annotate doc/pidgin.1.in @ 29640:72fd8c6144a2

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1 Ri.\" 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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9 .\" and "executables" are to be interpreted as the output of any
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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 "" "Pidgin v@VERSION@"
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23 .SH NAME
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24 pidgin \- 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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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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37 .PP
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38 Pidgin can be extended by plugins written in multiple programming languages and
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39 controlled through DBus or \fBpurple-remote\fR.
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40
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41 .SH OPTIONS
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42 The following options are provided by Pidgin using the standard GNU
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43 command line syntax:
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44 .TP
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45 .B \-c, \-\-config=\fIDIR\fB
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46 Use \fIDIR\fR as the directory for config files instead of \fI~/.purple\fR.
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47 .TP
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48 .B \-d, \-\-debug
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49 Print debugging messages to stdout. These are the same debugging messages
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50 that are displayed in the \fBDebug Window\fR.
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51 .TP
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52 .B \-f, \-\-force-online
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53 Try to be online even if the network is reported (by Windows, or NetworkManager
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54 on Linux) to be unavailable.
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55 .TP
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56 .B \-h, \-\-help
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57 Print a summary of command line options and exit.
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58 .TP
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59 .B \-m, \-\-multiple
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60 Allow multiple instances of Pidgin to run.
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61 .TP
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62 .B \-n, \-\-nologin
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63 Don't automatically login when Pidgin starts. Sets the global status to
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64 \fBOffline\fR.
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65 .TP
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66 .B \-l, \-\-login[=\fINAME\fR,\fINAME\fR,...]
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67 Enable the comma-separated list of accounts provided, disabling all other
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68 accounts. If the user does not specify such a comma-separated list, the
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69 first account in accounts.xml will be enabled.
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70 .TP
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71 .B \-v, \-\-version
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72 Print the current version and exit.
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73
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74 .SH TERMS
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75 Pidgin uses a few terms differently from other applications. For convenience
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76 they are defined here:
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77 .TP
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78 .B Buddy List
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79 The list of other users who the user wants to see status information for
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80 and have quick access to for messaging.
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81 .TP
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82 .B Buddy
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83 A user who has been added to the Buddy List.
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84 .TP
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85 .B Contact
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86 A grouping of more than one buddy who are all the same person. A contact may
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87 contain buddies from any protocol and may contain as many buddies as the user
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88 desires. Contact arrangements are stored locally only.
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89 .TP
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90 .B Alias
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91 A private "nickname" that may be set for Buddies or the user himself. On some
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92 protocols, aliases are saved on the server but not visible to other users. On
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93 other protocols, aliases are saved only locally.
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94 .TP
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95 .B Protocol
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96 A messaging service. AIM, XMPP, MSN, Zephyr, etc. are protocols. Others may
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97 call these "service types," "account types," "services," and so on.
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98
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99 .SH BUDDY LIST
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100 The \fBBuddy List\fR window is Pidgin's main interface window. Using
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101 this window a user can see which of his/her buddies is online, away, idle,
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102 etc. The user can also add buddies to and remove buddies from the buddy list.
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104 The \fBBuddy List\fR window contains a list of the user's buddies who are
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105 online and have allowed the user to be notified of their presence. The icon
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106 to the left of each buddy indicates the buddy's current status. Double
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107 clicking a buddy will open a new \fBConversation\fR window. Right clicking
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108 will pop up a menu:
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109 .TP
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110 .B Get Info
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111 Retrieves and displays information about the buddy. This information is
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112 also known as a Profile.
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113 .TP
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114 .B IM
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115 Opens a new \fBConversation\fR window to the selected buddy.
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116 .TP
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117 .B Send File
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118 Sends a file to the selected buddy (only available on protocols that support
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119 file transfer).
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120 .TP
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121 .B Add Buddy Pounce
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122 A Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the
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123 buddy's state changes. This will open the \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog, which
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125 .TP
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126 .B View Log
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127 Pidgin is capable of automatically logging messages. These logs are
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128 either plain text files (with a .txt extension) or html files (with a
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129 \&.html extension) located under the \fI~/.purple/logs\fR directory. This
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130 menu command will display Pidgin's log viewer with logs loaded for that
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131 buddy or chat.
