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| 340 Some plugins can be configured. If you load such a plugin, its | 340 Some plugins can be configured. If you load such a plugin, its |
| 341 configuration preferences will appear as a submenu to \fBPlugins\fR, with | 341 configuration preferences will appear as a submenu to \fBPlugins\fR, with |
| 342 the submenu title determined by the plugin's name. | 342 the submenu title determined by the plugin's name. |
| 343 | 343 |
| 344 .SH Protocols | |
| 345 | |
| 346 Protocols provide protocol specific preferences here. | |
| 347 | |
| 348 .SH CONVERSATIONS | 344 .SH CONVERSATIONS |
| 349 When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the | 345 When starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the |
| 350 \fBConversation\fR window. The conversation appears in the upper text box | 346 \fBConversation\fR window. The conversation appears in the upper text box |
| 351 and the user types his/her message in the lower text box. Between the two | 347 and the user types his/her message in the lower text box. Between the two |
| 352 is a row of settings, represented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be | 348 is a row of options, represented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be |
| 353 active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left | 349 active if the protocol does not support the specific formatting. From left |
| 354 to right: | 350 to right: |
| 355 .TP | 351 .TP |
| 356 .B Bold | 352 .B Font |
| 357 Turns on/off bold. | 353 This menu provides font control options for the current conversation. Size, |
| 358 .TP | 354 style, and face may be configured here. |
| 359 .B Italics | 355 .TP |
| 360 Turns on/off italics. | 356 .B Insert |
| 361 .TP | 357 This menu provides the ability to insert images, horizontal rules, and links |
| 362 .B Underline | 358 where the protocol supports each of these features. |
| 363 Turns on/off underline. | 359 .TP |
| 364 .TP | 360 .B Smile! |
| 365 .B Decrease font size | 361 Allows the insertion of graphical smileys via the mouse. This button shows |
| 366 Increases the size of the message text. | 362 the user a dialog with the available smileys for the current conversation. |
| 367 .TP | 363 |
| 368 .B Increase font size | 364 .SH CHATS |
| 369 Decreases the size of the message text. | 365 For protocols that allow it, \fBChats\fR can be entered through the |
| 370 .TP | 366 \fIBuddies\fR menu. |
| 371 .B Select a foreground color | 367 |
| 372 Changes the foreground color of the message text. | |
| 373 .TP | |
| 374 .B Select a background color | |
| 375 Changes the background color of the message text. | |
| 376 .TP | |
| 377 .B Add image | |
| 378 Inserts an in-line image in the message. | |
| 379 .TP | |
| 380 .B Add hyperlink | |
| 381 Adds a clickable link to the message. | |
| 382 .TP | |
| 383 .B Add smiley | |
| 384 Adds an emoticon (smiley) to your message. | |
| 385 | |
| 386 Beneath the lower text box is a row of buttons that execute commands: | |
| 387 .TP | |
| 388 .B Warn | |
| 389 This issues a warning to the other person in the conversation (not | |
| 390 available in all protocols). | |
| 391 .TP | |
| 392 .B Block | |
| 393 This adds the other person to your deny list (not available in all | |
| 394 protocols). | |
| 395 .TP | |
| 396 .B Send File | |
| 397 Send a file to this user. This option is only available on protocols where | |
| 398 Pidgin supports file transfer. | |
| 399 .TP | |
| 400 .B Add | |
| 401 This adds this user to your buddy list. This option is not available if | |
| 402 the user is already on your list. | |
| 403 .TP | |
| 404 .B Remove | |
| 405 This removes this user from your buddy list. This option is not available | |
| 406 if the user is not on your list. | |
| 407 .TP | |
| 408 .B Info | |
| 409 This gets information (a profile) about the other person in the | |
| 410 conversation (not available in all protocols). | |
| 411 .TP | |
| 412 .B Send | |
| 413 This sends what's currently in the lower text box | |
| 414 | |
| 415 .SH BUDDY CHATS | |
| 416 For protocols that allow it, \fBBuddy Chats\fR can be entered through the | |
