Pidgin is a popular open-source, cross-platform IM application that supports a variety of networks
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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 to transfer pidgin settings from one computer to another
I just got a new machine, and I'd like to copy my pidgin settings from the old machine to the new. What files need to be copied and where?
Old machine Windows XP. New machine: Windows 7
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Save Chat Room in Contact List in Pidgin
I use several chat rooms regularly with Pidgin. Every time I want to join them, I need to pop-up the "Join Chat" dialog, select the right account, and enter the chat room name. Sometimes, the some ...
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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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How do I change spellcheck dictionary in pidgin on windows?
How do I change the spellchecker dictionary in pidgin on windows?
I have aspell with english and swedish installed. I would like to be able to switch between them at will.
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IM protocol with message receipt confirmation
Is there any instant messaging protocol (or plugin for Pidgin) that uses a read receipt layer to verify whether messages have actually been delivered and resend if not? I've had problems recently with ...
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Plugins to make Pidgin more “account-oriented”? Keep accounts more separated
I log in to several different accounts on Pidgin. Pidgin collates all of my buddies into one buddy list. For example (inexplicably), I have my normal set of AIM groups, and then a group called ...
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Pidgin and Facebook two-factor authentication
Since I enabled two-factor authentication on Facebook:
Login Approvals
When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account:
Require me to enter a security code sent to my ...
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How to find out if my IM messages are encrypted?
I'm a Yahoo Messenger addict and I use it extensively with Pidgin on Debian. Unfortunately I moved to a place where I have to share a privately operated network connection with a lot of people I'm not ...
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How can I get pidgin to replace animations/graphics with their alt text?
I have a few contacts who use annoying text-to-animation plugins in their clients, that do things like turn the word "hi" into an animation of Kermit the Frog waving at me, or other equally annoying ...
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Keyboard shortcut to start new Pidgin IM
I'm looking for an easy way to use a keyboard shortcut (from anywhere in Windows) to open a new Pidgin IM window with a contact in my buddy list.
Normally I'd try and use Launchy for this (which I ...
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Pidgin: a me-specific log file?
I'm trying to make a compilation file of all the text sent by me and all the responses that included my name.... What's the best way about scripting this? Is there a plugin like that for pidgin? ...
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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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Can I import my Pidgin chat History to Sametime?
I was using Pidgin as my IM software for Sametime and Google Talk.
I'm now switching back to using Sametime 7.5.1 (and Google Talk) separately.
Is there any way to import my chat history from Pigdin ...
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Does Google talk support video/audio calls on Linux (using Pidgin)?
I know that Pidgin has a video/audio plugin which I installed. But this doesn't seem to work with gtalk. I guess google doesn't support linux anymore?
What is happening is that when I attempt a call, ...
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What is the best alternate to Pidgin under Linux?
Pidgin (2.5.5) keeps crashing on me (Ubuntu 9.04). What is the best alternative to it that supports XMPP/Jabber as well as MSN & Yahoo?
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New Pidgin chat windows created in the background
I have tried everything I can, but Pidgin chat windows do not pop-up in focus when I get a new message. The chat windows are created in the background and I always miss them.
I suspect this is a ...
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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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Pidgin to pidgin, what protocol to chose?
I and a friend need to start to use some instant messaging and it seem like pidgin is a nice program to use. However it supports quite a lot of different protocols.
So my question is witch to choose? ...
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Why does Facebook Chat through XMPP protocol on Pidgin Portable not authorize?
I heard you can use facebook chat on desktops now. Thats awsome! What i didn't hear is that it is a pain in the butt! Not awsome!
I've followed six nearly identical sets of instructions from six ...
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How to solve the Pidgin GTalk client not working on Windows 7 problem?
When I try to connect my pidgin to my gtalk account it doesn't work anymore.
What should I do? The error is
Not Authorized
I used
Protocol XMPP
Username without @gmail.com
Domain gmail.com ...
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Any way to disable Ctrl+L keyboard shortcut for clearing scrollback in Pidgin?
I am using Pidgin 2.7.1 on Windows XP and I noticed that if I am in a conversation window and I press Ctrl+L, it clears my conversation history and there is no easy way of getting it back (as far as I ...
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How can I make Pidgin new message notifications more aggressive in Ubuntu 9.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 9.04, and have Pidgin's Message Notification plugin installed. I have "Set Window Manager "URGENT" hint" on, which I was expecting would flash the title bar of the message window, ...
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On Pidgin, how to search for the next person with a name?
In the contact list, when I type a name, it highlights the first match. How to find the second match? I tried F3 with no avail.
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Using a theme in pidgin in windows
Hi
I am trying to apply a theme to Pidgin in Windows 7 but cannot find out how.
I looked here which tells me to place them in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\share\themes
but that didn't ...
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How to add new languages to Pidgin spellchecker in Linux?
