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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Newby on May 04, 2007, 09:50:57 AM

Title: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Newby on May 04, 2007, 09:50:57 AM
And damn, it has the ugliest interface. Ever.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Ergot on May 04, 2007, 11:17:50 AM
I was using beta7 and yea, it takes a while to adjust to. Using the gtk theme switcher made it look a bit better :|. Anyways, I don't think they could handle the traffic :(. Mine still crashes after like 12 hours which kinda sucks :(.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Sidoh on May 04, 2007, 11:40:38 AM
TehUser thinks so too! :D

(8:03:02 AM) Teh User: Why is the new Gaim ugly as sin, Sidoh?
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: iago on May 04, 2007, 11:54:22 AM
I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the usual stuff I always disable in Gaim ("Show buddy details" being the most important). Using green/red for present/away icons, and not showing the client people are using, looks weird. I don't really see a point in showing which client people are using, for the most part, because it doesn't affect the majority of people. Who cares if John's on Y!M or AIM or whatever?
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Ergot on May 04, 2007, 12:04:33 PM
Rate limits... protocol features... client restrictions... /nudge :)
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Sidoh on May 04, 2007, 04:15:36 PM
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2007, 11:54:22 AM
I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the usual stuff I always disable in Gaim ("Show buddy details" being the most important). Using green/red for present/away icons, and not showing the client people are using, looks weird. I don't really see a point in showing which client people are using, for the most part, because it doesn't affect the majority of people. Who cares if John's on Y!M or AIM or whatever?

The main use I have for it is you have the ability to use different font styles in one message on mostly everything but MSN.  Plus, as Ergot mentioned, the rate limits etc are nice to know.

I haven't upgraded yet...
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: MyndFyre on May 04, 2007, 05:34:01 PM
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2007, 11:54:22 AM
I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the usual stuff I always disable in Gaim ("Show buddy details" being the most important). Using green/red for present/away icons, and not showing the client people are using, looks weird. I don't really see a point in showing which client people are using, for the most part, because it doesn't affect the majority of people. Who cares if John's on Y!M or AIM or whatever?
Ahh, true words from a Unix fan still living 20 years in the past.  ;)
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Kaleeko on May 04, 2007, 06:59:55 PM
I personally love the OSX version (if you could call it that), Adium. It isn't perfect, but the interface is customizable enough that I can make it just how I want it. (Not to mention everything is pretty on Mac! *waits to be shot*)
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: chuck on May 04, 2007, 07:59:36 PM
Quote from: Kaleeko on May 04, 2007, 06:59:55 PM
I personally love the OSX version (if you could call it that), Adium. It isn't perfect, but the interface is customizable enough that I can make it just how I want it. (Not to mention everything is pretty on Mac! *waits to be shot*)
Except Java's swing... Its plain ugly unless you code specificly for macs, which defeats the purpose of using it. :(

I prefere kopete, but I'm a KDE person... the only GTK program I really use is vmware's server console.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: iago on May 04, 2007, 09:37:01 PM
Quote from: Ergot on May 04, 2007, 12:04:33 PM
Rate limits... protocol features... client restrictions... /nudge :)
Notice I said "the majority of people"?

Quote from: MyndFyrex86/64] link=topic=9290.msg117849#msg117849 date=1178314441]
Ahh, true words from a Unix fan still living 20 years in the past.  ;)
I'm pretty sure they didn't have all those clients 20 years in the past.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Sidoh on May 04, 2007, 09:40:32 PM
I'd guess that a pretty fair amount of people who use gaim care about those things.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: iago on May 04, 2007, 09:48:31 PM
That still isn't what I said.

Gaim is obviously trying to target a larger audience.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: l)a-Sniper on May 04, 2007, 10:07:14 PM
Quote from: Kaleeko on May 04, 2007, 06:59:55 PM
I personally love the OSX version (if you could call it that), Adium. It isn't perfect, but the interface is customizable enough that I can make it just how I want it. (Not to mention everything is pretty on Mac! *waits to be shot*)
FTW!
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Warrior on May 04, 2007, 10:33:40 PM
Kaleeko shall be spareda horrible death for being of the female gender..but then again Sniper is spared on the same grounds.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: while1 on May 05, 2007, 05:02:11 PM
The icon set is lame.  The damn barney version of a pidgeon is gay.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Newby on May 05, 2007, 06:59:08 PM
New site layout!

I'm getting used to it. I have the Pidgin buddy list window at least looking decent and the new tabbed interface is still fucking hideous. But it'll just take getting used to!
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Ergot on May 05, 2007, 07:57:18 PM
You mean for preferences? That's been there since the first beta :S.
Title: Re: Pidgin 2.0 (Gaim!) is out!
Post by: Newby on May 05, 2007, 07:59:05 PM
I never used a beta. :)