Posts about Pidgin

Start Pidgin on Windows Startup

toby ho — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:33:21 -0500

This took me forever to figure out how to do, even when I'd figured it out some time before, so I thought I'd better document it here.

To get Pidgin to start on startup on Windows, go to Tools -> Plugins (yeah, that's right, it's a plugin). Find Windows Pidgin Options in the list, check it off, and click the Configure Plugin button. Now you should see the Start Pidgin on Windows Startup option.

Get Pidgin to Stop Notifying your Friends when you Close the Conversation Window

toby ho — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:53 -0500

This just annoys the hell out of me. Especially if I was on the receiving end of it:
"your friend has left the conversation"
Is that a downer or what?? To turn it off. Go to preferences -> Conversations tab -> Uncheck "Close IMs immediately when the tab is closed", and you are set. I have to say, that option is very poorly named.