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Pidgin – 3.0

Pidgin Universal Chat Client

Version	3.0.0
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. since: 3.0
AccountChooser	A widget that allows the user to pick a `PurpleAccount` from a list. since: 3.0
AccountDisplay	A widget that is used to display a `PurpleAccount`. since: 3.0
AccountEditor	`PidginAccountEditor` is a dialog that allows you to edit an account. 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`. 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`. since: 3.0
AccountManager	A singleton dialog for managing accounts. since: 3.0
AccountManagerRow	A `GtkListBoxRow` subclass to display a `PurpleAccount`. since: 3.0
AccountRow	A Adw.ComboRow subclass that allows the user to select an `PurpleAccount`. since: 3.0
AccountsDisabledMenu	A `GMenuModel` that contains all accounts from the default `PurpleAccountManager` that are not enabled. since: 3.0
AccountsEnabledMenu	A `GMenuModel` that automatically updates itself based on what accounts are enabled. since: 3.0
Application	`PidginApplication` is a subclass of `GtkApplication` that holds all of the application wide actions. 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. since: 3.0
Avatar	`PidginAvatar` is a widget that displays avatars for contacts or conversations. since: 3.0
AwayPrefs	`PidginAwayPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their away and idle settings. since: 3.0
ChannelJoinDialog	A dialog for joining channels. since: 3.0
ContactList	`PidginContactList` is a widget that displays the `GListModel` of `PurplePerson` from `PurpleContactManager`. 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. since: 3.0
CredentialPrefs	`PidginCredentialPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their credential provider. since: 3.0
CredentialProviderRow	`PidginCredentialProviderRow` is a widget for the preferences window to let users configure their credential provider. since: 3.0
DebugWindow	The debug window. since: 3.0
DisplayItem	A class that’s used by `PidginDisplayWindow` to represent all of the displays items. since: 3.0
DisplayWindow	`PidginDisplayWindow` is a widget that contains `PidginConversations`. since: 3.0
InfoPane	`PidginInfoPane` is a widget that displays information above `PidginConversations`. since: 3.0
Keypad	`PidginKeypad` is a widget that displays a DTMF keypad, with the digits 0-9, an asterisk, and a number sign. since: 3.0
NetworkPrefs	`PidginNetworkPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their network settings. since: 3.0
NotificationAddContact	`PidginNotificationAddContact` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for `PurpleAddContactRequest`. since: 3.0
NotificationAuthorizationRequest	`PidginNotificationAuthorizationRequest` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager` for authorization requests. since: 3.0
NotificationConnectionError	`PidginNotificationConnectionError` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager`. since: 3.0
NotificationList	`PidginNotificationList` is a widget that displays notifications from `PurpleNotificationManager`. since: 3.0
PluginsMenu	`PidginPluginsMenu` is a `GMenuModel` that automatically updates itself when plugins are loaded and unloaded. since: 3.0
PrefsWindow	The window that displays all of the preferences. since: 3.0
PresenceIcon	A `GtkImage` subclass that will automatically update when the given presence changes. since: 3.0
ProtocolChooser	A widget that lets the user choose a `PurpleProtocol`. since: 3.0
ProxyPrefs	`PidginProxyPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their proxy settings. since: 3.0
Ui	Is a subclass of `PurpleUi` that identifies Pidgin to libpurple. since: 3.0
VVPrefs	`PidginVVPrefs` is a widget for the preferences window to let users choose and configure their voice and video settings. since: 3.0

Functions

auto_parent_window	Automatically make a window transient to a suitable parent window. since: 2.4
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. since: 3.0
contact_info_menu_popup	Creates a `GtkPopoverMenu` for `info` and displays it at the `x` and `y` coordinates instead of `parent`. since: 3.0
debug_get_handle	Get the handle for the GTK debug system. since: 2.0
debug_init	Perform necessary initializations. since: 2.0
debug_init_handler	Initialize handler for GLib logging system. since: 3.0
debug_set_print_enabled	Set whether the debug logging messages are sent the default GLib logging handler. 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. 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. since: 3.0
medias_init	Initializes the media API. since: 2.6
notify_get_ui_ops	Returns the UI operations structure for GTK notification functions. since: 2.0
notify_init	Initializes the GTK notifications subsystem. since: 2.6
notify_uninit	Uninitialized the GTK notifications subsystem. since: 2.6
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. since: 3.0
request_get_handle	Returns the gtk requests subsystem handle. 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. since: 3.0
request_uninit	Uninitializes the GTK requests subsystem. since: 3.0
set_accessible_label	Sets an ATK name for a given widget. Also sets the labelled-by and label-for ATK relationships. since: 2.0
start	Start pidgin with the given command line arguments. since: 3.0
text_buffer_get_html	Extracts text from `buffer` as HTML. since: 3.0
text_buffer_get_html_range	Extracts the text between `start` and `end` from `buffer` as HTML. This will work with any `GtkTextBuffer` as it deciphers the tags it finds. 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.