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132 .TP
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133 .B Alias
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135 the buddy's name was displayed. In this field one can give this
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136 buddy an alternate, more friendly name to appear on the buddy list and in
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137 conversations.
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140 name was 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the
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141 buddy by his common name.
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142 .LP
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143 The remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands.
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144 These commands vary depending on the protocol.
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145 .TP
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146 .B Status Selector
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147 At the bottom of the \fBBuddy List\fR is a status selector which allows one to
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148 change his/her status. This will be discussed further in the \fBSTATUS
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149 MESSAGES\fR section below.
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150
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151 .SH ACCOUNT EDITOR
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152 The account editor consists of a list of accounts and information about
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153 them. It can be accessed by selecting \fBManage\fR from the Accounts menu.
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154 Clicking \fIDelete\fR will delete the currently selected account.
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155 Clicking \fIAdd\fR or \fIModify\fR will invoke a \fBModify Account\fR
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156 window. Here, the user can add or alter account information. When creating
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157 a new account, the user will submit a username and password. The user will
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158 also choose the protocol for the account.
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160 If \fIRemember Password\fR is chosen, the password will be saved in
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161 Pidgin's \fI~/.purple/accounts.xml\fR configuration file.
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162
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163 If \fIEnabled\fR is checked in the accounts dialog, this account will
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164 follow the status currently selected in the status selector. If it is
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165 not checked, the account will always be offline.
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167 Each protocol has its own specific options that can be found in the
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168 modify screen.
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169
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170 .SH PREFERENCES
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172 All options take effect immediately.
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173
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174 .SH Interface
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175
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176 .TP
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177 .B Show system tray icon
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178 Specifies when to show a Pidgin icon in the notification area of the user's
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179 panel (commonly referred to as the System Tray).
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180
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181 .TP
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182 .B Hide new IM conversations
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183 Specifies when to hide new IM messages. Messages will queue under the
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184 specified condition until shown. Clicking the Pidgin icon in the
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185 notification area or system tray will display the queued messages. An
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186 icon also appears in the buddy list's menu bar; this icon may also be
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187 used to display queued messages.
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189 .TP
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190 .B Show IMs and chats in tabbed windows
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191 When checked, this option will cause IM and chat sessions to appear in
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192 windows with multiple tabs. One tab will represent one conversation or
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193 chat. Where tabs are placed will be dictated by the preferences below.
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195 .TP
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196 .B Show close buttons on tabs
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197 When checked, this option will cause a clickable "U+2715 MULTIPLICATION X"
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198 unicode character to appear at the right edge of each tab. Clicking this
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199 will cause the tab to be closed.
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201 .TP
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202 .B Placement
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203 Specifies where to place tabs in the window. Some tab orientations may
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204 allow some users to fit more tabs into a single window comfortably.
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206 .TP
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207 .B New conversations
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208 Specifies under which conditions tabs are placed into existing windows or
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209 into new windows. For a single window, select \fILast created window\fR here.
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210
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211 .SH Conversations
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213 .TP
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214 .B Enable buddy icon animation
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215 If a buddy's icon happens to be animated, this option will enable the
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216 animation, otherwise only the first frame will be displayed.
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218 .TP
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219 .B Notify buddies that you are typing to them
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220 Some protocols allow clients to tell their buddies when they are typing.
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221 This option enables this feature for protocols that supports it. For XMPP,
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222 this also enables sending the "User has left the conversation" message
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223 when ending the conversation.
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225 .TP
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226 .B Default Formatting
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227 Allows specifying the default formatting to apply to all outgoing messages
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228 (only applicable to protocols that support formatting in messages).
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230 .SH Smiley Themes
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231 Allows the user to choose between different smiley themes. The "none" theme
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232 will disable graphical emoticons - they will be displayed as text instead.
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233 The \fBAdd\fR and \fBRemove\fR buttons may be used to install or uninstall
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234 smiley themes. Themes may also be installed by dragging and dropping them
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235 onto the list of themes.
