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Review and how it works
Pidgin was designed as an automatic messaging instrument for Windows, Linux, BSD, but also supplementary platforms based on Unix. It helps to utilize many IM networks at the same time.
You have the capacity to talk to the friends utilizing AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, Live Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo!,IRC, Bonjour, GWM, Tencent QQ, Gadu-Gadu, IBM Lotus Sametime, Zephyr, Secure Internet Live Conferencing and others.
Pidgin can access many accounts from various messenger networks at the same time. In this way you can contact simultaneously your buddies on AIM, write a message to a comrade on Yahoo Messenger, answer to another on QQ an so on.
It comes with useful options and it recognizes several functions of the different networks, for instance away messages, data transfer and typing notification. Additionally, Pidgin brings several original functions.
One of the well-known characteristics is Buddy Pounces, which give the capacity to alert you, send a message, play a sound, or start a program when another user is back again online or signs out.
There is a large palette of Pidgin's plugins, such as text substitution, buddy ticker, extended message alerts, spell checking, tabbed conversations, as well as others.
For Google Talk the user must make some special configuration adjustments. It is necessary to type in the Domain field the url of the e-mail address (gmail or googlemail).
What is new?
Option to select conversation font as you like.
It is more easy now to introduce smiley popups.
Conversation colors enhancements for the newline plugin.
How to install & uninstall Pidgin - system requirements
Pidgin comes as a graphical IM instrument which aids you connect to various IM networks. It operates with GTK+. In the past was known as Gaim.
Libpurple is the programming library that powers Pidgin and Finch (console interface). It is in charge for connecting to all the IM networks, and to administer your accounts and preferences.
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