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refentrytitle>pidgin</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum>
11925N/A<
refmiscinfo class="date">12 Nov 2007</
refmiscinfo>
11925N/A<
refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</
refmiscinfo>
11925N/A<
refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</
refmiscinfo>
11925N/A<
refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</
refmiscinfo>
11925N/A<
refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</
refmiscinfo>
11925N/A<
indexterm><
primary>pidgin</
primary></
indexterm><
indexterm><
primary>Instant
11925N/AMessaging client</
primary></
indexterm>
11925N/A<
refnamediv id="pidgin-1-name"><
refname>pidgin</
refname><
refpurpose>Instant Messaging
11925N/Aclient</
refpurpose></
refnamediv>
11925N/A<
refsynopsisdiv id="pidgin-1-synp"><
title>&synp-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
cmdsynopsis><
command>&cmd;</
command>
11925N/A<
arg><
option>-config</
option>=<
replaceable>directory</
replaceable></
arg>
11925N/A<
arg><
option>-debug</
option></
arg>
11925N/A<
arg><
option>-login</
option>=<
replaceable>name</
replaceable></
arg>
11925N/A<
arg><
option>-nologin</
option></
arg>
11925N/A<
arg choice="opt"><
option><
replaceable>gnome-std-options</
replaceable></
option></
arg>
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-desc"><
title>&desc-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para>&cmd; is a graphical modular messaging client based on libpurple. It
11947N/Asupports multiple protocols including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, XMPP, ICQ, IRC,
11947N/A GroupWise and GTalk all at once. It has many common features found in other clients,
11947N/A as well as many unique features.
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-opts"><
title>&opts-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para>The following options are supported:</
para>
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wide">
11925N/A<
term><
option>c</
option>, <
option>-config=<
replaceable>directory</
replaceable></
option></
term>
11925N/AUse <
replaceable>directory</
replaceable> as the directory for config files
11925N/Ainstead of <
filename>~/.purple</
filename>.
11925N/A<
term><
option>d</
option>, <
option>-debug</
option></
term>
11925N/APrint debug messages to <
literal>stdout</
literal>. These are the same debug
11925N/Amessages that are displayed in the Debug window.
11925N/A<
term><
option>l</
option>, <
option>-login[=<
replaceable>name</
replaceable>,<
replaceable>name</
replaceable>,...]</
option></
term>
11925N/ALog in with the comma-separated list of accounts provided, in addition to any
11925N/Aaccounts that are configured to be logged in automatically. If no argument
11925N/Ais provided, your first account will be signed in.
11925N/A<
term><
option>n</
option>, <
option>-nologin</
option></
term>
11925N/ADo not automatically login when &cmd; starts. Sets the global status
11925N/A<
term><
option role="nodash"><
replaceable>gnome-std-options</
replaceable></
option></
term>
11925N/AStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See
11925N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>.
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exde"><
title>&exde-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddylist">
11925N/AThe Buddy List window is &cmd;'s main interface window. Using this window you
11925N/Acan see which of your buddies is online, away, idle, etc. You can also add and
11925N/Aremove buddies from your buddy list.
11925N/AThe Buddy List window contains a list of your buddies who are online and have
11925N/Aallowed you to be notified of their presence. The icon to the left of each
11925N/Abuddy indicates the buddy's current state and the protocol they are using.
11925N/ADouble clicking a buddy will open a new Conversation window. Right clicking
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wholeline">
11925N/ARetrieves and displays information about the buddy. This information is also
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AOpens a new Conversation window to the selected buddy.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Send File</
term>
11925N/ASends a file to the selected buddy (only available on protocols that support
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Add Buddy Pounce</
term>
11925N/AA Buddy Pounce is a configurable automated action to be performed when the
11925N/Abuddy's state changes. This will open the Buddy Pounce dialog to be discussed
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>View Log</
term>
11925N/A&cmd; is capable of automatically log its activities. These logs are either
11925N/Aplain text files (with a .txt extension) or html files (with a .html extension)
11925N/Acommand will display &cmd;'s log viewer with logs loaded for that buddy or
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Alias</
term>
11925N/ACreate an alias for this buddy. This will open up a new dialog in which one
11925N/Acan give this buddy an alternate name to appear on the buddy list and in
11925N/AFor example, if a buddy's name screen name was jsmith1281xx and his real name
11925N/Awas 'John Q. Smith,' one could create an alias as to identify the buddy by his
11925N/AThe remainder of the menu will consist of protocol specific commands. These
11925N/Acommands vary depending on the protocol.
