/Conversation/Close" "[something]"), remove the - semi-colon (which is the comment character) from the start of the line if it - is there and replace whatever is between the second pair of quote marks with - Escape. Save and close, and restart Gaim. - -2.10 How do I use smiley themes? - - To select a theme, open Gaim's preferences to the "Smiley Themes" page and - click on whichever theme you want to use. To install a theme, simply drag it - into the theme selector. You can find themes on the Gaim Smiley Themes (http: - //sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=746976&group_id=235&func=browse) tracker. - - You can also install themes manually by uncompressing them to their own - directory in ~/.gaim/smileys/ - -2.11 Why are the status icons so big? - - We believe that, by adding a second line of text to each buddy list entry, - we're able to show more information about each buddy on the buddy list. The - 'Big List,' as we call it, shows status text and idle time concisely and - attractively. It shows more than one status "emblem" for each buddy, - indicating at the same time a mobile user who is away. Most importantly, it - puts the buddy icon in the list, making it far easier to locate buddies - within a large list where names are harder to pick out than images. Due to - the increased usability of this interface, we have made it the default. - - We are aware that some people feel more comfortable using an interface more - similar to IM clients they may have used in the past. The 'Big List' can be - disabled by un-checking "Show buddy details" in the Buddies menu. - -2.12 Why do the emblems move around the status icon? - - The four corners of the icon have different precedence. The lower-right is - the highest, lower-left is second-highest, etc. The most important emblem is - in the lower-right, always. When an AOL buddy is not away, the fact that [s] - he's an AOL user is the most important information shown in the icon. The - consistency is that the user can always look in the same place on the icon to - find out what he needs to know. Also, importantly, the lower-right corner - emblem is the only emblem that shows up when "Small list" is on, as only one - emblem would fit. - -2.13 How do I get sound to work correctly? - - Gaim uses gstreamer to play sounds. Playing sounds directly through esound or - arts is no longer supported. - - To compile Gaim with support for gstreamer you need libgstreamer0.10-dev and - its dependencies. If you do not wish to install these packages you can also - just change your sound playing method in preferences to Command and use - esdplay %s or artsplay %s. - -2.14 How do I make Gaim use ALSA or OSS for playing sounds? What does the - "Automatic" option do? - - The "Automatic" option lets gstreamer pick how the sounds are played. You can - use the gstreamer-properties tool to control this. - -2.15 Why does Gaim use the same WM_CLASS for every window? It makes it - impossible to control window size and placement for the buddy list - separately from the conversations. - - Both strings in the WM_CLASS property are supposed to be the same for all - windows in the same instance of an application. ICCCM states that one is - meant to be the same for all instances of the application, the other is meant - to be unique to that instance of the application. ICCCM also states "If a - client has multiple windows with identical WM_CLASS and WM_NAME properties, - then it should provide a WM_WINDOW_ROLE property." - - Gtk+ sets these WM_CLASS values for us so that they are unique for Gaim - instances, and the documentation for the gtk_window_set_wmclass function says - explicitly not to use it for anything else. Gaim uses the WM_WINDOW_ROLE hint - to differentiate windows. If your window manager is having problems - differentiating between Gaim windows, please ensure that it uses the - WM_WINDOW_ROLE hint per the ICCCM. - -2.16 I blocked someone accidentally, how can I unblock them? - - See the "Privacy" option under the "Tools" menu of the Buddy List. - -2.17 What is a "Buddy Pounce"? - - Gaim introduced buddy pounces a few releases before AOL came out with "Buddy - Alerts." Despite this though, you could think of a buddy pounce as an Alert - and get an idea of the most minimal uses of a buddy pounce. In reality, a - buddy pounce is much like a macro, or a recorded action. When you set a - pounce on someone, you choose from a number of events, such as sign on or - someone going away, and then you choose from a number of actions. These - actions include everything from playing a sound (like an Alert would do) to - sending a message to the person, to executing a command. This action will - occur the next time gaim detects the event, ie the next time the person in - your buddy list who you have pounced signs on. - -2.18 Where does gaim store its logs? - - On unix, they are in ~/.gaim/logs, on win32 they are in the C:\Documents and - Settings\user\Application Data\.gaim\logs directory. (NOTE: Application Data - is a hidden directory.) In either case, new logs (new as of 0.73) are in - subdirectories that correspond to protocol/yourscreenname/theirscreenname. - -2.19 Can I use Gaim for e-mail, blogging, an RSS feed, or something else that - isn't IM-related? - - No, you can't. We get requests for this often, but Gaim is indeed a messaging - client. Aside from the capabilities each protocol may support, the Gaim - developers have no intention to turn Gaim into a multi-feature Internet - client capable of doing everything under the sun. We also won't be helping to - develop plugins to turn it into that. There are many Internet applications - available for Linux, Windows, or whatever operating system you use that would - undoubtedly do a better job. - -+------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -| 3. Features -+------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -3.1 Does Gaim support file transfer? - - Somewhat, yeah. As of 1.2.1 The following is supported: - - • Sending and receiving files on AIM/ICQ (although it might be a bit buggy) - • Sending and receiving files on IRC - • Sending and receiving files on Jabber - • Sending and receiving files on MSN - • Sending and receiving files on SILC - • Sending and receiving files on Yahoo when not using an HTTP proxy - (sending is limited to an unknown file size) - - Most of the protocols themselves support file transfer, but Gaim has not been