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Original Smileys - Update

Andrei Neculau — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:10:31 +0000

I have just updated the Original Smileys theme for Pidgin to version 1.1

Changelog Excerpt:

# version 1.1
# - fixed some Yahoo smilies
# - only-Yahoo9 smilies are not hidden any longer
#
# version 1.0
# - added Facebook Chat smileys (2 smilies are missing; missing from Facebook servers!)
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My Pidgin Setup - Graphics

Andrei Neculau — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:18:35 +0000

I go on with my Pidgin setup, regarding the graphics that I use (as of 2008-05-30):

Neat Protocols 0.1, thanks to me
Download Neat Protocols
- it’s a personal collection of protocol icons, from many packs
- includes Skype, Tlen, Facebook Chat, and a gTalk icon, if you want to replace the Jabber one
- How to install? Just grab the ZIP and extract them to your pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/ directory. Be aware of the fact that you will overwrite older ones - make a backup, if you wish!
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Original Smileys

Andrei Neculau — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:57:51 +0000

Back in September 2007, I started to build a common Smiley Theme for the Pidgin Multi-protocol Messenger. The innovation was that it was implementing the original emoticons/smileys of their respective messenger/protocol - Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, etc.

Today I give it a major push - easy installation and new hosting place.

Messengers/Protocols Supported

Yahoo!
+ access to hidden emoticons
MSN/Live!/WLM
+ access to hidden emoticons
+ support for msn-pecan plugin
AIM
ICQ
Google Talk
+ access to hidden emoticons
+ round emoticons
+ square emoticons
Skype (requires the Skype plugin for Pidgin)
+ access to hidden emoticons
+ support for D-Bus plugin
Sametime
MySpaceIM
Gadu-Gadu
Tlen.pl (thanks to Kasper Wieczorek)
Tencent QQ/Messenger (experimental; looking for feedback!)
Facebook (requires the Facebook Chat plugin for Pidgin)

Latest Version
1.1 (changelog inside the archive - pidgin-original/changelog.txt)

Installation

Download Original Smileys (9813) - 1.89 MB
Open Pidgin, click Tools from the main menu, then Preferences (or simply Ctrl+P in the Pidgin window)
Go to the Smiley Themes tab
Drag and drop the downloaded tgz archive (i.e. pidgin-original-x.x.x.tgz), or click Add and point to the archive
Select Original Smileys from the list, and click OK

If you want to install the smileys for all users, read how to do it in the FAQ section.

You can also take a look at
My Pidgin Setup - Graphics and My Pidgin Setup - Plugins.

Looking forward to your feedback!

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