| 417 \fIFile\fR menu or the \fIChat\fR button at the bottom of the \fBBuddy | |
| 418 List\fR's \fBOnline\fR tab. | |
| 419 | 368 |
| 420 Additional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are: | 369 Additional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are: |
| 421 .TP | 370 .TP |
| 422 .B Whisper | 371 .B Whisper |
| 423 The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible | 372 The text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible |
| 431 .TP | 380 .TP |
| 432 .B Set Topic | 381 .B Set Topic |
| 433 Set the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence | 382 Set the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence |
| 434 describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name. | 383 describing the nature of the chat--an explanation of the chat room's name. |
| 435 | 384 |
| 436 .SH AWAY MESSAGES | 385 .SH STATUS MESSAGES |
| 437 Most protocols allow for away messages. When a user is \fIAway\fR, he can | 386 Most protocols allow for status messages. By using status messages, a user |
| 438 leave an informative message for others to see. The \fBAway\fR submenu of | 387 can leave an informative message for others to see. Status and status |
| 439 the \fBTools\fR menu is used to add and remove away messages. | 388 messages are configured via the status selector at the bottom of the Buddy |
| 440 | 389 List window. By default the menu shown here is divided into sections for |
| 441 \fINew Away Message\fR provides space for one to enter an away message and | 390 "primitive" status types, such as \fIAvailable\fR, \fIAway\fR, etc.; a few |
| 442 a title for that message. If \fISave\fR or \fISave & Use\fR are chosen, | 391 "popular" statuses which have been recently used, and a section which shows |
| 443 this message will be saved. It can later be referred to by the title given | 392 \fBNew...\fR and \fBSaved...\fR options for more advanced status manipulation. |
| 444 to it. | |
| 445 | |
| 446 \fIRemove Away Message\fR is a submenu containing the titles of saved away | |
| 447 messages. Clicking on one of these titles will remove the away message | |
| 448 associated with it. | |
| 449 | |
| 450 The rest of the \fIaway\fR menu provides the user with a way to assign | |
| 451 different away messages to different connections. Choosing \fISet All | |
| 452 Away\fR will set away all the connections capable of the away state. | |
| 453 | 393 |
| 454 .SH BUDDY POUNCE | 394 .SH BUDDY POUNCE |
| 455 A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to | 395 A Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to |
| 456 a normal state from an away state. The \fBNew Buddy Pounce\fR dialog box | 396 a normal state from an away state. The \fBBuddy Pounce\fR dialog box |
| 457 can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR submenu from the | 397 can be activated by selecting the \fIBuddy Pounce\fR option from the |
| 458 \fBTools\fR menu. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the | 398 \fBTools\fR menu. From this dialog, new pounces can be created with the |
| 459 events listed, and any combination of actions can result. If \fISave this | 399 \fBAdd\fR button and existing pounces can be removed with the \fBDelete\fR |
| 460 pounce after activation\fR is checked, the trigger will remain until it is | 400 button. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the |
| 461 removed from the \fIRemove Buddy Pounce\fR menu. | 401 events listed, and any combination of actions can result. If \fIPounce |
| 402 only when my status is not Available\fR is checked, the pounce will occur | |
| 403 only if you are set to a non-available status, such as invisible, do not | |
| 404 disturb, away, etc. If \fIRecurring\fR is checked, the pounce will remain | |
| 405 until removed by the \fBDelete\fR button. | |
| 462 | 406 |
| 463 .SH PLUGINS | 407 .SH PLUGINS |
| 464 Pidgin allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality | 408 Pidgin allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality |
| 465 to Pidgin. Plugins can be enabled and configured from the | 409 to Pidgin. Plugins can be enabled and configured from the |
