Changes between Version 32 and Version 33 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Jun 7, 2007, 6:54:00 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

hkazemi

Comment:

Q and A: Where'd my buddy icon go?

Using Pidgin

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 Not with Pidgin alone, but the [http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/PluginPack Purple Plugin Pack] provides the [http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/listhandler List Handler] plugin, which adds some importing and exporting capabilities.
 
-=== Can I group buddies by their owner, like Trillian's Metacontacts? ===
+=== Why are my IM archives cross-linking the histories between several of my buddies? ===
+Its likely you have inadvertently combined contacts that were not meant to be combined.  See the next question on 'Where'd my buddy icon go?' for a more complete answer.
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+=== Where'd my buddy icon go?  I just tried to change its group and when I dropped it into place it disappeared! ===
+Relax...Pidgin most likely believed you were trying to combine contacts under a single buddy icon.  Your 'missing buddy' is likely under an existing buddy.  You can see which buddys are combined contacts by holding the mouse over them and looking for multiple accounts in the popup status window.  You can see the details and re-organize the combined contacts by right-clicking on the buddy and choosing 'Expand'.  You should now see all the accounts combined under that contact and should be able to move them where you like.  (Pay close attention to where the drag-and-drop insert bar is shown so you don't end up dropping the buddy into the wrong place.)
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+=== Can I group buddies by their owner, to combine contacts into MetaContacts (like in Trillian or MirandaIM)? ===
 Sure! Right click a buddy on your list and at the bottom of the menu click "Expand".  Then just drag other screen names to the same person below it.  When you're done, click on the arrow to collapse them.  When the contact is collapsed, Pidgin will select a buddy to display based on the status of the buddies in the contact, and their order.