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Prevent an infinite loop from the preference window. If the preference window doesn't get the window-size it requested, it goes into an infinite loop. This is caused by the imhtml widget in the conversations page, and happens when the window-manager gives it a really small size such that the imhtml widget doesn't get displayed. So, instead of making the widget change its size, keep it in a fixed size. The width of the preference pages are now dictated mostly by the network, status and themes pages. So extending the fixed width of the imhtml widget in the conversation page should not cause too many problems.

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the
HOWTOs in the "Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.