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237 .SH Sounds
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239 .TP
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240 .B Method
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241 Lets the user choose between different playback methods. The user can also
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242 manually enter a command to be executed when a sound is to be played\
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243 (\fI%s\fR expands to the full path to the file name).
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245 .TP
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246 .B Sounds when conversation has focus
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247 When checked, sounds will play for events in the active conversation if
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248 the window is focused. When unchecked, sounds will not play for the
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249 active conversation when the window is focused.
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250
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251 .TP
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252 .B Enable Sounds
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253 Determines when to play sounds.
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255 .TP
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256 .B Sound Events
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257 Lets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.
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258
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259 .SH Network
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260
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261 .TP
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262 .B STUN server
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263 This allows specifying a server which uses the STUN protocol to determine
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264 a host's public IP address. This can be particularly useful for some
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265 protocols.
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267 .TP
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268 .B Autodetect IP address
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269 When checked, causes Pidign to attempt to determine the public IP address
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270 of the host on which Pidgin is running and disables the \fBPublic IP\fR
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271 text field listed below.
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272
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273 .TP
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274 .B Public IP
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275 If \fBAutodetect IP address\fR is disabled, this field allows manually
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276 specifying the public IP address for the host on which Pidgin is running.
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277 This is mainly useful for users with multiple network interfaces or behind
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278 NATs.
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279
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280 .TP
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281 .B Manually specify range of ports to listen on
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282 Specify a range ports to listen on, overriding any defaults. This is
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283 sometimes useful for file transfers and Direct IM.
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285 .TP
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286 .B Proxy Server
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287 The configuration section to enable Pidgin to operate through a proxy
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288 server. Pidgin currently supports SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies.
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289
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290 .SH Browser
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292 .TP
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293 .B Browser
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294 Allows the user to select Pidgin's default web browser. Firefox, Galeon,
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295 Konqueror, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera are supported natively. The user
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296 can also manually enter a command to be executed when a link is clicked
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297 (\fI%s\fR expands to the URL). For example, \fIxterm -e lynx "%s"\fR will
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298 open the link with lynx.
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299
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300 .TP
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301 .B Open link in
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302 Allows the user to specify whether to use an existing window, a new tab, a
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303 new window, or to let the browser to decide what to do when calling the
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304 browser to open a link. Which options are available will depend on which
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305 browser is selected.
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306
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307 .SH Logging
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309 .TP
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310 .B Log format
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311 Specifies how to log. Pidgin supports HTML and plain text, but plugins can
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312 provide other logging methods.
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314 .TP
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315 .B Log all instant messages
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316 When enabled, all IM conversations are logged. This can be overridden on a
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317 per-conversation basis in the conversation window.
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319 .TP
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320 .B Log all chats
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321 When enabled, all chat conversations are logged. This can be overridden on a
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322 per-conversation basis in the conversation window.
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324 .TP
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325 .B Log all status changes to system log
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326 When enabled, status changes are logged.
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328 .SH Status / Idle
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330 .TP
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331 .B Report idle time
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332 Determines under which conditions to report idle time. \fBBased on keyboard
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333 and mouse use\fR uses keyboard and mouse activity to determine idle time.
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334 \fBFrom last sent message\fR uses the time at which the user last sent a
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335 message in Pidgin to determine idle. \fBNever\fR disables idle reporting.
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337 .TP
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338 .B Auto-reply
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339 Determines when to send an auto-reply on protocols which support it
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340 (currently only AIM).
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342 .TP
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343 .B Change status when idle
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344 When enabled, this uses the \fBMinutes before becoming idle\fR and \fBChange
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345 status to\fR preferences described below to set status on idle.
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346
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347 .TP
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348 .B Minutes before becoming idle
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349 Specifies how many minutes of inactivity are required before considering the
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350 user to be idle.
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352 .TP
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353 .B Change status to
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354 Specifies which "primitive" or "saved" status to use when setting status on
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355 idle.