11925N/AAt the bottom of the Buddy List are several buttons (if enabled in
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">
11925N/AOpens a new Conversation window to to the selected buddy, or brings up the New
11925N/AMessage dialog box if no buddy is selected.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/ARetrieves and displays information about the selected buddy, or brings up the
11925N/AGet User Info dialog box if no buddy is selected.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/ABrings up the Join Chat dialog box, prompting the user to select which
11925N/Ausername to use and what chat group to join.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/ABrings up a menu of all available Away Messages. If an item is selected, all
11925N/Aonline accounts will use this item as their away message.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-acct-editor">
11925N/AThe account editor consists of a list of accounts and information about them.
11925N/AClicking <
replaceable>Delete</
replaceable> will delete the currently selected
11925N/Aaccount. Clicking <
replaceable>Add</
replaceable> or
11925N/A<
replaceable>Modify</
replaceable> will invoke a Modify Account window. Here,
11925N/Ayou can add or alter account information. When creating a new account, you
11925N/Awill submit your screen name and password. You will also choose your protocol.
11925N/AIf <
replaceable>Remember Password</
replaceable> is chosen, the password will be
11925N/Asaved in &cmd;'s configuration file.
11925N/AIf <
replaceable>Auto-Login</
replaceable> is chosen, this account will
11925N/Aautomatically login upon starting &cmd;.
11925N/AEach protocol has it's own specific options that can be found in the modify
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-prefs">
11925N/A<
para>All options take effect immediately.</
para>
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wholescreen">
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Interface</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Display remote nicknames if no alias is set</
replaceable>:
11925N/AToggles whether server nickname data should be used if no local alias exists.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Buddy List</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Sorting</
replaceable>: Toggles the order in which buddies are
11925N/Ashown in your Buddy List between none, alphabetical, by status and by log size. </
para>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show buttons as</
replaceable>: Toggles between picture-only,
11925N/Atext-only, picture and text or no buttons view of the buttons on the Buddy
11925N/A<
replaceable>Raise window on events</
replaceable>: Tells &cmd; to bring the
11925N/ABuddy List window to the top when buddies sign in or out.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show numbers in groups</
replaceable>: The number of buddies from
11925N/Aeach group currently logged in will be shown along with the total number of
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show buddy icons</
replaceable>: Toggles the display of buddies'
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show warning levels</
replaceable>: Each buddy's warning level
11925N/Awill be displayed next to the screen name. As a buddy's warning level
11925N/Aincreases, outgoing messages are more and more severely rate-limited.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show idle times</
replaceable>: The amount of time each buddy has
11925N/Abeen idle will be displayed next to the screen name (if the buddy has opted to
11925N/Ahave their client report this information).
11925N/A<
replaceable>Dim idle buddies</
replaceable>: If enabled, idle buddies will be
11925N/Adisplayed in grey text instead of black text.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Automatically expand contacts</
replaceable>: If enabled, contacts
11925N/Awill automatically expand to show the associated buddies when the mouse is held over the contact for a short period.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Conversations</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show buttons as</
replaceable>...: The selected item will
11925N/Awill be used for Conversation windows.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show formatting toolbar</
replaceable>: Display the formatting
11925N/Atoolbar between the upper and lower text boxes in conversations.
