diff -r 763d885ff7a2 -r c7e61e2917c9 pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Wed Apr 25 01:19:24 2007 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Wed Apr 25 21:48:56 2007 +0000
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
 
 #include "account.h"
+#include "buddyicon.h"
 #include "core.h"
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "imgstore.h"
 #include "network.h"
 #include "savedstatuses.h"
 #include "status.h"
@@ -383,13 +385,27 @@
 	if (status_box->account &&
 		!purple_account_get_bool(status_box->account, "use-global-buddyicon", TRUE))
 	{
-		char *string = purple_buddy_icons_get_full_path(purple_account_get_buddy_icon(status_box->account));
-		pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(status_box, string);
-		g_free(string);
+		PurpleStoredImage *img = purple_buddy_icons_find_account_icon(status_box->account);
+		pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(status_box, img);
+		purple_imgstore_unref(img);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(status_box, purple_prefs_get_path(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/accounts/buddyicon"));
+		const char *filename = purple_prefs_get_path(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/accounts/buddyicon");
+		PurpleStoredImage *img = NULL;
+
+		if (filename != NULL)
+		{
+			gchar *contents;
+			gsize size;
+			if (g_file_get_contents(filename, &contents, &size, NULL))
+			{
+				img = purple_imgstore_add(contents, size, filename);
+				g_free(contents);
+			}
+		}
+
+		pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(status_box, img);
 	}
 
 	status_box->hand_cursor = gdk_cursor_new (GDK_HAND2);
@@ -422,6 +438,8 @@
 	gdk_cursor_unref(statusbox->hand_cursor);
 	gdk_cursor_unref(statusbox->arrow_cursor);
 
+	purple_imgstore_unref(statusbox->buddy_icon_img);
+
 	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(statusbox->buddy_icon));
 	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(statusbox->buddy_icon_hover));
 
@@ -431,12 +449,10 @@
 	if (statusbox->icon_box_menu)
 		gtk_widget_destroy(statusbox->icon_box_menu);
 
-	g_free(statusbox->buddy_icon_path);
-
 	statusbox->icon = NULL;
 	statusbox->icon_box = NULL;
 	statusbox->icon_box_menu = NULL;
-	statusbox->buddy_icon_path = NULL;
+	statusbox->buddy_icon_img = NULL;
 	statusbox->buddy_icon = NULL;
 	statusbox->buddy_icon_hover = NULL;
 	statusbox->hand_cursor = NULL;
@@ -489,14 +505,13 @@
 	gdk_cursor_unref(statusbox->hand_cursor);
 	gdk_cursor_unref(statusbox->arrow_cursor);
 
+	purple_imgstore_unref(statusbox->buddy_icon_img);
 	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(statusbox->buddy_icon));
 	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(statusbox->buddy_icon_hover));
 
 	if (statusbox->buddy_icon_sel)
 		gtk_widget_destroy(statusbox->buddy_icon_sel);
 
-	g_free(statusbox->buddy_icon_path);
-
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->finalize(obj);
 }
 
@@ -1432,22 +1447,21 @@
 static void
 buddy_icon_set_cb(const char *filename, PidginStatusBox *box)
 {
+	PurpleStoredImage *img = NULL;
 
 	if (box->account) {
 		PurplePlugin *plug = purple_find_prpl(purple_account_get_protocol_id(box->account));
 		if (plug) {
 			PurplePluginProtocolInfo *prplinfo = PURPLE_PLUGIN_PROTOCOL_INFO(plug);
 			if (prplinfo && prplinfo->icon_spec.format) {
-				char *icon = NULL;
-#if 0
+				gpointer data = NULL;
+				size_t len = 0;
 				if (filename)
-					icon = pidgin_convert_buddy_icon(plug, filename);
-#endif
+					data = pidgin_convert_buddy_icon(plug, filename, &len);
+				img = purple_buddy_icons_set_account_icon(box->account, data, len);
+				purple_account_set_buddy_icon_path(box->account, filename);
+
 				purple_account_set_bool(box->account, "use-global-buddyicon", (filename != NULL));
-				purple_account_set_ui_string(box->account, PIDGIN_UI, "non-global-buddyicon-cached-path", icon);
-				purple_account_set_buddy_icon_path(box->account, filename);
-				purple_account_set_buddy_icon(box->account, icon);
-				g_free(icon);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1460,19 +1474,20 @@
 				if (prplinfo != NULL &&
 				    purple_account_get_bool(account, "use-global-buddyicon", TRUE) &&
 				    prplinfo->icon_spec.format) {
-					char *icon = NULL;
-#if 0
+					gpointer data = NULL;
+					size_t len = 0;
 					if (filename)
-						icon = pidgin_convert_buddy_icon(plug, filename);
-#endif
-					purple_account_set_buddy_icon_path(account, filename);
-					purple_account_set_buddy_icon(account, icon);
-					g_free(icon);
+						data = pidgin_convert_buddy_icon(plug, filename, &len);
+					img = purple_buddy_icons_set_account_icon(box->account, data, len);
+					purple_account_set_buddy_icon_path(box->account, filename);
+
+					purple_account_set_bool(box->account, "use-global-buddyicon", (filename != NULL));
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(box, filename);
+
+	pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(box, img);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2044,10 +2059,14 @@
 	status_box->buddy_icon = NULL;
 	status_box->buddy_icon_hover = NULL;
 
-	if ((status_box->buddy_icon_path != NULL) &&
-			(*status_box->buddy_icon_path != '\0'))
-		status_box->buddy_icon = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_at_scale(status_box->buddy_icon_path,
-				status_box->icon_size, status_box->icon_size, FALSE, NULL);
+	if (status_box->buddy_icon_img != NULL)
+	{
+		GdkPixbufLoader *loader = gdk_pixbuf_loader_new();
+		gdk_pixbuf_loader_write(loader, purple_imgstore_get_data(status_box->buddy_icon_img),
+		                        purple_imgstore_get_size(status_box->buddy_icon_img), NULL);
+		gdk_pixbuf_loader_close(loader, NULL);
+		status_box->buddy_icon = gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf(loader);
+	}
 
 	if (status_box->buddy_icon == NULL)
 	{
@@ -2068,20 +2087,14 @@
 }
 
 void
-pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(PidginStatusBox *status_box, const char *filename)
+pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(PidginStatusBox *status_box, PurpleStoredImage *img)
 {
-	g_free(status_box->buddy_icon_path);
-	status_box->buddy_icon_path = g_strdup(filename);
+	purple_imgstore_unref(status_box->buddy_icon_img);
+	status_box->buddy_icon_img = purple_imgstore_ref(img);
 
 	pidgin_status_box_redisplay_buddy_icon(status_box);
 }
 
-const char*
-pidgin_status_box_get_buddy_icon(PidginStatusBox *box)
-{
-	return box->buddy_icon_path;
-}
-
 void
 pidgin_status_box_pulse_connecting(PidginStatusBox *status_box)
 {