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357 .TP
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358 .B Use status from last exit at startup
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359 If this is checked, Pidgin will remember what status was active when the
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360 user closed Pidgin and restore it at the next run. When disabled, Pidgin
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361 will always set the status selected in \fBStatus to apply at startup\fR
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362 at startup.
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364 .TP
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365 .B Status to apply at startup
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366 When \fBUse status from last exit at startup\fR is disabled, this specifies
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367 which "primitive" or "saved" status to use at startup.
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369 .SH CONVERSATIONS
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370 When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the
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371 \fBConversation\fR window. The conversation appears in the upper text box
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372 and the user types his/her message in the lower text box. Between the two
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373 is a row of options, represented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be
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374 active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left
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375 to right:
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376 .TP
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377 .B Font
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378 This menu provides font control options for the current conversation. Size,
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379 style, and face may be configured here.
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380 .TP
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381 .B Insert
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382 This menu provides the ability to insert images, horizontal rules, and links
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383 where the protocol supports each of these features.
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384 .TP
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385 .B Smile!
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386 Allows the insertion of graphical smileys via the mouse. This button shows
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387 the user a dialog with the available smileys for the current conversation.
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388
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389 .SH CHATS
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390 For protocols that allow it, \fBChats\fR can be entered through the
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391 \fIBuddies\fR menu.
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392
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393 Additional features available in chat, depending on the protocol are:
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394 .TP
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395 .B Whisper
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396 The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible
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397 to the sender and the receiver.
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398 .TP
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399 .B Invite
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400 Invite other people to join the chat room.
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401 .TP
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402 .B Ignore
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403 Ignore anything said by the chosen person
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404 .TP
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405 .B Set Topic
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406 Set the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence
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407 describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name.
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408 .TP
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409 .B Private Message (IM)
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410 Send a message to a specific person in the chat. Messages sent this way will
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411 not appear in the chat window, but instead open a new IM conversation.
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412
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413 .SH STATUS MESSAGES
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414 Most protocols allow for status messages. By using status messages, a user
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415 can leave an informative message for others to see. Status and status
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416 messages are configured via the status selector at the bottom of the Buddy
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417 List window. By default the menu shown here is divided into sections for
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418 "primitive" status types, such as \fIAvailable\fR, \fIAway\fR, etc.; a few
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419 "popular" statuses (including "transient" statuses) which have been
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420 recently used, and a section which shows \fBNew Status...\fR and \fBSaved
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421 Statuses...\fR options for more advanced status manipulation.
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422
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423 .TP
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424 .B Primitive Statuses
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425 A primitive status is a basic status supported by the protocol. Examples of
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426 primitive statuses would be Available, Away, Invisible, etc. A primitive
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427 status can be used to create a \fBTransient Status\fB or a \fBSaved Status\fR,
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428 both explained below. Essentially, primitive statuses are building blocks
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429 of more complicated statuses.
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430
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431 .TP
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432 .B Transient Statuses
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433 When one of the statuses from the topmost section of the status selector's
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434 menu is selected, this creates a transient, or temporary, status. The status
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435 will show in the "popular statuses" section in the menu until it has not been
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436 used for a sufficiently long time. A transient status may also be created by
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437 selecting \fINew Status...\fR from the status selector's menu, then clicking
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438 \fIUse\fR once the user has entered the message.
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439
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440 .TP
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441 .B Saved Statuses
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442 Saved statuses are permanent--once created, they will exist until deleted.
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443 Saved statuses are useful for statuses and status messages that will be used
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444 on a regular basis. They are also useful for creating complex statuses in
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445 which some accounts should always have a different status from others. For
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446 example, one might wish to create a status called "Sleeping" that has all
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447 accounts set to "Away", then create another status called "Working" that
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448 has three accounts set to "Away" and another account set to "Available."
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449
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450 .TP
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451 .B New Status Window
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452 When the user selects \fINew Status...\fR from the status selector menu,
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453 Pidgin presents the user with a dialog asking for status-related information.
