Questions tagged [pidgin]
Pidgin is a popular open-source, cross-platform IM application that supports a variety of networks
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How do I set up Google Talk/Hangout in Pidgin?
I'm using Pidgin and it works great. But I have trouble getting my Google Talk/Hangout account running. I'm getting the error message: "Not Authorized"
I found the following link but nothing works ...
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How to setup a Google Apps GTalk account in Pidgin?
I can setup my normal GTalk account in Pidgin, but I don't know how to do it with my work GTalk which is for a Google Apps domain.
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How do I set up Google Talk in Pidgin?
When I try setting up Google Talk in Pidgin. I get the message:
Unable to Connect
EDIT:
(I have it working in Digsby fine)
Here is my setup:
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How can I type "ç" in Windows GTK apps?
I use an English (US) international keyboard layout, and every time I use the key ´ followed by c it yields the Portuguese and French character "ç" (cedilla), which is desirable. However in GTK apps (...
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pidgin always shows offline "buddies"
I have the latest version of Pidgin installed on Windows, and the "hide when offline" / "show when offline" feature has no effect. I always see all the offline "buddies". What's wrong with it?
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How to start a group chat in Google Talk client?
I created a group chat with Google Talk gadget, but I can't do it in the desktop client.
Maybe pidgin can do it
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Hide name between messages from same person in Pidgin
When you have a conversation in Pidgin, the name of each person is shown in front of each message. I found a plugin (New Line) that prepends a newline after the name of the person, which makes it more ...
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Using Pidgin with OTR-encryption on Linux and Windows [closed]
Please show here how to install and activate OTR ("Off-The-Record") and Pidgin to me on both: Windows and Linux.
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How to connect with Pidgin to Facebook-chat and Google Talk when XMPP port 5222 is blocked?
I have not been able to google this straightforwardly, so here it goes for others.
Many networks have firewalls that block all but the basic ports. I am on one of them but I still want to acces gtalk ...
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Activate local logging of OTR chat sessions in Pidgin
I am Using Pidgin with OTR-encryption on Linux and Windows but those encrypted chats are not logged in my chat history.
Is it possible to activate the chatlog for chats, that are done with OTR-...