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Pidgin: Gaim 2.0.0 b4 fixes GTK+ issues on Windows

Submitted by eph on October 20, 2006 - 6:38am

2.0.0beta4 (10/17/2006)
     Sean: Still beta. Maybe the next one should be a gamma.. Smile

      Daniel: I'm super chuffed to announce that this will work with newer
      (i.e. >= 2.8.0) versions of GTK+ on Windows.

      Luke: Several significant changes in this one, including no longer
      using libao for sound! There are no doubt bugs here, but hopefully
      nothing major.

      Nathan: I don't have much to say, but yay for another beta!

FileZilla 3.0 Beta Launcher

Submitted by Baschti on October 18, 2006 - 4:42pm

I updateted my portable to filezilla 3.0 beta 2, and noticed, it stored the server-data in my windows-profile (documents and settings\%name%\application data\filezilla)

so i wanted to rewrite the launcher... but i didn't find a way to redirect these files Sad

anyone an idea?

greetings

basti

FileZilla: connect at work?

Submitted by nixgod on October 16, 2006 - 4:40pm

hello. i am new to putting apps on my flash drive. i can get firefox to work while i am at work. but i can not connect to ftp with filzilla. i think work may be blocing ftp connections. is there any way around this. i found a program called anitfirwall but i thin k it has to be installed on the computer, which i can't do at work. any help would be great.

thanks

Pidgin: Not really portable

Submitted by doctor_nemesis on October 16, 2006 - 11:18am

I've look through these forums, and spotted lots of people with the same problem, who seem to recieve the same response.

Problem: Gaim cannot connect.
Cause: GTK 2.8.x is on the host system. This is incompatable with Gaim.
Solution: Remove GTK 2.8.x and replace with 2.6.x.

This is not a feasible solution for an application which is meant to be completely independent of the host machine! When using a PC which is not your own, you cannot "simply" remove the existing GTK installation.

I thought that part of the point of having the GTK installation within Gaim was so that it could be used regardless of what GTK was on the existing system, not just if there wasn't _any_ GTK present.

filezilla portable server?

Submitted by ripper345 on October 15, 2006 - 7:16pm

will there be a portable version of the filezilla server..

i'm setting up a connect for me and my fam. computers and we each share files, i gave them portable filezilla, and they like it because it doesnt need to be installed but they want share files like i am.. but want the filezilla server to be portable too.. it's just more conveniant to have them both portable.

Pidgin: Delete contact list

Submitted by PSJW12 on October 10, 2006 - 6:40am

I've found out that Gaim Portable stores your contact list in one of the local directories and I think it's risky because if someone steals your portable storage device you don't want them to know your contact list.

Could you update Gaim Portable with the option of not to store your contact list?

Pidgin: Disable Gaim Buddy Icons

Submitted by ares139 on September 30, 2006 - 11:39am

Is there a way to prevent Gaim from automatically downloading buddy icons upon startup? Gaim is very slow to load from my jumpdrive, and upon looking at the debug window, I can tell it is loading buddy icons. I have about 600 people on my list, with usually around 200 online at any given time. My jumpdrive is very slow to access small files (as most flash drives do, I hear). Anyway I know I can make it not *show* the icon, but that doesn't stop it from downloading them. Is there any way to prevent Gaim from loading them in the first place?

Thanks,
-Ares

Pidgin: PhoneGaim Portable? SIP/VOiP

Submitted by twnty3svn on September 29, 2006 - 11:51pm

Has anyone had any experience with PhoneGaim (www.phonegaim.com)? It is the SIP VOIP version of Gaim and does seem very promising. Just installed it and seems very stimilar structure to Gaim, it use the GTK common files, and only a total of 4 reg entries. Would it be possible to make it protable?

Also i've cheked out a few other SIP/VOiP software see below, what do others think?

Pidgin: Gaim opens in wrong window

Submitted by Serenity1981 on September 25, 2006 - 12:47pm

I got the new beta version of Gaim did a fresh install of it on my USB drive and when I double click a buddy to send them a message the default location of that message window is off my screen, even after resizing it and everything it still opens all message windows off my screen. Any help would be great.
Thanx

Also I have 3 monitors and I don't have any issue with any other progams or even the older version of GAIM.

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