So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still packaged with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to speak. :D I'd prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side of things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D
Thanks!
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich jmaldrich@yahoo.com wrote:
So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still packaged with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to speak. :D I'd prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side of things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D
you might look at pidgin...
Thanks!
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Quoting Jack Craig jack.craig.aptos@gmail.com:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich jmaldrich@yahoo.com wrote:
[snip]
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
[snip]>>
you might look at pidgin...
Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried it, but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D
On 08/30/2012 02:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote:
Quoting Jack Craig jack.craig.aptos@gmail.com:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich jmaldrich@yahoo.com wrote:
[snip]
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
[snip]>>
you might look at pidgin...
Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried it, but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D
As far as I know, the Big 2 are empathy and pidgin. Both use libpurple, so I guess it depends on where the lockup is occurring.
FWIW, I'm using pidgin with F17 / XFCE and have seen no lockups from it.
On Thursday, August 30, 2012 03:25:06 PM Steven Stern wrote:
On 08/30/2012 02:27 PM, John Aldrich wrote:
Quoting Jack Craig jack.craig.aptos@gmail.com:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM, John Aldrich
wrote:
[snip]
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type
anything
until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
[snip]>>
you might look at pidgin...
Umm... I think you missed in my original post where I said I tried
it,
but I have to shut it down and bring it back up if I want to set an "away" message and then come back and use it again. :D
As far as I know, the Big 2 are empathy and pidgin. Both use
libpurple,
so I guess it depends on where the lockup is occurring.
FWIW, I'm using pidgin with F17 / XFCE and have seen no lockups
from it.
If you're running KDE why wouldn't you use its native Telepathy? It integrates nicely with the KDE desktop, supports most major protocols, and has a very polished interface. F17's testing repo has the newly released 0.5 version.
On 08/30/2012 10:44 AM, John Aldrich wrote:
So, I've decided to jump back onto IM after a few years. My last Linux-based IM client was AYTTM, but I'm not even sure it's still packaged with Fedora, although I suppose I could "roll my own" so to speak. :D I'd prefer to use a pre-packaged IM client.
I've tried Pidgin, but I'm having a problem where if I change my status to "away" it freezes out the keyboard and won't let me type anything until I close Pidgin and start it back up.
I currently use LXDE and KDE. Anyone got a suggestion for a good multi-protocol IM client? I used to use Trillian on the Windows side of things, but I try to stay away from Windows as much as possible. :D
Thanks!
I know exactly what bug you're talking about, I noticed it appeared a few revisions ago. If you're not afraid of using out-of-date code (supposedly new code has security fixes), you can download an older version of Pidgin from http://koji.fedoraproject.org The bug also has a workaround -- if you can use your mouse to click a top menu item, everything goes back to normal.
HTH
On Thu August 30 2012 4:43:22 PM Konstantin Svist wrote:
I know exactly what bug you're talking about, I noticed it appeared a few revisions ago. If you're not afraid of using out-of-date code (supposedly new code has security fixes), you can download an older version of Pidgin from http://koji.fedoraproject.org The bug also has a workaround -- if you can use your mouse to click a top menu item, everything goes back to normal.
Thanks, I found my "old faithful" was indeed available through normal channels. I'm now using AYTTM. :D