Multi-platform instant messaging client (formerly named Gaim). It was the default chat client before the 9.10 release.
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1answer
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How to integrate Pidgin and Evolution into the message indicator?
I upgraded to 12.10, I was using Unity 2d, but as it no longer exists I moved to gnome classic, something in the upgrade seems to have change the message indicator in the "Indicator Applet Complete".
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0
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1answer
432 views
How can I add other online accounts?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I'd like to add other online account (like QQ, weibo) in empathy or pidgin. How can I ?
0
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0answers
160 views
Error BrokenCount>0 when tried installing Facebook for Firefox addon to use FB chat on pidgin
I downloaded this add-on at this site after installing pidgin: http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/downloads/detail?name=pidgin-facebookchat-1.69.deb&can=2&q=
I dont know what ...
2
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1answer
169 views
Whats the name of the dropdown panel with the IM status?
So I'm trying to work out whats the name of the drop down panel in Ubuntu, the one that lets you set your IM status (online, offline, invisible etc etc).
I was on 12.04 and replaced Empathy with ...
2
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0answers
99 views
Python Access Pidgin Data Structure by Dbus
I recentely started to program in Python and making a script/plugin for Pidgin,i need to access PurpleConversationUiOps and use the has_focus field,based in some examples in documentation of Pidgin i ...
0
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2answers
59 views
Security problem with Pidgin? [closed]
Edit, courtesy of Google Translate:
I use pidgin in ubuntu and open new windows appear with strange ids is speaking to me in English, actually generate any response messages automatically after I give ...
3
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1answer
160 views
Pidgin script with Python/ Get Focus Signal
I am creating a script in Python to integrate Pidgin with Unity (12.04), I've managed to do the counting notifications system using the Launcher API. But I dont know what event or signal is activated ...
4
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2answers
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how to enable systray pidgin icon in notification area in 12.04 and nouveau?
The suggested solution:
run dconf-editor
open desktop -> unity -> panel
set systray-whitelist to "['all']"
doesn't work for nouveau.
Where I have nvidia propetriary driver icon appeared ...
2
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1answer
332 views
Pidgin will not open with upgrade to 12.04
Clicking on the icon does nothing. When I try to open it from the command-line I get this error:
pidgin: symbol lookup error: pidgin: undefined symbol: purple_dbus_get_connection
I have updated ...
3
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2answers
2k views
Pidgin icon not showing up in system tray
I uninstalled indicator-messages because I'd rather have separate icons for my programs. The problem I have now is that pidgin icon won't show up (while others do, like empathy, skype and so on). Or ...
0
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0answers
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How can i start pidgin as a tray? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to enable notification area (systray) for Pidgin
I launch pidgin when I start my session, but I would like to launch it directly as a tray.
Any idea?
Ubuntu 12.04
0
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1answer
477 views
How can I open irc:// links in Pidgin from Chromium?
I want to open irc:// links in pidgin from chromium.
When i am logged-in to a irc server(irc.freenode.net) running purple-url-handler irc://irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu in terminal works fine.
But when ...
0
votes
1answer
973 views
Audio/Video chat in IM
I've recently migrated to Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from Windows. To make this decision successful, I am trying to find solutions to preserve my old internet practices. Instant Messaging is one of them.
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5
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9answers
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Why does Pidgin refuse to connect to Facebook Chat?
I have searched around the net for a solution to my problem. I gave myself an account user name for facebook so I could use the chat in Pidgin 2.10.3. However, no matter what I do, Pidgin refuses to ...
0
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0answers
148 views
How to increase the size of the Pidgin Custom Tray Icon?
Is there any way to increase the size of Pidgin tray icon? Default one is way too small and my eyes are bleeding.
P.S. I already changed the icon by replacing the default one:
...
3
votes
3answers
2k views
Are there any other IM clients other than empathy and pidgin that support google talk?
As stated above. I need something similar to Google talk and it should be more stable than empathy. I dont like Pidgin, for it's interface makes it difficult to set statuses more often... Please let ...
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2answers
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How do I configure Pidgin to allow video chat with people using WLMessenger?
