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[gaim-migrate @ 716] just some doc updates committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

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	2. How do I make multiple groups?
	3. How come there's no file transfer?
	4. Why no AOL logo?
	5. Where are my log files stored?
	6. Can I use my Windows 95 Buddylist with Gaim?
        7. I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated
           version of gaim.
        8. I've got a proxy, and I'd like to use GAIM.
	
III. Problems
        1. WAAAAAH!  My sound doesn't work!
	2. My buddy list disappeared!
	3. I click on URLs, but Netscape doesn't popup!
	4. I don't use Netscape.
	5. I'm using the GNOME client.  I have a bug. 
        6. I have a bug not described here.
	7. I have Mandrake 6.0 and GAIM doesnt work!

IV. Programming
	1. I have a patch for gaim!
	2. I have a plugin for gaim!
	3. Can you teach me how to program GTK?

V. Miscellaneous
        1. Can I talk to you on IM?
        2. I want to write an IM client.  Will you help me?
        3. I have money.  I need some software written.  Can you help?
	4. I have hardware here that's not being used, or money.  Can 
           you use it?
	5. I would like to send you beer.
	6. Are you going to port this thing to Windows?
	7. Why the GPL?
	8. I use *BSD and I hate the penguin! I want daemon images!
	9. Can I design a logo for you?
       10. What is a wagii?
       11. Speaking of the penguin, I heard a rumour you have a tattoo of
	   it.  Is that true?
       12. What Window Manager do you use?  What distribution do you use?
           What other stupid things can you ask me that don't really matter
           but ya'll ask me anyway?
       13. Is XX a good Harddrive, YY a good monitor and ZZ a good CPU?
       14. Who designed the new logo?	
       15. I want to contribute to the effort.  Where can I send beer to?

I. The Protocol

		It's basically the letter 'g' tacked on to the beginning of
'AIM' (which is fairly obvious).  G stands for all sorts of good things. 
Girls, Godzilla, GTK, graham crackers, whatever.

	2. How do I make multiple groups?
		When adding a new buddy, you just type in a new group name.
Future versions intend to handle this and renaming groups better.

	3. How come there's no file transfer?
		There is, it's just that you can't request for the transfer to
take place. Only people who use the Oscar protocol can, so you're out of luck
there. At least you can get and send files.

where your log files are stored. Well, they are currently, by default, stored
under $HOME/.gaim/YourScreenName/.  If your screen name is Zilding then you
will find your logs under: $HOME/.gaim/Zilding/.  This will eventually become
configurable.
	
       6. Can I use my Windows 95 buddylist with Gaim?
		Well, you are in luck.  As of the 0.9.5 release there is a 
small perl script called 'buddytrans' that is included with the distribution.
If you installed the RPM copy of GAIM then you can find the script in
/usr/bin/buddytrans.  The correct script syntax is: 
buddytrans buddy.lst gaim.list.  You can then import `gaim.list' from inside
gaim.  This will eventually be fully incorporated into GAIM and the script
will no longer be needed.

        7. I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated   
           version of gaim.
		By all means, IM me at 'Zilding' or email me at
[e-mail].  I'm working on standard GNU locale support for the next
version of gaim, and I'm going to need translations.  If you can do a
translation for us, I'd greatly appreciate it!  Just let me know and I'll
give you detailed instructions on how to do it.
 
	8. I'm behind a proxy, and I'd like to use GAIM.
		I *think* HTTP and SOCKS v4 proxy support is completely working.
But since I don't have a SOCKS proxy to test it on, I really couldn't tell you.
If it doesn't work, a temporary solution is to try setting the TOC port to 21,
since a lot of proxies will allow that to pass.


III. Problems
	1. WAAAAAH!  My sound doesn't work!
		./configure should autodetect whether or not you have ESD
libraries.  If you have them it _WILL_ compile with them, if not it won't. 
If it compiles with them, you don't need to be running the ESD daemon, it'll
automatically fallback to using /dev/dsp.  Make sure that gaim has proper
permissions to talk to /dev/dsp and /dev/audio though!
		The GNOME client now goes through GNOME for its sounds. If
sounds aren't playing, make sure you've got them turned on in the GNOME
control center. (The reason this was done was to make it more easily
configurable.)

	2. My buddy list disappeared!
		You didn't back up your buddy list, did you?  You never back
anything up!  Oh well.  The TOC server loses lists from time to time, it
happens to me as well.  (And no, I never have a backup ;).  Gaim should have

	
	6. I have a bug not described here.
		Well, it could be a few things.  Firstly, you MUST HAVE GTK+
VERSION 1.2.3 installed!  Please state in any bug report that you ARE using
1.2.3, otherwise you have a chance of being ignored.  With that said ;)
email me at [e-mail], I would like to hear your bug reports (but
please, not your problems installing GTK). Also, sourceforge.net has a bug
tracking system for us at <http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235>.

	7. I have Mandrake 6.0 and GAIM doesnt work!

Bob Meyer <[e-mail]> writes:

annoying AOLisms.  They bother me greatly, and as I work long hours and am
an insomniac (probably because I'm such a mean bastard ;), I'm likely to
make fun of you, or more likely ignore you completely.  I don't require
perfect English but it'd be nice.


	2. I want to write an IM client.  Will you help me?
		No, unless you're writing one commercially.  Email me for
rates -- I'm not all that expensive. :)

	3. I have money.  I need some software written.  Can you help?

but I'm not sure yet.  I actually do have a version of gaim running on it
now, as of 7/20.  However, the Win32 port of GTK has some issues that need
to be resolved before I can even attempt to release this.  Some of my WIN32
patches are included in this release, usually under an #ifdef _WIN32 (which
cygwin and I think other windows compilers set).  

