Leona Klassen spake unto us the following wisdom: > Hi! The list of default smileys I see in my conversation window is not > nearly as long as the list in the C drive ( C:\Program > Files\Pidgin\pixmaps\pidgin\emotes\default ). How can I see and use all > the smileys in this longer list?
I'm not sure what exactly you mean, but I suspect it is related to the meaning of that file. The smiley theme description (the file you mention) contains emoticons for *all* protocols that Pidgin knows about -- or at least all of the protocols that the theme author mapped. Any given protocol, therefore, only uses a subset of the smileys in the theme. The reason for this is that those smileys are mapped by the individual client; when you receive a colon-dash-right paren, Pidgin shows a smiley face to you. When you send a smiley face, Pidgin sends colon-dash-right paren, and the *other person's client* displays a smiley face. Therefore, adding smileys to your list won't help you much, because the other person won't see them. Some protocols (MSN Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, for example) have an extensive list of emoticons, while others (AIM, XMPP) have much shorter lists. I suspect you're using a protocol with a shorter list. Ethan _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