I have a Windows Live ID and I use it to talk with my friends, who use Windows Live Messenger 2009 or 2011. I've adopted Pidgin as my main conversation client because it is universal and it is ...
0
votes
1answer
149 views
How to disable auto open window in Pidgin?
when my friends write me a new conversation in pidgin open immediatly a new window.
Can I disable show a new window?
I want only a notify in tray ...
tnx
0
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0answers
69 views
pidgin GTalk audio support
I read from this link, audio call should be available for GTalk protocol, while opening a conversation with a friend, all entries under Media-> was non-clickable, is there something wrong ?
P.S ...
1
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1answer
669 views
Corrupt Pidgin - Unable to remove
I recently installed Pidgin and tried to install pidgin-facebookchat. Ubuntu software center now says that pidgin is corrupt so I press repair but nothing gets fixed.
I've tried sudo apt-get purge ...
1
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2answers
282 views
HTML in Pidgin conversations
Is there a plugin or hidden feature in Pidgin that parses HTML in chats? I couldn't find anything on the web.
0
votes
1answer
47 views
How do you end Pigdin when it's hung?
So I have pidgin messenger and after I installed it and configured it, it hasn't initialized properly. I can see to the left on my launcher that its supposedly on because it is marked but I can't ...
0
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0answers
193 views
Pidgin notification on an arbitrary keyword
I'd like to configure pidgin to be able to produce notification on an arbitrary keyword, and not only by my nick/account name. The problem is that people tend to use several forms of my name (name, ...
1
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1answer
146 views
Why does Pidgin starts twice?
I am using Xubuntu. When I boot it up, pidgin comes in twice and chromium starts. I want only pidgin to start once, and no chromium. Also, if I completely kill all pidgin and reboot, it only comes up ...
0
votes
0answers
264 views
How to remove pidgin notification bar [closed]
I recently tried Pidgin but decided I preferred Empathy. I uninstalled Pidgin (from the softtware center) but the icon still appears in the notification tab under the mail icon in ubuntu 12.04. I ...
0
votes
1answer
413 views
Pidgin-skype API is loosing messages randomly after upgrade to Skype 4
With version 2.2 of skype the pidgin-skype plugin worked like a charm, but since this morning, when I downloaded Skype 4, the same API is loosing some messages. I can't say if this happens totally at ...
3
votes
1answer
9k views
Lync (formerly Office Communicator) with pidgin-sipe => Read Error
I always could connect to my companys Microsoft Lync network which is based on SIP. There is an addon for Pidgin called pidgin-sipe. Everything worked fine unless the company changed something weird.
...
0
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2answers
110 views
Who is responsible for pidgin-plugin-pack in Ubuntu repositories?
My Ubuntu 12.04 still has pidgin-plugin-pack package version 2.6.3-2, but the latest one is 2.7.0
Who is responsible for this package? How to update from 2.6.3 to 2.7.0 in Ubuntu repositories?
2
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2answers
1k views
Audio / Video Options disabled in Pidgin when using Yahoo Voice Video
Please help me rightly configure my pidgin to enable yahoo voice/video.
Pidgin version 2.10.3
Conversation > Media > Audio / Video Options are disabled :(
0
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0answers
125 views
Can I add 'notification conversation' in Pidgin like Empathy?
I like the fact that with Empathy I can continue a conversation from any workspace because of the notification conversation, but I'm using Pidgin since it integrates with Conky. Is there a way I can ...
3
votes
1answer
318 views
Where's the “flash tray icon on new message” feature in pidgin?
I've had this feature before, but in 12.04 I can't seem to find it. I've tried installing the pidgin-plugin-pack, but no luck.
If anyone knows about a plugin with this feature, please do tell!
Thank ...
0
votes
0answers
700 views
Pidgin and offline message [closed]
I used to work on Debian XFCE. Pidgin does not have a problem with offline messages. If someone wrote me offline, the next time you start Pidgin, I saw a flashing tray icon when new messages offline.
...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Using Pidgin with Empathy themes?
Empathy's "Ubuntu" Theme Is quite attractive.
Is there any way of using empathy themes on pidgin(specifically the Ubuntu Theme)?