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454 That information is discussed below:
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455
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456 \fITitle\fR - The name of the status that will appear in the status selctor's
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457 menu. If the user clicks the \fISave\fR or \fISave & Use\fR button, this
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458 name will also be shown in the \fBSaved Status Window\fR. The title should
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459 be a short description of the status.
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460
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461 \fIStatus\fR - The type of status being created, such as Available, Away, etc.
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462
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463 \fIMessage\fR - The content of the status message. This is what is visible
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464 to other users. Some protocols will allow formatting in some status messages;
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465 where formatting is not supported it will be stripped to the bare text entered.
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466
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467 \fIUse a different status for some accounts\fR - This allows the creation of
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468 complex statuses in which some accounts' status differs from that of other
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469 accounts. To use this, the user will click the expander to the left of the
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470 text, then select individual accounts which will have a different status
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471 and/or status message. When the user selects an account, Pidgin will present
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472 another status dialog asking for a status and a message just for the selected
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473 account.
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474
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475 .TP
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476 .B Saved Status Window
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477 When the user selects \fISaved Statuses...\fR from the status selector's menu,
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478 Pidgin presents a dialog that lists all saved statuses. "Transient" statuses,
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479 discussed above, are \fB\fINOT\fR\fR shown here. This window provides the
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480 ability to manage saved statuses by allowing the creation, modification, and
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481 deletion of saved statuses. The \fIUse\fR, \fIModify\fR, and \fIDelete\fR
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482 buttons here allow operation on the status selected from the list; the \fAdd\fR
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483 button allows creation of a new saved status, and the \fIClose\fR button closes
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484 the window.
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485
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486 .SH BUDDY POUNCE
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487 A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to
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488 a normal state from an away state. The \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog box
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489 can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR option from the
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490 \fBTools\fR menu. From this dialog, new pounces can be created with the
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491 \fBAdd\fR button and existing pounces can be removed with the \fBDelete\fR
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492 button. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the
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493 events listed, and any combination of actions can result. If \fIPounce
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494 only when my status is not Available\fR is checked, the pounce will occur
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495 only if the user is set to a non-available status, such as invisible, do not
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496 disturb, away, etc. If \fIRecurring\fR is checked, the pounce will remain
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497 until removed by the \fBDelete\fR button.
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498
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499 .SH CUSTOM SMILIES
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500 Pidgin 2.5.0 introduced support for custom smilies on those protocols for which
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501 interested contributors have developed support. The custom smiley manager can
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502 be accessed by selecting \fISmiley\fR from the \fITools\fR menu. From here,
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503 custom smilies may be added, edited, or deleted by clicking the \fIAdd\fR,
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504 \fIEdit\fR, or \fIDelete\fR buttons, respectively.
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505
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506 During a conversation with another user, that user's custom smileys may be
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507 added to the user's own custom smiley list directly from the conversation
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508 window by right-clicking the new custom smiley and selecting \fIAdd Custom
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509 Smiley...\fR
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510
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511 .SH PLUGINS
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512 Pidgin allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality
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513 to Pidgin. See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR or
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514 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/CHowTo\fR for information on writing
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515 plugins.
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516
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517 The plugins dialog can be accessed by selecting \fIPlugins\fR from the
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518 \fITools\fR menu. Each plugin available appears in this dialog with its name,
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519 version, and a short summary of its functionality. Plugins can be enabled
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520 with the checkbox beside the name and short description. More information on
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521 the currently selected plugin is available by clicking the expander beside the
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522 text \fIPlugin Details\fR. If the selected plugin has preferences or
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523 configuration options, the \fIConfigure Plugin\fR button will present the
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524 plugin's preferences dialog.
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525
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526 .SH PERL
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527 Pidgin allows for plugins to be written in the perl scripting language. See
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528 \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in the Pidgin documentation for more information
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529 about perl scripting.
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530
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531 .SH TCL
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532 Pidgin allows for plugins to be written in the Tcl scripting language. See
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parents: 21163
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533 \fIplugins/tcl/TCL-HOWTO\fR for more information about Tcl scripting.
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534
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535 .SH D-Bus
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536 Pidgin allows for interaction via D-Bus. Currently very little documentation
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537 about this interaction exists.