| 466 \fBPreferences\fR window. See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR for more information on | 410 \fBPreferences\fR window. See \fIplugins/HOWTO\fR or |
| 411 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/CHowTo\fR for more information on | |
| 467 writing plugins. | 412 writing plugins. |
| 468 | 413 |
| 469 .SH PERL | 414 .SH PERL |
| 470 Pidgin allows for perl scripting. See \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in | 415 Pidgin allows for perl scripting. See \fIPerl Scripting HOWTO\fR in |
| 471 the Pidgin documentation for more information about perl scripting. | 416 the Pidgin documentation for more information about perl scripting. |
| 489 .br | 434 .br |
| 490 \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/SCREENNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs. | 435 \fI~/.purple/logs/PROTOCOL/ACCOUNT/SCREENNAME/DATE.{html,txt}\fR: conversation logs. |
| 491 .br | 436 .br |
| 492 \fI~/.purple/blist.xml\fR: the buddy list. | 437 \fI~/.purple/blist.xml\fR: the buddy list. |
| 493 .br | 438 .br |
| 494 \fI~/.purple/plugins/\fR: users local plugins | 439 \fI~/.purple/plugins/\fR: users' local plugins |
| 495 | 440 |
| 496 .SH BUGS | 441 .SH BUGS |
| 497 The bug tracker can be reached by visiting: | 442 The bug tracker can be reached by visiting \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/query\fR |
| 498 .br | |
| 499 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/report\fR | |
| 500 | 443 |
| 501 .SH PATCHES | 444 .SH PATCHES |
| 502 If you fix a bug in Pidgin (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a | 445 If you fix a bug in Pidgin (or otherwise enhance it), please submit a |
| 503 patch (using \fImtn diff > my.diff\fR against the latest version from the | 446 patch (using \fImtn diff > my.diff\fR against the latest version from the |
| 504 Monotone repository) at | 447 Monotone repository) at \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/simpleticket\fR |
| 505 .br | |
| 506 \fIhttp://developer.pidgin.im/newticket\fR | |
| 507 | 448 |
| 508 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest | 449 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest |
| 509 version of Pidgin. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed | 450 version of Pidgin. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed |
| 510 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already | 451 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already |
| 511 have been solved. | 452 have been solved. |
| 528 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | 469 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
| 529 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1301 USA | 470 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1301 USA |
| 530 | 471 |
| 531 .SH AUTHORS | 472 .SH AUTHORS |
| 532 Pidgin's active developers are: | 473 Pidgin's active developers are: |
| 533 | 474 .br |
| 534 Sean Egan (lead developer) <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR> | 475 Sean Egan (lead developer) <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR> |
| 535 .br | 476 .br |
| 536 Daniel 'datallah' Atallah (developer) | 477 Daniel 'datallah' Atallah (developer) |
| 537 .br | 478 .br |
| 538 Ethan 'Paco-Paco' Blanton (developer) | 479 John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey (developer) |
| 539 .br | 480 .br |
| 540 Thomas Butter (developer) | 481 Ethan 'Paco-Paco' Blanton (developer) |
| 541 .br | 482 .br |
| 542 Ka-Hing Cheung (developer) | 483 Thomas Butter (developer) |
| 543 .br | 484 .br |
| 544 Sadrul Habib Chowdhury (developer) | 485 Ka-Hing Cheung (developer) |
| 545 .br | 486 .br |
| 546 Mark 'KingAnt' Doliner (developer) <\fIthekingant@users.sourceforge.net\fR> | 487 Sadrul Habib Chowdhury (developer) |
| 547 .br | 488 .br |
| 548 Christian 'ChipX86' Hammond (developer & webmaster) <\fIchipx86@chipx86.com\fR> | 489 Mark 'KingAnt' Doliner (developer) <\fIthekingant@users.sourceforge.net\fR> |
| 549 .br | 490 .br |
| 550 Gary 'grim' Kramlich (developer) | 491 Casey Harkins (developer) |
| 551 .br | 492 .br |
| 552 Richard 'rlaager' Laager (developer) <\fIrlaager@pidgin.im\fR> | 493 Gary 'grim' Kramlich (developer) |