	7. Why the GPL?
		I like the GPL.  

	8. I use *BSD and I hate the penguin!  I want daemon images!

      14. Who designed the new logo?
	       A good guy named Naru Sundar.

      15. I want to contribute to the effort.  Where can I send beer to?
               IM Zilding or email him at [e-mail].

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	2. How do I make multiple groups?
	3. How come there's no file transfer?
	4. Why no AOL logo?
	5. Where are my log files stored?
	6. Can I use my Windows 95 Buddylist with Gaim?
	7. I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated
	   version of gaim.
        8. I've got a proxy, and I'd like to use GAIM.

III. Problems
	1. WAAAAAH!  My sound doesn't work!
	2. My buddy list disappeared!
	3. I click on URLs, but Netscape doesn't popup!
	4. I don't use Netscape.
	5. I'm using the GNOME client.  I have a bug. 
	6. I have a bug not described here.
	7. I have Mandrake 6.0 and GAIM doesnt work!

IV. Programming
	1. I have a patch for gaim!
	2. I have a plugin for gaim!
	3. Can you teach me how to program GTK?

V. Miscellaneous
	1. Can I talk to you on IM?
	2. I want to write an IM client.  Will you help me?
	3. I have money.  I need some software written.  Can you help?
	4. I have hardware here that's not being used, or money.  Can 
	   you use it?
	5. I would like to send you beer.
	6. Are you going to port this thing to Windows?
	7. Why the GPL?
	8. I use *BSD and I hate the penguin! I want daemon images!
	9. Can I design a logo for you?
       10. What is a wagii?
       11. Speaking of the penguin, I heard a rumour you have a tattoo of
	   it.  Is that true?
       12. What Window Manager do you use?  What distribution do you use?
	   What other stupid things can you ask me that don't really matter
	   but ya'll ask me anyway?
       13. Is XX a good Harddrive, YY a good monitor and ZZ a good CPU?
       14. Who designed the new logo?	
       15. I want to contribute to the effort.  Where can I send beer to?

I. The Protocol

		It's basically the letter 'g' tacked on to the beginning of
'AIM' (which is fairly obvious).  G stands for all sorts of good things. 
Girls, Godzilla, GTK, graham crackers, whatever.

	2. How do I make multiple groups?
		There are two ways: Click the "Group" button in the Edit Buddies
tab of the buddy list; or click the "Add" button and simply enter a new group
name.

	3. How come there's no file transfer?
		There is, it's just that you can't request for the transfer to
take place. Only people who use the Oscar protocol can, so you're out of luck
there. At least you can get and send files.

where your log files are stored. Well, they are currently, by default, stored
under $HOME/.gaim/YourScreenName/.  If your screen name is Zilding then you
will find your logs under: $HOME/.gaim/Zilding/.  This will eventually become
configurable.
	
	6. Can I use my Windows 95 buddylist with Gaim?
		Yes. Thanks to a couple great people (S D Erle and BMiller),
gaim can import your Win95 buddylist. Simply select "Import Buddy List" from
the buddy list window.

        7. I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated   
           version of gaim.
		There are a few translations of gaim. If you can do a
translation for us, I'd greatly appreciate it!  Just let me know and I'll
give you detailed instructions on how to do it.
 
	8. I'm behind a proxy, and I'd like to use GAIM.
		HTTP, Socks 4, and Socks 5 proxying should be working now.
None of them support authentication yet though.


III. Problems
	1. WAAAAAH!  My sound doesn't work!
		./configure should autodetect whether or not you have ESD
libraries.  If you have them it _WILL_ compile with them, if not it won't. 
If it compiles with them, you don't need to be running the ESD daemon, it'll
automatically fallback to using /dev/dsp.  Make sure that gaim has proper
permissions to talk to /dev/dsp and /dev/audio though!

	2. My buddy list disappeared!
		You didn't back up your buddy list, did you?  You never back
anything up!  Oh well.  The TOC server loses lists from time to time, it
happens to me as well.  (And no, I never have a backup ;).  Gaim should have

	
	6. I have a bug not described here.
		Well, it could be a few things.  Firstly, you MUST HAVE GTK+
VERSION 1.2.3 installed!  Please state in any bug report that you ARE using
1.2.3, otherwise you have a chance of being ignored.  With that said ;)
head over to our page on Sourceforge, http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/.

	7. I have Mandrake 6.0 and GAIM doesnt work!

Bob Meyer <[e-mail]> writes:

annoying AOLisms.  They bother me greatly, and as I work long hours and am
an insomniac (probably because I'm such a mean bastard ;), I'm likely to
make fun of you, or more likely ignore you completely.  I don't require
perfect English but it'd be nice.

	2. I want to write an IM client.  Will you help me?
		No, unless you're writing one commercially.  Email me for
rates -- I'm not all that expensive. :)

	3. I have money.  I need some software written.  Can you help?

but I'm not sure yet.  I actually do have a version of gaim running on it
now, as of 7/20.  However, the Win32 port of GTK has some issues that need
to be resolved before I can even attempt to release this.  Some of my WIN32
patches are included in this release, usually under an #ifdef _WIN32 (which
cygwin and I think other windows compilers set).  
		Update, 8/16/2000, more than one year later: No. The simple
answer is this will never be ported to Windows. I simply dislike windows
too greatly.

	7. Why the GPL?
		I like the GPL.  

	8. I use *BSD and I hate the penguin!  I want daemon images!

      14. Who designed the new logo?
	       A good guy named Naru Sundar.

      15. I want to contribute to the effort.  Where can I send beer to?
               IM RobFlynn or email him at [e-mail]