The smileys in Portable Gaim 2 don't work because the "theme" file in \pixmaps\gaim\smileys\default is missing.
Just add this file from a normal Gaim 2 installation and the smileys will start working fine.
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The smileys in Portable Gaim 2 don't work because the "theme" file in \pixmaps\gaim\smileys\default is missing.
Just add this file from a normal Gaim 2 installation and the smileys will start working fine.
Alternatively, you could grab some different smiley theme packages from http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=235&atid=746976