| 553 .br | 494 .br |
| 554 Richard 'wabz' Nelson (developer) | 495 Richard 'rlaager' Laager (developer) <\fIrlaager@pidgin.im\fR> |
| 555 .br | 496 .br |
| 556 Christopher 'siege' O'Brien (developer) | 497 Richard 'wabz' Nelson (developer) |
| 557 .br | 498 .br |
| 558 Bartosz Oler (developer) | 499 Christopher 'siege' O'Brien (developer) |
| 559 .br | 500 .br |
| 560 Etan 'deryni' Reisner (developer) | 501 Bartosz Oler (developer) |
| 561 .br | 502 .br |
| 562 Tim 'marv' Ringenbach (developer) <\fImarv_sf@users.sf.net\fR> | 503 Etan 'deryni' Reisner (developer) |
| 563 .br | 504 .br |
| 564 Luke 'LSchiere' Schierer (support) | 505 Tim 'marv' Ringenbach (developer) <\fImarv_sf@users.sf.net\fR> |
| 565 .br | 506 .br |
| 566 Megan 'Cae' Schneider (support/QA) | 507 Luke 'LSchiere' Schierer (support) |
| 567 .br | 508 .br |
| 568 Evan Schoenberg (developer) | 509 Megan 'Cae' Schneider (support/QA) |
| 569 .br | 510 .br |
| 570 Stu 'nosnilmot' Tomlinson (developer) | 511 Evan Schoenberg (developer) |
| 571 .br | 512 .br |
| 572 Nathan 'faceprint' Walp (developer) | 513 Kevin 'SimGuy' Stange (developer and webmaster) |
| 514 .br | |
| 515 Stu 'nosnilmot' Tomlinson (developer) | |
| 516 .br | |
| 517 Nathan 'faceprint' Walp (developer) | |
| 573 .br | 518 .br |
| 574 | 519 |
| 575 | 520 |
| 576 Our crazy patch writers include: | 521 Our crazy patch writers include: |
| 577 | 522 .br |
| 578 John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey | 523 Dennis 'EvilDennisR' Ristuccia |
| 579 .br | 524 .br |
| 580 Felipe 'shx' Contreras | 525 Peter 'fmoo' Ruibal |
| 581 .br | 526 .br |
| 582 Decklin Foster | 527 Gabriel 'Nix' Schulhof |
| 583 .br | 528 .br |
| 584 Casey Harkins | 529 Will 'resiak' Thompson |
| 585 .br | 530 .br |
| 586 Peter 'Bleeter' Lawler | 531 |
| 587 .br | 532 |
| 588 Robert 'Robot101' McQueen | 533 Our artists are: |
| 589 .br | 534 .br |
| 590 Benjamin Miller | 535 Hylke Bons <\fIh.bons@student.rug.nl\fR> |
| 591 .br | 536 .br |
| 592 Kevin 'SimGuy' Stange | 537 |
| 593 .br | 538 |
| 594 | 539 Our retired developers are: |
| 595 | 540 .br |
| 596 The retired developers of \fBgaim\fR are: | 541 Herman Bloggs (win32 port) <\fIherman@bluedigits.com\fR> |
| 597 | 542 .br |
| 598 Herman Bloggs (win32 port) <\fIherman@bluedigits.com\fR> | 543 Jim Duchek <\fIjim@linuxpimps.com\fR> (maintainer) |
| 599 .br | 544 .br |
| 600 Jim Duchek <\fIjim@linuxpimps.com\fR> (maintainer) | 545 Rob Flynn <\fIgaim@robflynn.com\fR> (maintainer) |
| 601 .br | 546 .br |
| 602 Rob Flynn <\fIgaim@robflynn.com\fR> (maintainer) | 547 Adam Fritzler (libfaim maintainer) |
| 603 .br | 548 .br |
| 604 Adam Fritzler (libfaim maintainer) | 549 Christian 'ChipX86' Hammond (developer & webmaster) <\fIchipx86@chipx86.com\fR> |
| 605 .br | 550 .br |
| 606 Syd Logan (hacker and designated driver [lazy bum]) | 551 Syd Logan (hacker and designated driver [lazy bum]) |
| 607 .br | 552 .br |
| 608 Jim Seymour (Jabber developer) | 553 Jim Seymour (XMPP developer) |
| 609 .br | 554 .br |
| 610 Mark Spencer (original author) <\fImarkster@marko.net\fR> | 555 Mark Spencer (original author) <\fImarkster@marko.net\fR> |
| 611 .br | 556 .br |
| 612 Eric Warmenhoven (former lead developer) <\fIeric@warmenhoven.org\fR> | 557 Eric Warmenhoven (former lead developer) <\fIeric@warmenhoven.org\fR> |
| 613 .br | 558 .br |
| 559 | |
| 560 | |
| 561 Our retired crazy patch writers include: | |
| 562 .br | |
| 563 Felipe 'shx' Contreras | |
| 564 .br | |
| 565 Decklin Foster | |
| 566 .br | |
| 567 Peter 'Bleeter' Lawler | |
| 568 .br | |
| 569 Robert 'Robot101' McQueen | |
| 570 .br | |
| 571 Benjamin Miller | |
| 572 .br | |
| 573 | |
| 614 | 574 |
| 615 This manpage was originally written by Dennis Ristuccia <\fIdennis@dennisr.net\fR>. It has been updated and largely rewritten by Sean Egan <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR> and Ben Tegarden <\fItegarden@uclink.berkeley.edu\fR>. | 575 This manpage was originally written by Dennis Ristuccia <\fIdennis@dennisr.net\fR>. It has been updated and largely rewritten by Sean Egan <\fIseanegan@gmail.com\fR> and Ben Tegarden <\fItegarden@uclink.berkeley.edu\fR>. |
