Use Gaim instead of forum chat for IRC chat

What features/apps/bugfixes needed in a future Puppy
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klhrevolutionist
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Use Gaim instead of forum chat for IRC chat

#1 Post by klhrevolutionist »

instead of loading an oversized applet can we tune into puppy on irc from gain
please include all info for doing so thanks

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#2 Post by Flash »

Check out this page in the Puppy Wiki.

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#3 Post by papaschtroumpf »

didn't work for me yesterday.
It appeared to work but said I was the only one in the room whereas the web interface showed a few of you guys.
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#4 Post by Rich »

It works for me.......always has.
The instructions in the wiki are fairly good now ( they used to be a bit vague. )

it's handy having the forum as a double check to see if you are logged in though.

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#5 Post by papaschtroumpf »

maybe Gaim just lies to you about beingthe only one on?
and I got impatient about nobody answer my resounding "Hi"?
will try again, although the broweser based one works fine.

Is there a way to make Gaim beep when a new message is posted to bring that fact up to my attention.
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#6 Post by Flash »

If you misspell #puppylinux you create a new chat room. You're the only one there because you're the only one who knows the name. Cool, huh?

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papaschtroumpf wrote: Is there a way to make Gaim beep when a new message is posted to bring that fact up to my attention.
if you use Gaim to connec to MSN, then it beeps when a message is recieved. IRC mode doesn't do this, so you have to pay attention :(

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Configuring sound in Gaim

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papaschtroumpf wrote:maybe Gaim just lies to you about beingthe only one on?
and I got impatient about nobody answer my resounding "Hi"?
will try again, although the browser-based one works fine.
Something happened in the last day or so. First, the Gaim configuration on my computer was zeroed, then, when I redid it, I'm suddenly the only one in the #puppylinux chat room and I'm the moderator!
Is there a way to make Gaim beep when a new message is posted to bring that fact up to my attention.
Buddy List->Tools->Preferences->Sounds. Sound method is "command" and sound command is "wavplay." Check the box, "Others talk in Chat."

I stumbled across where Gaim keeps its sound files, in /usr/local/share/sounds/Gaim

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