Changes between Version 23 and Version 24 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

May 30, 2007, 4:39:58 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

John Bailey

Comment:

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Using Pidgin

@@ -93 +93 @@
  * '''MSN (using your own email address):''' Go to http://register.passport.net/
  * '''Yahoo:''' Go to http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register
- * '''Jabber:''' This will depend on the Jabber server in question.  All Jabber servers use the XMPP account type.
+ * '''XMPP (Jabber):''' This will depend on the server in question.  All Jabber servers use the XMPP account type.
  * '''ICQ:''' Go to http://web.icq.com/register
  * '''Gadu-Gadu:''' Use the official client to create an account.
@@ -104 +104 @@
 See the "Privacy" option under the "Tools" menu in the Buddy List.
 
+=== How does Pidgin decide which saved statuses to show in the status selector? ===
+Pidgin shows six "popular" saved statuses in the status selector. These are your six most recently used statuses, offset by a weight. Pidgin sorts all your saved statuses by the timestamp when they were last used.  And then, for each time you've used a status, the timestamp is increased by one day.
+
+If you are upgrading from 1.x or lower, Pidgin is unable to determine which are the most popular states, as these older releases did not save that information.  As a result, the initial contents of the menu will be somewhat random.  It will settle over the first few uses of (distinct) states into the behavior described above.
+
+=== Why are no states listed when I go to set a state for Auto Away? ===
+Pidgin can only use saved states for Auto Away.  You need to create and save a named state first.
+
 === Why are the status icons so big? ===
 We believe that, by adding a second line of text to each buddy list entry, we're able to show more information about each buddy on the buddy list.  The "Big List," as we call it, shows status text and idle time concisely and attractively.  Most importantly, it puts the buddy icon in the list, making it far easier to locate buddies within a large list where names are harder to pick out than images.  Due to the increased usability of this interface, we have made it the default.
@@ -109 +117 @@
 We are aware that some people feel more comfortable using an interface more similar to IM clients they may have used in the past.  The 'Big List' can  be disabled by un-checking "Show buddy details" in the Buddies menu.
 
-=== How do I get sound to work correctly? ===
-Pidgin uses gstreamer to play sounds.  Playing sounds directly through esound or arts is no longer supported.  To compile Pidgin with support for gstreamer you need libgstreamer0.10-dev and its dependencies.  These packages are named differently on different platforms.  If you do not wish to install these packages you can also just change your sound playing method in preferences to `Command` and use `esdplay %s` or `artsplay %s`.
-
-=== How do I make Pidgin use ALSA or OSS for playing sounds?  What does the "Automatic" option do? ===
-The "Automatic" option lets gstreamer pick how the sounds are played.  You can use the `gstreamer-properties` tool to control this if you use GNOME.
-
-=== Why does Pidgin use the same `WM_CLASS` for every window? ===
-Both strings in the `WM_CLASS` property are supposed to be the same for all windows in the same instance of an application.  ICCCM states that one is meant to be the same for all instances of the application and the other is meant to be unique to that instance of the application.  ICCCM also states, "If a client has multiple windows with identical `WM_CLASS` and `WM_NAME` properties, then it should provide a `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` property."
-
-GTK+ sets these `WM_CLASS` values for us so that they are unique for Pidgin instances, and the documentation for the `gtk_window_set_wmclass` function says explicitly not to use it for anything else.  Pidgin uses the `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` hint to differentiate windows.  If your window manager is having problems differentiating between Pidgin windows, please ensure it uses the `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` hint per the ICCCM.
+=== What happened to my timestamps?  Can I change them? ===
+As of 2.0.0, timestamps follow the system locale.  This is a significant difference from previous versions of Pidgin, and though it was requested more than once, we know it will prove to be a controversial decision.  Fortunately for all of you out there, we also provide plugins to change it.
+
+The two plugins we provide are the Timestamp plugin and the Message Timestamp Formats plugin.  Timestamp allows you to have iChat style timestamps, but it is implemented to behave slightly differently.  The Message Timestamp Formats plugin allows you to manipulate the timestamps in a couple different ways, such as restoring 24-hour timestamps and/or causing all timestamps to have dates in them.
 
 === What is a "Buddy Pounce"? ===
@@ -210 +212 @@
 === Where are Pidgin's settings and logs? ===
 Because Pidgin is a libPurple client, it stores its settings and logs in ~/.purple.
+
+=== How do I get sound to work correctly? ===
+Pidgin uses gstreamer to play sounds.  Playing sounds directly through esound or arts is no longer supported.  To compile Pidgin with support for gstreamer you need libgstreamer0.10-dev and its dependencies.  These packages are named differently on different platforms.  If you do not wish to install these packages you can also just change your sound playing method in preferences to `Command` and use `esdplay %s` or `artsplay %s`.
+
+=== How do I make Pidgin use ALSA or OSS for playing sounds?  What does the "Automatic" option do? ===
+The "Automatic" option lets gstreamer pick how the sounds are played.  You can use the `gstreamer-properties` tool to control this if you use GNOME.
+
+=== Why does Pidgin use the same `WM_CLASS` for every window? ===
+Both strings in the `WM_CLASS` property are supposed to be the same for all windows in the same instance of an application.  ICCCM states that one is meant to be the same for all instances of the application and the other is meant to be unique to that instance of the application.  ICCCM also states, "If a client has multiple windows with identical `WM_CLASS` and `WM_NAME` properties, then it should provide a `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` property."
+
+GTK+ sets these `WM_CLASS` values for us so that they are unique for Pidgin instances, and the documentation for the `gtk_window_set_wmclass` function says explicitly not to use it for anything else.  Pidgin uses the `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` hint to differentiate windows.  If your window manager is having problems differentiating between Pidgin windows, please ensure it uses the `WM_WINDOW_ROLE` hint per the ICCCM.