11925N/Ainstead of screen name in window tabs and titles.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show buddy icons</
replaceable>: For protocols that support it,
11925N/Abuddy icons allow buddies to send small pictures to be displayed during the
11925N/Acourse of a conversation. Turning this option off hides those pictures.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Enable buddy icon animation</
replaceable>: If these pictures
11925N/Ahappen to be animated, this option will enable the animation, otherwise only
11925N/Athe first frame will be displayed.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Notify buddies that you are typing to them</
replaceable>: Some
11925N/Aprotocols allow clients to tell their buddies when they are typing. This option
11925N/Aenables this feature for protocols that supports it.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Raise IM windows on events</
replaceable>: If enabled, IM
11925N/AConversation windows will be brought to the top when new messages are received.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Raise Chat windows on events</
replaceable>: If enabled, chat
11925N/A Conversation windows will be brought to the top when new messages are
11925N/A<
replaceable>Use multi-colored screen names in chats</
replaceable>: Color code
11925N/Athe screen names of users in chat rooms.
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wholeline">
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Tab Options</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show IMs and chat in tabbed windows</
replaceable>: Tabbed
11925N/Achatting allows one to have multiple conversations without multiple windows.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show close buttons on tabs</
replaceable>: Adds a close button
11925N/A<
replaceable>Tab Placement</
replaceable>...: Specifies where tabs are shown
11925N/A<
replaceable>New conversation placement</
replaceable>...: Determines where
11925N/Anew conversations will be placed (Last created window / New window / windows
11925N/Agrouped by group or account / separate windwos for IMs and Chats).
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Message Text</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Show timestamp on messages</
replaceable>: Toggles the timestamp
11925N/Abehavior for conversations. Per-conversation behavior can be changed by
11925N/Apressing <
replaceable>F2</
replaceable> in the Conversation window.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Highlight misspelled words</
replaceable>: Toggles highlighting of
11925N/A<
replaceable>Default Formatting</
replaceable>: Allows specifying the default
11925N/Aformatting to apply to all outgoing messages (only applicable to protocols
11925N/Athat support formatting in messages).
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Shortcuts</
term>
11925N/AAllows the user to determine which keyboard shortcuts are available.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Smiley Themes</
term>
11925N/AAllows the user to choose between different smiley themes. The "none" theme
11925N/Awill disable graphical emoticons - they will be displayed as text instead.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Sounds</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Sounds while away</
replaceable>: Determines whether sounds are
11925N/Aplayed when an away message is up.
11925N/A<
para><
replaceable>Sound Method</
replaceable>: lets the user choose between
11925N/Adifferent playback methods. The user can also manually enter a command to be
11925N/Aexecuted when a sound is to be played (<
replaceable>%s</
replaceable> expands to
11925N/Athe full path of the file name).
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Sound Events</
term>
11925N/ALets the user choose when and what sounds are to be played.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Network</
term>
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wholeline">
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>IP Address</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Autodetect IP Address</
replaceable>: &cmd; will attempt to
11925N/Aautomatically determine your IP address for use in file transfers and Direct
11925N/A<
replaceable>Public IP</
replaceable>: What IP address to use for file transfer
11925N/Aand Direct IMs. This is mainly useful for users with multiple network
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Ports</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Manually specify range of ports to listen on</
replaceable>:
11925N/ASpecify specific ports to listen on, overriding any defaults.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Proxy Server</
term>
11925N/AThe configuration section to enable &cmd; to operate through a proxy server.
11925N/A&cmd; currently supports SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Browser</
term>
11925N/AAllows the user to select &cmd;'s default web browser. Firefox, Galeon,
11925N/AKonqueror, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera are supported natively. The user can
11925N/Aalso manually enter a command to be executed when a link is clicked
11925N/A(<
replaceable>%s</
replaceable> expands to the URL). For example,
11925N/A<
replaceable>xterm -e lynx "%s"</
replaceable> will open the link with lynx.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Open new window by default</
replaceable> makes the browser use a
11925N/Anew window instead of using the current window (or spawning a new tab).
