annotate README.CVS @ 8341:fec4c1fb2ac8

[gaim-migrate @ 9065] Alright, I had to lay down a little bit of smack. Here goes: -Work around the rate-limit problem caused by Gaim auto-requesting away messages too quickly. Basically there is now a 1.2sec gap between each request. The downside is that it takes a bit longer for Gaim to get everyone's away message initially. Adium shouldn't need to do anything to take advantage of this. Fire (they use libfaim, right?) will need to add a callback for AIM_CB_LOC_REQUESTINFOTIMEOUT. Just search oscar.c for gaim_reqinfo_timeout() and copy what that thing does. -Attempt to do a better job showing away messages in tooltips. Hopefully & and greater than and less than will show up correctly now. I don't think there should be any side effects, but if you mouse over someone and it crashes or you get a pango error let me know. -Remove/combine some silly functions in util.c that few things use. committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

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Due to the rate of gaim development, CVS undergoes frequent bursts of 
massive changes, often leaving behind brokenness and partial 
functionality while the responsible developers rewrite some portion of 
code or seek to add new features.

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