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author | Ka-Hing Cheung <khc@hxbc.us> |
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date | Wed, 02 May 2007 05:25:27 +0000 |
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--- a/README Sun Apr 15 20:12:06 2007 +0000 +++ b/README Wed May 02 05:25:27 2007 +0000 @@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ get installed into locations they want to be in. Once you've done that, you only need to run 'pidgin' or 'finch'. -Protocol plugins (PRPLs) are now automatically loaded. Simply go to the -account editor, add a new account, and all supported protocols will be -there. Be sure to use OSCAR (AIM/ICQ) and not the old TOC or ICQ plugins. +To get started, simply add a new account. -Read below for protocol-specific information. - +If you come across a bug, please report it at: http://pidgin.im PLUGINS ======= @@ -57,121 +54,12 @@ 'make install' puts the plugins in $PREFIX/lib/purple (PREFIX being what you specified when you ./configure'd - it defaults to /usr/local). Purple -looks for the plugins in that directory by default, but they do not have -to be there to use them. Also, plugins have a .so extension by default, -though they do not have to. +looks for the plugins in that directory by default. Plugins can be installed +per-user in ~/.purple/plugins as well. Pidgin and Finch also look in +$PREFIX/lib/pidgin and $PREFIX/lib/finch for UI-specific, respectively. To build a plugin from a .c file, put it in the plugins/ directory in the source and run 'make filename.so', e.g. if you have the .c file 'kickass.c', put it in the plugins/ directory, and from that directory, run 'make kickass.so'. - -NOTES -===== - -If you manually set a command for your browser or sound player options, -make sure to put double-quotes around the "%s", otherwise bad things may -happen. - -If you come across a bug, please report it to http://pidgin.im/. - - -PROTOCOL INFORMATION -==================== - -Each protocol is hacked by both Rob and Eric, though there is one person -that kind of "owns" a protocol (mostly indicating that they were the -person that originally wrote it). Their name will be next to the protocol; -they're the people to complain to when something doesn't work ;). - - -TOC (Mark) -=== - -You shouldn't use TOC, you should use Oscar instead. TOC can sync your -buddy list with the server (if it's not too long), and can respond to file -transfer requests (both sending and receiving). Other than that, there's -nothing it can do that Oscar can't, yet. The TOC protocol doesn't allow -retrieval of away messages; isn't capable of sending or receiving buddy -icons; it also can't make file transfer requests. - - -Oscar (Mark) -===== - -Oscar is the default protocol. It is recommended that you use Oscar for -both AIM and ICQ, as TOC isn't very featureful and the old ICQ protocol no -longer works. - -For AIM, Oscar can get people's away messages. It can request and accept -Direct Connections, and has limited support for file transfer. IM Image -does not currently work. It can send and receive buddy icons if you have -GdkPixbuf. - -For ICQ, it supports nearly everything that the old ICQ plugin supported, -which isn't much. To use Oscar for ICQ, enter your ICQ UIN as the -screenname. The default host/port will work. You'll need to use a different -client to register a new ICQ account if you don't have one yet. - - -Yahoo (Sean) -===== - -Yahoo is currently using the new YMSG protocol that newer official Yahoo -clients are using. This protocol is much better than the old one, and -tends to be somewhat more reliable. However, the Yahoo service is still -flaky at best. - - -IRC (Ethan) -=== - -There are three ways to join an IRC chat room. The first is the File->Join -A Chat menu option in the Buddy List window. The second is the "Chat" -button at the bottom of the buddy list. The third is to type "/join #name" -in an IM window where the "Send Message As" menu is set to your IRC -account. There are other / commands that work in IM and Chat windows for -IRC, /help will give you a list of them. - - -MSN -=== - -With MSN you can join a conversation with several people, but you can't -invite people from the IM window yet. - - -Jabber (Nathan) -====== - -Transports aren't currently supported at all, though if you have a -transport already subscribed Purple will use it (you can't add or remove -transports though). In order to use a server other than jabber.org, set -your username to include the server, e.g. warmenhoven@mycompany.com. This -is the actual format of the Jabber ID anyway; Jabber is email with online -notification. You can register a new Jabber account by checking the -appropriate box in the account editor for your Jabber account. - - -Zephyr (Sean) -====== - -Let me start off by saying how much I really despise Zephyr. They do a -lot of things that make me realize why this never caught on. For those -of you who are unfortunate enough to feel compelling need to use this, -Purple now has a Zephyr plugin. It can currently sign on/off, handles -presence/buddy lists (it even imports your .anyone file!), and can -send/receive personal messages. A lot of stuff is missing, this is just -a real rough first stab at it. - - -Gadu-Gadu (Sean) -========= - -I really shouldn't be taking credit for Gadu-Gadu, I'm just the person who -commits the patches that Arkadiusz Miskiewicz gives me. Gadu-Gadu is an IM -system most similar to ICQ that is quite popular in Poland. It can manage -your server-side buddy list through the Protocol Actions menu. You'll need -to use a different client to register a new account if you don't have one -yet.