PidginScreenlet is a screenlet that shows the Pidgin contact-list on the desktop.

About screenlets:

Screenlets are widget applications which run primarily on X11-based compositing window managers, most notably the Compiz architecture. They are scripted in Python and drawn in SVG.

About Pidgin:

Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a multi-platform instant messaging client. The software supports many commonly used instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to log into various different services from one application.

t is notable for its support for multiple instant messaging protocols. It has built-in support for NSS, offering client-to-server message encryption for protocols that support it. The program is extendable through plugins, including "Off-the-Record Messaging" and Pidgin encryption, providing end-to-end message encryption.

Pidgin features most of the standard tools for an instant messaging client, such as tabbed conversations, a Contact list, file transfer on supported protocols, and conversation and chat logging.

About Screenlets:

Screenlets is the name of both a set of independently-developed widget applications and the widget engine which runs them. The engine runs primarily on X11-based compositing window managers, most notably the Compiz (under Linux) architecture.

Until 0.0.14, screenlets were exclusively scripted in Python and drawn in SVG. Afterward, support was added for web widgets (widgets which are written in HTML, JavaScript and CSS, similar to widgets for Apple Inc.'s Dashboard).


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Requirements:

· GNOME
· Pidgin
· Screenlets

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· fixes memory leak (mainly on x86_64)
· adds the option to show only the top entry of a contact if he has more than one account
· added a few protocol icons