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Logging</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Message Logs</
replaceable> lets the user choose whether
11925N/AConversations
and/
or Buddy Chats will be logged as well as whether logs will be
11925N/Ain HTML or plain text format. <
replaceable>System Logs</
replaceable> describes
11925N/Athe types of events to be logged.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Away / Idle</
term>
11925N/A<
replaceable>Queue new messages when away</
replaceable>: Messages received
11925N/Asince going Away will not be shown until away status is removed.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Send auto-response</
replaceable>: If someone messages you while
11925N/Aaway, your auto-response will be sent.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Only send auto-response when idle</
replaceable>: If someone
11925N/Amessages you while away, your auto-response will only be sent if &cmd; decides
11925N/A<
replaceable>Idle time reporting</
replaceable>: If
11925N/A<
replaceable>None</
replaceable> is selected, account idle time will not be
11925N/Areported. <
replaceable>&cmd; usage</
replaceable> infers your idle time from
11925N/Ayour usage of &cmd;. <
replaceable>X usage</
replaceable> infers your idle time
11925N/Afrom X (this option may not be universally available).
11925N/A<
replaceable>Auto-away</
replaceable>: Determines if and under what conditions
11925N/A&cmd; will automatically turn on the Away status.
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wholeline">
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Away Messages</
term>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Plugins</
term>
11925N/AAllows the user to enable add-on plugins for &cmd;. Several of these come
11925N/Awith &cmd;, while others must be downloaded separately. The
11925N/A<
replaceable>Description</
replaceable> field gives the plugin author's
11925N/Adescription of the plugin, while the <
replaceable>Details</
replaceable> field
11925N/ASome plugins can be configured. If you load such a plugin, its configuration
11925N/Apreferences will appear as a submenu to Plugins, with the submenu title
11925N/Adetermined by the plugin's name.
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Protocols</
term>
11925N/AProtocols provide protocol specific preferences here.
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-conversations">
11925N/AWhen starting a new conversation, the user is presented with the Conversation
11925N/Awindow. The conversation appears in the upper text box and the user types
11925N/Ahis/
her message in the lower text box. Between the two is a row of settings,
11925N/Arepresented by icons. Some or all buttons may not be active if the protocol
11925N/Adoes not support the specific formatting.
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wide">
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Italics</
term>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Underline</
term>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Decrease font size</
term>
11925N/ADecreases the size of the message text.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Increase font size</
term>
11925N/AIncreases the size of the message text.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Select a foreground color</
term>
11925N/AChanges the foreground color of the message text.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Select a background color</
term>
11925N/AChanges the background color of the message text.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Add image</
term>
11925N/AInserts an in-line image in the message.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Add hyperlink</
term>
11925N/AAdds a clickable link to the message.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Add smiley</
term>
11925N/AAdds an emoticon (smiley) to your message.
11925N/ABeneath the lower text box is a row of buttons that execute commands:
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AThis issues a warning to the other person in the conversation (not available in
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Block</
term>
11925N/AThis adds the other person to your deny list (not available in all protocols).
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Send File</
term>
11925N/ASend a file to this user. This option is only available on protocols where
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AThis adds this user to your buddy list. This option is not available if the
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term>Remove</
term>
11925N/AThis removes this user from your buddy list. This option is not available if
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AThis gets information (a profile) about the other person in the conversation
11925N/A(not available in all protocols).
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AThis sends what is currently in the lower text box
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddy-chats">
11925N/AFor protocols that allow it, Buddy Chats can be entered through the
11925N/A<
replaceable>File</
replaceable> menu or the <
replaceable>Chat</
replaceable>
11925N/Abutton at the bottom of the Buddy List's Online tab.
11925N/AAdditional commands available in chat, depending on the protocol are:
11925N/AThe text will appear in the chat conversation, but it will only be visible to
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AInvite other people to join the chat room.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/AIgnore anything said by the chosen person.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/ASet the topic of the chat room. This is usually a brief sentence describing
11925N/Athe nature of the chat; an explanation of the chat room's name.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-away-msgs">
11925N/AMost protocols allow for away messages. When a user is
11925N/A<
replaceable>Away</
replaceable>, he can leave an informative message for others
11925N/Ato see. The Away submenu of the Tools menu is used to add and remove away
11925N/A<
replaceable>New Away Message</
replaceable> provides space for one to enter an
11925N/Aaway message and a title for that message. If <
replaceable>Save</
replaceable>
11925N/Aor <
replaceable>Save & Use</
replaceable> are chosen, this message will be
11925N/Asaved. It can later be referred to by the title given to it.
