A slight concern about Pidgin

2014-02-28 Thread jobsquad
So... after a while of not using Pidgin, apparently it had certificate issues with AIM. I deleted the old version of Pidgin from the computer and installed the new version. Something odd though... it remembered my login name on AIM. Why'd it do this? Please respond ASAP. A baffled

Re: A slight concern about Pidgin

2014-02-28 Thread Brian Morrison
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:59:12 -0800 (PST) jobsquad wrote: Something odd though... it remembered my login name on AIM. Why'd it do this? Very simple, it stores user information etc in the .purple directory under your user/apps directory. The program is installed in the normal program files tree,

A slight concern(sending again because unsure if received)

2014-02-28 Thread jobsquad
  So... I uninstalled the old Pidgin because of a certificate issue with AIM. Then, I installed a newer version of Pidgin and strangely enough, it remembered my AIM name. Is this normal? I completely uninstalled the old version from the computer and then installed the newer version and it

Re: A slight concern(sending again because unsure if received)

2014-02-28 Thread Tres Finocchiaro
This is normal. Most applications do not remove your personal settings. If you are on a Windows platform, they will be located here: %appdata%\.purple\ Please feel free to delete these manually after uninstall. This is consistent with nearly all desktop software and not unique to Pidgin.

saving settings

2014-02-28 Thread nancy staib
Hello: How do I save settings?Every time I do settings and quit and then open up again, the settings are not there.HelpHope to hear from someone soon. thanksnancy staib ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want