Enhance Pidgin With Facebook Chat, Now Playing Status, Interface Tweaks
Monday, October 12, 2009
It may not be the default chat client in Ubuntu any longer, but Pidgin is still an awesome application.
Below are 5 tweaks and plugin's i install off-the-bat when i'm faced with a fresh version of Pidgin.
Pidgin Facebook Chat
Chat to Facebook contacts from within Pidgin and see available contacts sat amongst the rest of your pidgin contacts.
Download
Open a terminal session and type
Auto-resize Buddy List
Auto-resize does what its name implies: it automatically adjust the height of pidgin to fit the number of contacts in the buddy list. Particularly useful if you only choose to show currently on-line contacts.
Download
Deb available @ http://raoulito.info/plugins/pidgin_autoresize/
Avatars To The Left
Display contacts avatars on the left of the screen with this tweaked theme.
Below are 5 tweaks and plugin's i install off-the-bat when i'm faced with a fresh version of Pidgin.
Pidgin Facebook Chat
Chat to Facebook contacts from within Pidgin and see available contacts sat amongst the rest of your pidgin contacts.
Tip: Enable Protocol Icons to see who's on what service.
Download
Open a terminal session and type
- sudo apt-get install pidgin-facebookchat
MusicTracker for Pidgin
MusicTracker is a "now playing" plug-in for Pidgin. It supports a palatable herd of music players, from Banshee to LastFm and provides a wide range of customization options (such as format, when to show, etc.) 
Download
Open a terminal - sudo apt-get install pidgin-musictracker
Auto-resize Buddy List
Auto-resize does what its name implies: it automatically adjust the height of pidgin to fit the number of contacts in the buddy list. Particularly useful if you only choose to show currently on-line contacts.
Download
Deb available @ http://raoulito.info/plugins/pidgin_autoresize/
Avatars To The Left
Display contacts avatars on the left of the screen with this tweaked theme.
Download
Find the hack @ http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Pidgin+theme+with+avatars+to+the+left?content=111392
Install
Create a folder called 'themes' in ~/.purple/ and then select the theme via Pidgin's preferences menu.
Create a folder called 'themes' in ~/.purple/ and then select the theme via Pidgin's preferences menu.
More Smilies
You can install a gazillion extra smiley themes with one command in Ubuntu: - - sudo apt-get install pidgin-themes
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