When you write a message in Pidgin, you rightclick on the input and you can choose from Languages menu in which language you write. What to do when there is no language you want in the menu (in ...
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how to turn off all presence notifications ubuntu pidgin 2.5.5?
How do I turn off all presence notifications ubuntu pidgin 2.5.5?
I right-clicked "cancel presence notification" but that is only for one user, and it doesn't persist.
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How to get RSS in Pidgin (Windows)
I would like to get some rss feeds directly into pidgin chat window.
If you know any way how I could achive this, let me know.
XMPP is not a solution, as it is blocked on my network.
But anything ...
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ICQ Messenger - Recovery Of Historical Chats
I have uninstalled an older version of ICQ. I triple checked that I did NOT, in the uninstall process, set it to delete the historical conversations (and anything else related to ICQ history). Then I ...
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show real names in Pidgin Google Talk group chats
I'm able to join group chats following these instructions, but all the usernames except mine are just long hex strings. Anyone know a way to display real [nick]names?
Based on this answer it seems ...
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Windows Pidgin GTK+ cannot type quotes properly
I use Pidgin, XChat and MonoDevelop on my windows 7 machine.
Since a year, more or less, im not able to type quotes:
" becomes ¨
' becomes ´
I've finally started to get really pissed at this problem ...
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Pidgin conversation tabs style per user
Is there a way/plugin to customize the style of Pidgin conversation window tabs per conversation (per user)? I have looked at How do I change the font Pidgin uses? The background color? but that ...
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Psychic Mode for Empathy IM client
The IM client Pidgin had a feature called "Psychic Mode", which showed which users started typing a message to me, even if I didn't received the first message yet.
Does anyone know if there is any ...
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How to manage multiple contacts in Pidgin?
I have 100 contacts in my Pidgin account in two folders. How to move all contacts from one folder to another and how to remove multiple contacts at once? I've tried one by one, but it takes years to ...
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Block ICQ contact requests in Pidgin
Is there a way in Pidgin to block ICQ contact requests (not only messages) from unknown users?
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Block unknown users in Pidgin
How can I block messages from people who isn't in my buddy list in Pidgin?
I always receive a lot of bothering messages from people who is not in my list, I have look at all the options in Pidgin but ...
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Pidgin: suppress notifications for account or protocol
I'm excited that Facebook Chat now easily plugs into Pidgin, but don't like getting all these notifications. Is there a way to suppress notifications for a single account or protocol?
Well, if it's a ...
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Pidgin still notifies me when buddies come online, even though I'm set to “Do not Disturb”
Even when I have my status set as "Do No Disturb" Pidgin will still notify me when my buddies come online. It's very disturbing.
I'd like no notifications to pop up while in DND mode. I've checked ...
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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 disable contact grouping in Pidgin?
Pidgin groups my contacts by protocol and by contact groups. I would like to remove this grouping and sort my contacts alphabetically only.
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How can I pin pidgin window to a part of my screen space?
so that if I maximize any other window I can still see the pidgin window where I pinned it and the other Window just takes up the rest of the space.
I am using Windows XP. I think it should be a ...
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How do I enable/disable spellcheck in pidgin on windows?
How do I (temporarily) disable the spellchecker in pidgin on windows?
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Backup and restore Pidgin chat logs
Is it possible to backup Pidgin chat logs and then restore it on another machine?
Additionally, are there any services which will upload this to a server and store it online (similar to Gchat)?
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How to associate gmail id to pidgin account [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to setup a Google Apps GTalk account in Pidgin?
I have an id (myname@mycompany.com) registered via Google Apps so I use myname@mycompany.com to register in Google ...
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Pidgin will not receive files
Anytime someone tries to send me files over YIM or AIM when I am using Pidgin 2.7.5 on Arch Linux, it fails mid-transfer, telling me that they cancelled, and telling them that I cancelled.
The same ...
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Configuring pidgin for IMAP
How do i configure pidgin to work with my IMAP account? (I'm using Pidgin 2.7.3 in Ubuntu 10.10) . In the Add Accounts Dialog box, the IMAP option is not listed. Please tell me which option I should ...
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be invisible to one particular user in Pidgin
Is there any way to be invisible to just one user on my Pidgin buddy list, and visible to everyone else? It is a Yahoo Messenger user in case that matters.
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how do to hide that “ user is typing ” message in pidgin?
how do to hide that " user is typing " message in pidgin?
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Pidgin sound event when a message is received when the conversation window doesn't have focus
I'm looking for a way to set the sound preferences in Pidgin such that a sound is played only when a message is received when the conversation window doesn't have focus. There doesn't seem to be an ...
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Removing HTML from Pidgin conversations
I'm using Pidgin 2.5.5 with SIPE for talking to MS Communicator user at work.
The MS Communicator was just now upgraded and I'm seeing HTML markup with messages.
Are there any plugins to interpret ...
