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provider status?

kingb71
2007-06-16
2013-01-14
  • kingb71

    kingb71 - 2007-06-16

    is there a way to have a different status for each provider, meaning MSN is available, ICQ is invisible, Yahoo is available all at the same time?

     
    • Haibara

      Haibara - 2007-06-16

      One thing to try would be custom statuses, as mentioned here: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1743314&forum_id=665

      That post also mentions the MyStatusBox plugin, which is now part of the Plugin Pack (http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/mystatusbox ).  I haven't tried that one, though.  I used to use Account Tabs (http://math.ut.ee/~a30860/gaim/ ), but the latest version was compiled against Gaim 2.0b6, and doesn't work with the latest versions of Pidgin. 
      Also, I'm not sure if the problem phlegmatic mentions (about changes to (single) account status sometimes being applied globally) is still an issue, so it might be something to keep in mind. 

       
    • kingb71

      kingb71 - 2007-06-16

      thanks for that Haibara!
      How do I get those customs statuses as mentioned in that thread?
      The thread states to go to: Status > New > Use a different status for some accounts.
      I have no such option anywhere, or am I missing a plugin?
      I'm going to try the mystatusbox plugin as well, we'll see how that goes.

       
    • Haibara

      Haibara - 2007-06-17

      For the custom status options, either click on the Status button on the bottom of your Buddy List window (the one that mentions your current (global) status), or right-click on the tray icon and go into the "Change Status" submenu.  Then, pick "New...".  In the window that opens, there should be a toggle for "Use a different status for some accounts". 

      I'm afraid that's as much help as I can provide with that, though, as I haven't tried to set up custom status options that way.  :)