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538
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539 .SH FILES
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540 \fI@prefix@/bin/pidgin\fR: Pidgin's location.
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541 .br
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542 \fI~/.purple/blist.xml\fR: the buddy list.
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parents: 21163
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543 .br
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544 \fI~/.purple/accounts.xml\fR: information about the user's accounts.
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545 .br
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546 \fI~/.purple/pounces.xml\fR: stores the user's buddy pounces.
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547 .br
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548 \fI~/.purple/prefs.xml\fR: Pidgin's configuration file.
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549 .br
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550 \fI~/.purple/status.xml\fR: stores the user's away messages.
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551 .br
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552 \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/BUDDYNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs.
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553
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554 .SH DIRECTORIES
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555 \fI@prefix@/lib/pidgin/\fR: Pidgin's plugins directory.
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556 .br
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557 \fI@prefix@/lib/purple-2/\fR: libpurple's plugins directory.
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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558 .br
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559 \fI~/.purple\fR: users' local settings
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560 .br
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561 \fI~/.purple/plugins/\fR: users' local plugins
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562
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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563 .SH BUGS
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564 The bug tracker can be reached by visiting \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/query\fR
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565
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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566 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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567 version of Pidgin. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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568 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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569 have been solved.
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570
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571 .SH PATCHES
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572 If you fix a bug in Pidgin (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a
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parents: 25367
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573 patch (using \fBmtn diff > my.diff\fR against the latest version from the
4cd46791d3a8 Add SEE ALSO references between pidgin(1) and finch(1) and make a few other
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parents: 25367
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574 Monotone repository) at \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/simpleticket\fR
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575
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576 You are also encouraged to drop by at \fB#pidgin\fR on \fIirc.freenode.net\fR
4cd46791d3a8 Add SEE ALSO references between pidgin(1) and finch(1) and make a few other
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577 to discuss development.
4cd46791d3a8 Add SEE ALSO references between pidgin(1) and finch(1) and make a few other
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 25367
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578
4cd46791d3a8 Add SEE ALSO references between pidgin(1) and finch(1) and make a few other
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parents: 25367
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579
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580 .SH SEE ALSO
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581 \fIhttp://pidgin.im/\fR
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582 .br
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583 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/\fR
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 24892
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584 .br
9d1f5fe554ee Mention purple-remote in the pidgin man page, as suggested by Rogier Wolff.
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585 \fBpurple-remote\fR(1)
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586 .br
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587 \fBfinch\fR(1)
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588
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589 .SH LICENSE
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590 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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591 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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592 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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593 (at your option) any later version.
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594
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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595 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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596 \fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
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597 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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598 General Public License for more details.
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Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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599
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600 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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601 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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44b4e8bd759b The FSF changed its address a while ago; our files were out of date.
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602 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1301 USA
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603
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604 .SH AUTHORS
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605 Pidgin's active developers are:
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diff changeset
606 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
607 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
608 .br
26701
89f7e9924204 Update stuff for darkrain42 and Maiku to reflect them as developers.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 25925
diff changeset
609 Paul 'darkrain42' Aurich (developer)
89f7e9924204 Update stuff for darkrain42 and Maiku to reflect them as developers.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 25925
diff changeset
610 .br
89f7e9924204 Update stuff for darkrain42 and Maiku to reflect them as developers.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 25925
diff changeset
611 John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey (developer and bugmaster)
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 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
614 .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
615 Thomas Butter (developer)
18673
1e2e5beb4692 I don't have NEWS
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 16965
diff changeset
616 .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
617 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
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 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
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 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
622 .br
