Comments on: Gaim and UI http://andrewski.net/2005/11/gaim-and-ui/ Coming soon in three dimensions Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://andrewski.net/2005/11/gaim-and-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Andrew Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:50:00 +0000 http://andrewski.wordpress.com/2005/11/12/gaim-and-ui/#comment-6 Gaim and the GIMP both bundle GTK+ with their downloads, right? I haven't tried both on one computer (would they mind if I installed Gaim here at work? ;) but I think that you could install either one from that without any grief. Gaim and the GIMP both bundle GTK+ with their downloads, right? I haven’t tried both on one computer (would they mind if I installed Gaim here at work? ;) but I think that you could install either one from that without any grief.

]]> By: Gwen http://andrewski.net/2005/11/gaim-and-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Gwen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:48:00 +0000 http://andrewski.wordpress.com/2005/11/12/gaim-and-ui/#comment-5 I'm still using 1.x because frakking around with GTK on my WinDoze laptop is a pain in the drain. Last time I upgraded Gaim, it was because I had to upgrade GIMP, another beast that uses GTK. GIMP wasn't very useful as it would blow up when creating a new image, and I think there's still a bug in this version with stroking a path. *grumble*<br/><br/>The only IM program I've paid for in my life is one for my Treo, because there aren't any full-featured multi-IM clients for free that I've been able to find for a Palm environment (that work) IM+ is actually quite good in that respect. (Yes, I am among the Treonoids now.) I’m still using 1.x because frakking around with GTK on my WinDoze laptop is a pain in the drain. Last time I upgraded Gaim, it was because I had to upgrade GIMP, another beast that uses GTK. GIMP wasn’t very useful as it would blow up when creating a new image, and I think there’s still a bug in this version with stroking a path. *grumble*

The only IM program I’ve paid for in my life is one for my Treo, because there aren’t any full-featured multi-IM clients for free that I’ve been able to find for a Palm environment (that work) IM+ is actually quite good in that respect. (Yes, I am among the Treonoids now.)

]]> By: Decklin Foster http://andrewski.net/2005/11/gaim-and-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Decklin Foster Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:24:00 +0000 http://andrewski.wordpress.com/2005/11/12/gaim-and-ui/#comment-4 The status UI has always annoyed me whenever I've checked in on it. I don't want a crippled input box there at all; I want a popup with the imhtml toolbar when I pick away and *nothing* when I unaway. I don't use available messages. And then I don't want to see my god damn away message unless I add myself to my buddy list and get my own info.<br/><br/>I haven't touched gaim code in 4-5 years though so I haven't felt like complaining without a patch attached. They're pretty obsessed with picking a One True Way these days and not letting you pick one behavior or another.<br/><br/>I predict this will have a lot of Windows users running back to Trillian. (Not that I have any idea what that works like, but. The teenage girl usage model is entirely different from Sean Egan's usage model, if you know what i'm sayin'.) The status UI has always annoyed me whenever I’ve checked in on it. I don’t want a crippled input box there at all; I want a popup with the imhtml toolbar when I pick away and *nothing* when I unaway. I don’t use available messages. And then I don’t want to see my god damn away message unless I add myself to my buddy list and get my own info.

I haven’t touched gaim code in 4-5 years though so I haven’t felt like complaining without a patch attached. They’re pretty obsessed with picking a One True Way these days and not letting you pick one behavior or another.

I predict this will have a lot of Windows users running back to Trillian. (Not that I have any idea what that works like, but. The teenage girl usage model is entirely different from Sean Egan’s usage model, if you know what i’m sayin’.)

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