Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Jun 4, 2007, 8:04:21 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

jdashton

Comment:

Added dimension for buddy icons in AIM/ICQ, Yahoo! IM and XMPP

Using Pidgin

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 In either case, the file must be smaller than 4KB to work on AIM and XMPP.  It can have any dimensions, and can be in any format.  However, if you wish Windows users to see it, it must be in a format Windows understands, such as .bmp, .gif, and .jpg.  Pidgin will attempt to scale icons to fit within these constraints, but it is not always possible to do so.
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+The following dimension guidelines are believed to be accurate as of June, 2007:
+||'''Protocol'''||'''Dimensions'''||'''Format'''||'''File Size'''||
+||AIM & ICQ||48x48 to 50x50||gif, jpeg, bmp, ico||7168 bytes||
+||Yahoo! IM||96x96||png, gif, jpeg||||
+||XMPP (''e.g.'' Google Talk)||32x32 to 96x96||png, gif, jpeg||8191 bytes||
+Pidgin itself (for the chat window) will scale icons up to 48x48 or down to 50x50.  In general, to maintain the aspect ratio, you should begin with a square icon.
 
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