23179
40d3767fb1b9 Sync up the developer and CPW lists. This also sorts Sean Egan in with
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 23071
diff changeset
623 Sean Egan (developer) <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR>
40d3767fb1b9 Sync up the developer and CPW lists. This also sorts Sean Egan in with
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 23071
diff changeset
624 .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
625 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
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 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
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 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
630 .br
28319
542b75da206e Add Sulabh as a developer, as we were supposed to do once the Summer of Code
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 28275
diff changeset
631 Sulabh 'sulabh_m' Mahajan (developer)
542b75da206e Add Sulabh as a developer, as we were supposed to do once the Summer of Code
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 28275
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 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
634 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
635 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
636 .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
637 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
638 .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
639 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
640 .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
641 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
642 .br
26701
89f7e9924204 Update stuff for darkrain42 and Maiku to reflect them as developers.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 25925
diff changeset
643 Michael 'Maiku' Ruprecht (developer, voice and video)
89f7e9924204 Update stuff for darkrain42 and Maiku to reflect them as developers.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 25925
diff changeset
644 .br
23607
62a22a224f27 I don't know what kind of blessing is needed for this sort of things, but
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 23179
diff changeset
645 Elliott 'QuLogic' Sales de Andrade (developer)
62a22a224f27 I don't know what kind of blessing is needed for this sort of things, but
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 23179
diff changeset
646 .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
647 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
648 .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
649 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
650 .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
651 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
652 .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
653 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
654 .br
21903
0abfc065cf77 Add QuLogic's nick to the about dialog, and update and sort other lists of
Will Thompson <will.thompson@collabora.co.uk>
parents: 21826
diff changeset
655 Will 'resiak' Thompson (developer)
0abfc065cf77 Add QuLogic's nick to the about dialog, and update and sort other lists of
Will Thompson <will.thompson@collabora.co.uk>
parents: 21826
diff changeset
656 .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
657 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
658 .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
659 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
660 .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
661
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
662
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
663 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
664 .br
24892
d6c2d6c9fd2a He wandered into the darkside just for us, what else can we say?
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 24067
diff changeset
665 Paul Aurich
d6c2d6c9fd2a He wandered into the darkside just for us, what else can we say?
Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us>
parents: 24067
diff changeset
666 .br
24067
de712dc6fecd He is crazy, and he writes crazy patches.
Sadrul Habib Chowdhury <imadil@gmail.com>
parents: 23956
diff changeset
667 Marcus 'malu' Lundblad
de712dc6fecd He is crazy, and he writes crazy patches.
Sadrul Habib Chowdhury <imadil@gmail.com>
parents: 23956
diff changeset
668 .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
669 Dennis 'EvilDennisR' Ristuccia
16687
8f4d82a1aa6d Adding John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey to the CPW lists
Gary Kramlich <grim@reaperworld.com>
parents: 16197
diff changeset
670 .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
671 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
672 .br
21903
0abfc065cf77 Add QuLogic's nick to the about dialog, and update and sort other lists of
Will Thompson <will.thompson@collabora.co.uk>
parents: 21826
diff changeset
673 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
674 .br
23179
40d3767fb1b9 Sync up the developer and CPW lists. This also sorts Sean Egan in with
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 23071
diff changeset
675 Jorge 'Masca' VillaseƱor
40d3767fb1b9 Sync up the developer and CPW lists. This also sorts Sean Egan in with
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 23071
diff changeset
676 .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
677
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
678
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
679 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
680 .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
681 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
682 .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
683
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
684
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
685 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
686 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
687 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
688 .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
689 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
690 .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
691 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
692 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
693 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
694 .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
695 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
696 .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
697 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
698 .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
699 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
700 .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
701 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
702 .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
703 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
704 .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
705
21145
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
706
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
707 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
708 .br
25369
681e58ea3a9b Fix a discrepancy between the About box and the other authors lists.
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 25368
diff changeset
709 Felipe 'shx' Contreras
681e58ea3a9b Fix a discrepancy between the About box and the other authors lists.
Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
parents: 25368
diff changeset
710 .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
711 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
712 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
713 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
714 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
715 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
716 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
717 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
718 .br
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
719
c2cd8ea9a60a The first few of many updates needed for the man page. This round:
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 20227
diff changeset
720
21163
50970c85709a More updates to the man page. All of the Preferences dialog is complete.
John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
parents: 21153
diff changeset
721 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
722 <\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
723 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
724 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
725 and John Bailey <\fIrekkanoryo@pidgin.im\fR>.