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Pidgin – 3.0

Pidgin Universal Chat Client

Version	2.90.0
Authors	Pidgin Developers
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/
Source	https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/

Build

C headers	`pidgin.h`
pkg-config files	`pidgin-3`

Dependencies

GLib—2.0	General-purpose, portable utility library.
	Browse documentation
GObject—2.0	The base type system library
	Browse documentation
Gtk—4.0	The GTK toolkit
	Browse documentation
GPlugin—1.0	GPlugin Plugin Library
	Browse documentation
Purple—3.0	Purple Universal Chat Library
	Browse documentation

Additional documentation

Classes Hierarchy

Classes

AboutDialog	A dialog window that describes what Pidgin is all about. unstable since: 3.0
AccountChooser	A widget that allows the user to pick a `PurpleAccount` from a list. unstable since: 3.0
AccountDisplay	A widget that is used to display a `PurpleAccount`. unstable since: 3.0
AccountEditor	`PidginAccountEditor` is a dialog that allows you to edit an account. unstable since: 3.0
AccountFilterConnected	`PidginAccountFilterConnected` is a `GtkFilter` that will only show accounts that are connected. It’s intended to be used with `PidginAccountChooser` or a `GListModel` that contains `PurpleAccount`. unstable since: 3.0
AccountFilterProtocol	`PidginAccountFilterProtocol` is a `GtkFilter` that will only show accounts for the given protocol. It’s intended to be used with `PidginAccountChooser` or a `GListModel` that contains `PurpleAccount`. unstable since: 3.0
AccountManager	A singleton dialog for managing accounts. unstable since: 3.0
AccountManagerRow	A `GtkListBoxRow` subclass to display a `PurpleAccount`. unstable since: 3.0
AccountRow	A `AdwComboRow` subclass that allows the user to select an `PurpleAccount`. unstable since: 3.0
AccountsDisabledMenu	A `GMenuModel` that contains all accounts from the default `PurpleAccountManager` that are not enabled. unstable since: 3.0
AccountsEnabledMenu	A `GMenuModel` that automatically updates itself based on what accounts are enabled. unstable since: 3.0
Application	`PidginApplication` is a subclass of `GtkApplication` that holds all of the application wide actions. unstable since: 3.0
AutoAdjustment	This is a simple subclass of `GtkAdjustment` that has helpers for keyboard navigation as well as the ability to automatically scroll to the max when new items are added if the widget was already scrolled all the way to the bottom. unstable since: 3.0
Avatar	`PidginAvatar` is a widget that displays avatars for contacts or conversations. unstable since: 3.0
AwayPrefs	`PidginAwayPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their away and idle settings. unstable since: 3.0
Badges	A widget that is used to display a `PurpleBadges`. unstable since: 3.0
ChannelJoinDialog	A dialog for joining channels. unstable since: 3.0
ContactList	`PidginContactList` is a widget that displays the `GListModel` of `PurplePerson` from `PurpleContactManager`. unstable since: 3.0
Conversation	A `GtkWidget` for displaying a `PurpleConversation`. since: 2.0
ConversationPrefs	`PidginConversationPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their conversation settings. unstable since: 3.0
CredentialPrefs	`PidginCredentialPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their credential provider. unstable since: 3.0
CredentialProviderRow	`PidginCredentialProviderRow` is a widget for the preferences window to let users configure their credential provider. unstable since: 3.0
DebugWindow	The debug window. unstable since: 3.0
DisplayItem	A class that’s used by `PidginDisplayWindow` to represent all of the displays items. unstable since: 3.0
DisplayWindow	`PidginDisplayWindow` is a widget that contains `PidginConversations`. unstable since: 3.0
InfoPane	`PidginInfoPane` is a widget that displays information above `PidginConversations`. unstable since: 3.0
Keypad	`PidginKeypad` is a widget that displays a DTMF keypad, with the digits 0-9, an asterisk, and a number sign. unstable since: 3.0
Message	A widget for displaying a `PurpleMessage`. unstable since: 3.0
NetworkPrefs	`PidginNetworkPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their network settings. unstable since: 3.0
Notification	`PidginNotification` is a widget that displays `PurpleNotification`‘s from `PurpleNotificationManager`. unstable since: 3.0
NotificationAddContact	`PidginNotificationAddContact` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for `PurpleAddContactRequest`. unstable since: 3.0
NotificationAuthorizationRequest	`PidginNotificationAuthorizationRequest` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for `PurpleAuthorizationRequest`. unstable since: 3.0
NotificationConnectionError	`PidginNotificationConnectionError` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for connection errors on `PurpleAccount`‘s. unstable since: 3.0
NotificationLink	`PidginNotificationLink` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for `PurpleNotificationLink`. unstable since: 3.0
NotificationList	`PidginNotificationList` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager`. unstable since: 3.0
PluginsMenu	`PidginPluginsMenu` is a `GMenuModel` that automatically updates itself when plugins are loaded and unloaded. unstable since: 3.0
PrefsWindow	The window that displays all of the preferences. unstable since: 3.0
PresenceIcon	A `GtkImage` subclass that will automatically update when the given presence changes. unstable since: 3.0
ProtocolChooser	A widget that lets the user choose a `PurpleProtocol`. unstable since: 3.0
ProxyPrefs	`PidginProxyPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their proxy settings. unstable since: 3.0
TypingLabel	A `GtkWidget` for displaying who is typing in a `PurpleConversation`. unstable since: 3.0
Ui	Is a subclass of `PurpleUi` that identifies Pidgin to libpurple. unstable since: 3.0

