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13691N/A<refentry id="libpurple-3">
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13713N/A<refmeta><refentrytitle>&cmd;</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
13691N/A<refmiscinfo class="date">28 Jul 2008</refmiscinfo>
13691N/A<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man3;</refmiscinfo>
13691N/A<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
13691N/A<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
13691N/A<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
13691N/A</refmeta>
13691N/A<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
13741N/Acore IM library</primary></indexterm>
13691N/A<refnamediv id="libpurple-3-name"><refname>&cmd;</refname><refpurpose>
13741N/Acore IM library</refpurpose></refnamediv>
13691N/A<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
13741N/A<para>
13741N/A&cmd; is a core library to be used by IM programs. It is used by
13741N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pidgin</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
13691N/A</para>
13741N/A<para>
13741N/Alibpurple library could connect to the IM networks, manage accounts and
13741N/Apreferences, and other helpful things. When using libpurple, you will
13741N/Abasically be writing a UI for this core code. pidgin is a GTK+ frontend to
13741N/A&cmd;.</para>
13691N/A</refsect1>
13691N/A<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
13691N/A<para>The following files are used:</para>
13713N/A<variablelist termlength="medium">
13691N/A<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/lib/&cmd;.so</filename> </term><listitem>
13713N/A<para>Core IM library of Pidgin</para>
13691N/A</listitem></varlistentry>
13691N/A</variablelist></refsect1>
13691N/A<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
13691N/A<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>
13691N/A<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
13691N/Afor descriptions of the following attributes:</para>
13691N/A<informaltable frame="all">
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13691N/A<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
13691N/A<thead>
13691N/A<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"
13691N/Avalign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
13691N/A</thead>
13691N/A<tbody>
13691N/A<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>SUNWgnome-im-client
13691N/A</para></entry></row>
13691N/A<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry
13691N/Acolname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>
13691N/A</tbody>
13691N/A</tgroup>
13691N/A</informaltable>
13691N/A</refsect1>
13691N/A<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
13691N/A<!--Reference to another man page-->
13691N/A<!--Reference to a Help manual-->
13691N/A<!--Reference to a book.-->
13691N/A<para>
13741N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pidgin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
13741N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>libpurple-client</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
13741N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
13741N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-interfaces</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
13741N/A</para>
13741N/A<variablelist termlength="wholeline"><varlistentry>
13741N/A<term><filename>&cmd information:</filename></term>
13741N/A<listitem><para><programlisting>
13741N/A<literal>http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/WhatIsLibpurple</literal>
13741N/A</programlisting>
13741N/A</para></listitem>
13741N/A</varlistentry></variablelist>
13691N/A</refsect1>
13691N/A<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
13691N/A<para>Written by Rick Ju, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.</para>
13691N/A</refsect1>
13691N/A</refentry>