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instant-messaging library written in C. Developed as part of the Pidgin instant-messaging client, is now used by a dozen projects, including Adium, Meebo and Empathy.

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Libpurple can't connect - purple_presence_is_online failed

I am writing myself a small jabber client. I have used code from Libpurple.com and on Linux (Mint) everything works fine. With libraries linked program compiles with no errors and receives messages. But when I use the same code on Windows 7, link…
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Are there any examples on python-purple floating around?

I want to learn it but I have no idea where to start. Everything out there suggests reading the libpurple source but I don't think I understand enough c to really get a grasp of it.
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Getting started with libpurple

I'm writing a Cocoa Touch program that will (hopefully) use Libpurple as it's background. The only problem is that I have no clue where to get started. I've been looking through some source code of applications that do use it, but so far haven't…
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Alternatives to libpurple?

I have an application that will be the front end to a subscription service. I would like embed a channel agnostic messenger (gchat,msn,yahoo,facebook etc) in the application (there are a number of key business drivers for doing so). I have examined…
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Good example of using libpurple?

I have an old machine in my house and one of the things this machine does is detect whether a particular door in the house has just opened or closed. Right now, I have that machine post a tweet on a private Twitter account. I would now like to give…
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Retrieving the status of another user from libpurple (the IM library underpinning Pidgin)

I'm trying to pull the current status of another person on a SIMPLE network (Microsoft Office Communicator). I'm using libpurple, built a c++ wrapper around libpurple, and I can send/receive IMs with other users on the SIMPLE network. What I still…
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Send and receive messages via (libpurple) messenger protocols

I had an idea that would require me be able to send and receive messages via the standard messenger protocols such as msn, icq, aim, skype, etc... I am currently only familiar with PHP and Python and would thus enjoy a library which I can access…
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Libpurple not working from bash

I'm using accessing thorough DBUS from some process. The trouble is that it runs from another user and session of DBUS is different for them. So I can't acces application which uses DBUS through another process if the sessions are different. I found…
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using libpurple from .NET

Can someone direct me to a code sample of how to use libpurple from .NET?
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Compiling libpurple for Android

I want to implement libpurple in android to integrate all the IM chat support to Android application, for that I'm using following links to work with: Compiling libpurple on Android Following is the repository for android [soc.2012.android…
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libpurple with PlayBook NDK

My friend and I both have PlayBooks, and there isn't a solid Google Talk app on it. We'd like to get started on one and I was wondering if anyone can provide any tips. I was thinking of using libpurple as it is a C based library and the PlayBook…
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File transfer using libpurple

I'm kind of stuck trying to code an example of file transfer using libpurple. My first try was to reuse the nullclient example from the libpurple/examples source directory and call serv_send_file. That seems to compile and execute fine but then…
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Best solution for dynamic account connection in C?

I'm not very familiar with C design patterns and searching for the best solution for the following problem. I want to write a little chat client based on libpurple. While running the program I want to be able to connect and disconnect several…
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How to use libpurple in Java?

the libpurple it written in cpp,Is it possible to use it in java application with cross-platform feature?
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How to move contacts to another group in pidgin/purple/finch via DBus?

I didn't find a way to move multiple contact buddies to another group in pidgin/finch/libpurple over DBus (e.g. with python) ? I didn't find anything in the API 1|2
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