11925N/A<
replaceable>Remove Away Message</
replaceable> is a submenu containing the
11925N/Atitles of saved away messages. Clicking on one of these titles will remove the
11925N/Aaway message associated with it.
11925N/AThe rest of the <
replaceable>away</
replaceable> menu provides the user with a
11925N/Away to assign different away messages to different connections. Choosing
11925N/A<
replaceable>Set All Away</
replaceable> will set away all the connections
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-buddy-pounce">
11925N/AA Buddy Pounce is an automated trigger that occurs when a buddy returns to a
11925N/Anormal state from an away state. The New Buddy Pounce dialog box can be
11925N/Aactivated by selecting the <
replaceable>Buddy Pounce</
replaceable> submenu from
11925N/Athe Tools menu. A pounce can be set to occur on any combination of the events
11925N/Alisted, and any combination of actions can result. If <
replaceable>Save this
11925N/Apounce after activation</
replaceable> is checked, the trigger will remain until
11925N/Ait is removed from the Remove <
replaceable>Buddy Pounce</
replaceable> menu.
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-plugins">
11925N/A&cmd; allows for dynamic loading of plugins to add extra functionality to
11925N/A&cmd;. Plugins can be enabled and configured from the Preferences window.
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-perl">
11925N/A&cmd; allows for perl scripting. See <
replaceable>Perl Scripting
11925N/AHOWTO</
replaceable> in the &cmd; documentation for more information about
11925N/A<
refsect2 id="pidgin-1-exde-tcl">
11925N/A&cmd; allows for Tcl scripting. See
11925N/Afor more information about Tcl scripting.
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exam"><
title>&exam-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para><
screen>example% <
userinput>&cmd;</
userinput></
screen></
para>
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-exit"><
title>&exit-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para>The following exit values are returned:</
para>
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term><
returnvalue>0</
returnvalue></
term><
listitem><
para>Application
11925N/A<
varlistentry><
term><
returnvalue>>0</
returnvalue></
term><
listitem><
para>Application
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-file"><
title>&file-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para>The following files are used by this application: </
para>
11925N/A<
variablelist termlength="wide">
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/AInformation about your accounts.
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para></
para><
para>
11925N/A </
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A</
filename></
term><
listitem><
para>
11925N/A</
para></
listitem></
varlistentry>
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-attr"><
title>&attr-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<
para>See <
olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><
citerefentry>
11925N/A<
refentrytitle>attributes</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry></
olink>
11925N/Afor descriptions of the following attributes:</
para>
11925N/A<
tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><
colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
11925N/A<
colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
11925N/A<
row><
entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</
entry><
entry align="center" 11925N/Avalign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</
entry></
row>
11925N/A<
row><
entry><
para>Availability</
para></
entry>
11925N/A<
entry><
para>SUNWgnome-im-client</
para></
entry>
11925N/A<
row><
entry colname="COLSPEC0"><
para>Interface stability</
para></
entry>
11925N/A<
entry colname="COLSPEC1"><
para>Volatile</
para></
entry></
row>
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-also"><
title>&also-tt;</
title>
11925N/A<!--Reference to another man page--> 11925N/A<!--Reference to a Help manual--> 11925N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>otr_parse</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
11925N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>attributes</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
11925N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>
11925N/A<
citetitle>&cmd; Manual</
citetitle>,
11925N/A<
refsect1 id="pidgin-1-note"><
title>¬e-tt;</
title>
11925N/AThis man page was originally written by Dennis Ristuccia (dennis@dennisr.net).
11925N/AUpdated and largely rewritten by Sean Egan (bj91704@binghamton.edu) and Ben
11925N/ATegarden (tegarden@uclink.berkeley.edu). Updated by Stephen Browne, Rick Ju,
11925N/Aand Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc, 2003, 2006, 2007.