For clarification:
I liked Gaim because of how it worked. Too many changes were made in
Pidgin. I don't like it. I can't use it because I am disabled. I will
not explain my disability other than to say that I suffered mild brain
damage. But my situation represents many other people who cannot operate
software that constantly changes interfaces and functionality. I switched
to Linux from Windows. I'm running Windows in a virtual machine. I would
like to remove my chat program from Windows and put it in Linux so I am not
relying on Windows. So, either I find a way to make Pidgin work like Gaim,
or I find a version of Gaim for Linux. Period. The ONLY remaining
functionality issue I cannot tolerate in Pidgin is that it does not
generate pop up windows that the user must close to notify of mail. I
cannot tolerate the way Pidgin notifies of mail in the buddy list because I
use multiple programs while I am chatting and need pop up windows to appear
that I must close (in case I am away from the keyboard.) There are no such
plugins or functionality in Pidgin.
If anyone has a copy of Gaim 1.5 for Linux, I would be very grateful for a
copy. I don't care if Pidgin is considered by the community to be "more
secure." I have a good firewall and have NEVER had an issue with security
in Gaim and have been using Gaim 1.3.1 in Windows for 4 years now.
I must also say that I am deeply disappointed with my experience with this
community so far. I have been taunted for my disability by people who do
not know me and thus could not possibly understand what I have been
through. People have assumed I am some expert in Linux even when I have
stated that I am brand-new to it or have otherwise assumed that all Linux
users are supposed to have some magic level of experience that includes
command-line knowledge. I don't think Linux users realize that this merely
makes people want to go back to Windows, where at least Microsoft treats
everyone like idiots and thus doesn't assume any user-knowledge
whatsoever. I would much rather deal with a community that assumes I know
nothing than one that insults me by treating me like an idiot because I
don't know what they expect me to know. And finally, I am terribly upset
that Gaim was phased out and replaced by Pidgin with the level of changes
made. There are a great many people who like things the way they
are. That Pidgin made so many changes and didn't allow for users to select
restoration of the old ways suggests that the community is engrossed in the
same nonsensical development strategy of Microsoft software writers, and
major corporate product makers who think that they have to rebrand and
repackage everything to make it more "sexy." I use Windows 2000 because it
works. I don't care if it isn't all fancy. That's not why I have a
computer - so it can be flashy and pretty. I have a computer so it can
FUNCTION in predictable ways and be user-friendly. And believe me, I am
not alone. Only the ignorant majority swallows rebranding enough to create
what you would consider demand for it. If the Pidgin/Gaim development
community wants to appease those who want sexier software, then implement
it with skins, not with basic functionality. I think the community would
benefit significantly from reading the World Wide Web Consortium's
accessibility documentation.
So, my request then is for a copy of Gaim 1.5 for Linux. If it isn't a
.DEB package, I will figure out how to make it so myself.
At 05:16 PM 9/14/2009 +0200, Ben Bridts wrote:
On 14-09-09 14:50, Michael Wolf wrote:
> I tried Guifications to notify me of new email, but it doesn't function
> as I expected, as I need it to.
>
> Is anyone aware of a plugin that creates a mail notification in a
> separate popup window in Linux that acts exactly as the old GAIM popups
> where you have to close the window, and it has a title (either
> "gaim.exe" or configurable.)
Why don't you try a separate program designed for this task
(specto, a plugin for your mail-reader, cgmail, gnubiff, kbiff,
mail notification, ...). Since you're using Debian 'apt-cache
search mail notification' should give you possibilities enough.
I looked at the Mumbles plugin but cannot
> make any sense of their website to determine the behavior of the plugin,
> much less determine just what their plugin does.
I think it gives IM-notifications using the mumbles daemon. It's
something growl-like [1]. I don't think it's what you're looking for.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growl_%28software%29)
--Ben
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