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[gaim-migrate @ 11364] This is a heavily warmenhoved patch from Alceste Scalas. Here's what it changes: If the user drags an image file into the buddy list or conversation, it presents three options (when applicable): Set as buddy icon - sets this image to be the buddy icon for this buddy Send image file - Initiates a file transfer to send this image. Insert in message - Inserts in the gtkimhtml for use as an IM image. If the user drags a .desktop web link, it will insert a hyperlink in the conversation. All other types of .desktop files fail with an error dialog. If anyone can think of better ways to handle any of them, let me know. This also happens to implement gaim_request_choice, which had previously been unimplemented. committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

Notes on keeping GAIM OS independant
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General
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- Use G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S and G_DIR_SEPARATOR for paths

- Use g_getenv, g_snprintf, g_vsnprintf

- Use gaim_home_dir instead of g_get_home_dir or g_getenv("HOME")

- Make sure when including win32dep.h that it is the last header to
  be included.

- Open binary files when reading or writing with 'b' mode.

  e.g: fopen("somefile", "wb");

  Not doing so will open files in windows using defaut translation mode. 
  i.e. newline -> <CR><LF>

Paths
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- DATADIR, LOCALEDIR & LIBDIR are defined in wingaim as functions.
  Doing the following will therefore break the windows build:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s\n", DATADIR G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "pic.png");

  it should be:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s%s%s\n", DATADIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, "pic.png");

PLUGINS & PROTOS
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- G_MODULE_EXPORT all functions which are to be accessed from outside the
  scope of its "dll" or "so". (E.G. gaim_plugin_init)

- G_MODULE_IMPORT all global variables which are located outside your
  dynamic library. (E.G. connections)

  (Not doing this will cause "Memory Access Violations" in Win32)