diff -r 4b0dffa16ffe -r 27fe5aa7cbd0 libpurple/conversation.c
--- a/libpurple/conversation.c	Fri Apr 10 05:57:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/libpurple/conversation.c	Fri Apr 10 06:18:08 2009 +0000
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "signals.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#define SEND_TYPED_TIMEOUT 5000
+#define SEND_TYPED_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 5
 
 static GList *conversations = NULL;
 static GList *ims = NULL;
@@ -1122,8 +1122,9 @@
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(im != NULL);
 
-	im->send_typed_timeout = purple_timeout_add(SEND_TYPED_TIMEOUT, send_typed_cb,
-											  purple_conv_im_get_conversation(im));
+	im->send_typed_timeout = purple_timeout_add_seconds(SEND_TYPED_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+	                                                    send_typed_cb,
+	                                                    purple_conv_im_get_conversation(im));
 }
 
 void