Interfaces

Notifiable

An interface for notifiable items.

unstable since: 3.0

Functions

color_calculate_for_text	This function is based heavily on the implementation that gajim uses from python-nbxmpp in nbxmpp.util.text_to_color. However, we don’t have an implementation of HSL let alone HSLuv, so we’re using HSV which is why the value is 1.0 instead of a luminance of 0.5. unstable since: 3.0
contact_info_menu_popup	Creates a `GtkPopoverMenu` for `info` and displays it at the `x` and `y` coordinates instead of `parent`. unstable since: 3.0
debug_get_settings	Gets the `GSettings` for debug handling. This value is only valid after calling `pidgin_debug_init()`. unstable since: 3.0
debug_init	Perform necessary initializations. since: 2.0
debug_init_handler	Initialize handler for GLib logging system. unstable since: 3.0
debug_set_print_enabled	Set whether the debug logging messages are sent the default GLib logging handler. unstable since: 3.0
debug_uninit	Perform necessary uninitializations. since: 2.0
icon_name_from_presence	Gets the icon name that should be used to represent `presence` falling back to `fallback` if `presence` is invalid. unstable since: 3.0
icon_name_from_presence_primitive	Gets the icon name that should be used to represent `primitive`. If the value is unknown `fallback` will be returned. unstable since: 3.0
prefs_init	Initializes all UI-specific preferences. since: 2.0
prefs_update_old	Rename legacy prefs and delete some that no longer exist. since: 2.0
request_get_dialog_window	Gets dialog window for specified libpurple request. unstable since: 3.0
request_get_handle	Returns the gtk requests subsystem handle. unstable since: 3.0
request_get_ui_ops	Returns the UI operations structure for GTK request functions. since: 2.0
request_init	Initializes the GTK requests subsystem. unstable since: 3.0
request_uninit	Uninitializes the GTK requests subsystem. unstable since: 3.0
start	Start pidgin with the given command line arguments. unstable since: 3.0
whiteboard_get_ui_ops	Gets the GtkWhiteboard UI Operations. since: 2.0

Constants

ALERT_TITLE

The title that should be used for alert dialogs.

PREFS_ROOT

A constants for the root of the preferences tree.

VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED

A macro that should be defined by the user prior to including the pidgin.h header.