Changes between Version 132 and Version 133 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Aug 27, 2008, 11:23:14 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

chemistrydioxide

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Using Pidgin

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 Pidgin introduced buddy pounces a few releases before AOL came out with "Buddy Alerts."  Despite this, you could think of a buddy pounce as an alert and get an idea of the most minimal use of a buddy pounce.  In reality, a buddy pounce is much like a macro, or a recorded action.  When you set a pounce on someone, you can choose from a number of events, such as sign on or status change, and then you choose from a number of actions.  These actions include everything from playing a sound (like an alert would do) to sending a message to the person, to executing a command.  This action will occur the next time pidgin detects the event, i.e. the next time the person in your buddy list who you have pounced signs on.
 
-==== Can I use Pidgin for e-mail, blogging, RSS feeds, or anything else that isn't IM-related? ====
+==== Can I use Pidgin for e-mail, blogging, RSS feeds, social networking, or anything else that isn't IM-related? ====
 No, you can't.  We get requests for this often, but Pidgin is indeed a messaging client.  Aside from the capabilities each protocol may support, the Pidgin developers have no intention to turn Pidgin into a multi-feature Internet client capable of doing everything under the sun.  We also won't be helping to develop plugins to turn it into that.  There are many Internet applications available for Linux, Windows, or whatever operating system you use that would undoubtedly do a better job.
 
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  3. Select the relevant server and export the certificate to a file.
  4. [/simpleticket File a ticket]. Attach the exported certificate, and specify which protocol you are connecting to, as well as the server the certificate is for.
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+==== How do I join an existing chat room? ====
+
+
+==== How do I create a chat room? ====
+
+===== IRC, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ, AIM =====
+Just join a non-existing chat room and it will be created.
+
+===== MSN =====
+Right-click an MSN buddy on your list and click "Initialize chat".
+
+===== SIP/SIMPLE =====
+This protocol doesn't support chat rooms.
 
 == Windows Specific ==