0
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0answers
210 views
Pidgin core dump [closed]
I use pidgin and it worked on 12.04 beta 2 x32.
After installing 12.04 release, pidgin fails with core dump.
pidgin
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
In syslog
kernel: [ 851.688301] ...
0
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0answers
19 views
is Pidgin bugged? I cannot set it up for facebook [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Pidgin, how to set up facebook
I've tried almost all options and used this guide (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pidgin#Facebook_XMPP) to set up Pidgin for my ...
2
votes
1answer
277 views
Disable spell checker in Pidgin
How can I disable spell checker in Pidgin? Any idea?
I searched on the web, but didn't find anything.
0
votes
1answer
176 views
empathy and pidgin cannot connect to AIM
I'm on 11.10 and after an update last week I can no longer connect to AIM with Empathy or Pidgin. I can connect with Kopete so I know it's not the AIM account. I've tried deselecting "use clientLogin" ...
1
vote
1answer
343 views
pidgin, invisible…but to everyone? Can it be customized?
I was wondering if MSN can be customized in Piding?
I mean I am invisible....but to everyone, I simply cannot figure out how to be invisible only to certain people or groups.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
3
votes
2answers
4k views
How do I set up my Facebook account in Pidgin?
Can anyone provide me a walkthrough of how to set up Facebook on Pidgin?
0
votes
1answer
2k views
how to enable xmpp chat in empathy
since nimbuzz have no linux version I am using pidgin to chat with nimbuzz friends .
pidgin can handle nimbuzz via xmpp protocol
but now I want to do it via empathy .How to do it ,
Edit:
I tried ...
3
votes
1answer
922 views
How to enable clickable notifications for pidgin? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make Gwibber notifications clickable?
I want to make the notifications ballons for pidgin clickable, so I can click on it and it should take me throgh direct to ...
0
votes
2answers
578 views
Is there a way to avoid Skype and Pidgin windows to show up at startup
I have both Skype and Pidgin set up to automatically launch and sign in at startup and I do want that.
However, what I hate is that every time I boot or reboot, both window show up open and I have to ...
1
vote
1answer
275 views
Facebook username too long in Pidgin
Currently when chatting in pidgin my name that is displayed whenever I send a chat is too long and makes reading the chat difficult and sometimes confusing.
Is there a way to make the display name ...
3
votes
1answer
64 views
How can I retain my pidgin installation when upgrading to the newer versions of ubuntu?
Every time I have upgraded to the newest version of Ubuntu, it removes pidgin during the upgrade and gives me empathy, I don't want empathy, hence why I downloaded pidgin. Is there a way to make it ...
1
vote
2answers
507 views
Sometimes invisible Pidgin
I have MSN, XMPP, SIPE (with plugin) and Skype (with plugin) in my Pidgin configured. If I open Pidgin through Unity launcher, Unity menu or with autostart sometimes the Pidgin main contact window is ...
0
votes
0answers
112 views
How to make Pidgin the default “chat” client in messaging menu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I remove Empathy, and integrate Pidgin?
If I remove Empathy and install Pidgin (which handles notifications a bit better than Empathy), then how to I replace ...
3
votes
1answer
362 views
Changing the default IM app away from Pidgin
Is there a way to change the default instant messaging application, in Xubuntu, so that the status icons, in the task bar, apply to a different app, like Twinkle?
If not, can I remove the status ...
0
votes
0answers
227 views
Pidgin won't change status or availability info [closed]
A few days ago Pidgin started acting up. It will no longer display my status to my buddies, and changing availability status has no effect unless I go offline first. For example, say i'm currently ...
0
votes
0answers
45 views
How do I use Empathy default emoticons on Pidgin? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install the empathy smilies (from maverick) in Pidgin?
I dropped Empathy for Pidgin but I wanted those emoticons from Empathy on 11.10 to appear in Pidgin. I ...
1
vote
1answer
845 views
Webcam support in Pidgin for Yahoo! protocol?
Today I reinstalled Ubuntu and I'm using Yahoo! Messenger under Pidgin. I dont know if it supports video chat. Thanks for your help!
