507 .br
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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508 \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/SCREENNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs.
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
diff changeset
509
86ee2d3d720a The last of the man page updating that I had planned to do. Constructive
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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510 .SH DIRECTORIES
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
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511 \fI@prefix@/lib/pidgin/\fR: Pidgin's plugins directory.
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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512 .br
21153
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513 \fI@prefix@/lib/purple-2/\fR: libpurple's plugins directory.
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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514 .br
21183
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21163
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515 \fI~/.purple\fR: users' local settings
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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516 .br
21153
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
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517 \fI~/.purple/plugins/\fR: users' local plugins
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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518
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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519 .SH BUGS
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520 The bug tracker can be reached by visiting \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/query\fR
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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521
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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522 .SH PATCHES
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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523 If you fix a bug in Pidgin (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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524 patch (using \fImtn diff > my.diff\fR against the latest version from the
21145
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John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
525 Monotone repository) at \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/simpleticket\fR
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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526
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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527 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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528 version of Pidgin. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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529 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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530 have been solved.
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
531
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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532 .SH SEE ALSO
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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533 \fIhttp://pidgin.im/\fR
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
534
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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535 .SH LICENSE
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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536 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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537 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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538 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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539 (at your option) any later version.
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
540
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
541 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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542 \fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
543 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
544 General Public License for more details.
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
545
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
546 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
547 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19681
44b4e8bd759b The FSF changed its address a while ago; our files were out of date.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 18673
diff changeset
548 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1301 USA
15570
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
549
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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550 .SH AUTHORS
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
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551 Pidgin's active developers are:
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
552 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
553 Sean Egan (lead developer) <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
554 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
555 Daniel 'datallah' Atallah (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
556 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
557 John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
558 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
559 Ethan 'Paco-Paco' Blanton (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
560 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
561 Thomas Butter (developer)
18673
1e2e5beb4692 I don't have NEWS
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 16965
diff changeset
562 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
563 Ka-Hing Cheung (developer)
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
564 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
565 Sadrul Habib Chowdhury (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
566 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
567 Mark 'KingAnt' Doliner (developer) <\fIthekingant@users.sourceforge.net\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
568 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
569 Casey Harkins (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
570 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
571 Gary 'grim' Kramlich (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
572 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
573 Richard 'rlaager' Laager (developer) <\fIrlaager@pidgin.im\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
574 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
575 Richard 'wabz' Nelson (developer)
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
576 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
577 Christopher 'siege' O'Brien (developer)
16841
b05f0afdc8f1 Make AUTHORS and pidgin.1.in consistent with the developers and crazy
Casey Harkins <charkins@pidgin.im>
parents: 16719
diff changeset
578 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
579 Bartosz Oler (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
580 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
581 Etan 'deryni' Reisner (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
582 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
583 Tim 'marv' Ringenbach (developer) <\fImarv_sf@users.sf.net\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
584 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
585 Luke 'LSchiere' Schierer (support)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
586 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
587 Megan 'Cae' Schneider (support/QA)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
588 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
589 Evan Schoenberg (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
590 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
591 Kevin 'SimGuy' Stange (developer and webmaster)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
592 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
593 Stu 'nosnilmot' Tomlinson (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
594 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
595 Nathan 'faceprint' Walp (developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
596 .br
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
597
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
598
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
599 Our crazy patch writers include:
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
600 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
601 Dennis 'EvilDennisR' Ristuccia
16687
8f4d82a1aa6d Adding John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey to the CPW lists
Gary Kramlich <grim@reaperworld.com>
parents: 16197
diff changeset
602 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
603 Peter 'fmoo' Ruibal
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
604 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
605 Gabriel 'Nix' Schulhof
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
606 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
607 Will 'resiak' Thompson
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
608 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
609
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
610
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
611 Our artists are:
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
612 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
613 Hylke Bons <\fIh.bons@student.rug.nl\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
614 .br
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
615
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
616
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
617 Our retired developers are:
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
618 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
619 Herman Bloggs (win32 port) <\fIherman@bluedigits.com\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
620 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
621 Jim Duchek <\fIjim@linuxpimps.com\fR> (maintainer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
622 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
623 Rob Flynn <\fIgaim@robflynn.com\fR> (maintainer)
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
624 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
625 Adam Fritzler (libfaim maintainer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
626 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
627 Christian 'ChipX86' Hammond (developer & webmaster) <\fIchipx86@chipx86.com\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
628 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
629 Syd Logan (hacker and designated driver [lazy bum])
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
630 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
631 Jim Seymour (XMPP developer)
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
632 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
633 Mark Spencer (original author) <\fImarkster@marko.net\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
634 .br
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
635 Eric Warmenhoven (former lead developer) <\fIeric@warmenhoven.org\fR>
15570
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
636 .br
165a9e1f5bbc Do the rename in the man page, and make a few updates. The man page still
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents:
diff changeset
637
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
638
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
639 Our retired crazy patch writers include:
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
640 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
641 Felipe 'shx' Contreras
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
642 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
643 Decklin Foster
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
644 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
645 Peter 'Bleeter' Lawler
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
646 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
647 Robert 'Robot101' McQueen
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
648 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
649 Benjamin Miller
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
650 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
651
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
652
21163
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
653 This manpage was originally written by Dennis Ristuccia
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
654 <\fIdennis@dennisr.net\fR>. It has been updated and largely rewritten by
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
655 Sean Egan <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR>,
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
656 Ben Tegarden <\fItegarden@uclink.berkeley.edu\fR>,
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
657 and John Bailey <\fIrekkanoryo@pidgin.im\fR>.