By default gaim will honor incoming formatting if your buddy sets it on their message. If your buddy doesn't set any formatting or you tell gaim to ignore incoming formatting then gaim will use the default font for the conversation history window. That font is controlled y your GTK+ theme.
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You don't "use GTK+" GTK+ is the widget library that gaim uses, so in some senses you are already using it. When you install gaim and it asks you to pick a theme you are picking which GTK+ theme you want to use.
The FAQ has a link to an example gtkrc file and the Wingaim FAQ should tell you where you would need to place such a file for it to work. This is a bit more complicated on Windows than on Linux for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that if you are using the Wimp GTK+ theme (gaim looks like a normal Windows application) then GTK+ basically ignores any gtkrc file you might create.
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Switching GTK+ themes is as simple as reinstalling gaim (you won't lose any of your settings or anything). Switching away from the Wimp theme is not at all a problem other than that gaim will cease looking as much like a normal Windows application as it does now. You might be able to use the Gaim GTK+ Theme Control plugin that comes with the recent gaim 2.0.0 betas while still using the Wimp theme actually, I'm not sure.
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I am not too sure what version I am running - no Help->About :) But if I remember, I had to install an older version for it to work with AVG firewall on Windows. I don't know if I will experience the same problem if I install 2.0.0 Beta.
Gaim looks extremely powerful and flexible.......if you tweak it (like most of Linux products) :)
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I know how to change fonts of outgoing message. How do I do the same for incoming messages?
By default gaim will honor incoming formatting if your buddy sets it on their message. If your buddy doesn't set any formatting or you tell gaim to ignore incoming formatting then gaim will use the default font for the conversation history window. That font is controlled y your GTK+ theme.
I am using Win XP Pro. How would I do that?
How would you do what?
I just checked. I have Help->About. It tells me I have 2.0.0beta6.
Sorry. Use GTK+ to change fonts? In fact, how do you use GTK+?
You don't "use GTK+" GTK+ is the widget library that gaim uses, so in some senses you are already using it. When you install gaim and it asks you to pick a theme you are picking which GTK+ theme you want to use.
The FAQ has a link to an example gtkrc file and the Wingaim FAQ should tell you where you would need to place such a file for it to work. This is a bit more complicated on Windows than on Linux for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that if you are using the Wimp GTK+ theme (gaim looks like a normal Windows application) then GTK+ basically ignores any gtkrc file you might create.
Thx. I am not too sure but I think it uses WIMP. Is there any way to find that out (or replace)? Is it best to leave that untouched for Windows?
Changing the fonts is not a big deal if it is such a hassel.
Switching GTK+ themes is as simple as reinstalling gaim (you won't lose any of your settings or anything). Switching away from the Wimp theme is not at all a problem other than that gaim will cease looking as much like a normal Windows application as it does now. You might be able to use the Gaim GTK+ Theme Control plugin that comes with the recent gaim 2.0.0 betas while still using the Wimp theme actually, I'm not sure.
I am not too sure what version I am running - no Help->About :) But if I remember, I had to install an older version for it to work with AVG firewall on Windows. I don't know if I will experience the same problem if I install 2.0.0 Beta.
Gaim looks extremely powerful and flexible.......if you tweak it (like most of Linux products) :)
gaim most certainly does have a Help->About (though in 1.5.0 you need to sign an account on before you can get to it).