Gaim, Instant messaging on the 6000 Options

[zipmaster]

ok I've installed all the packages that are on there .4 feed and it loads fine but there are no icons or anything. I also tried the libpng fix they have on the site.

[worri]

MSN on Gaim is also very tricky for me. So far I get it worked out but crashes often when I try to edit the MSN protocol setting. Anyway, the default setting just works fine and after successfully checked auto-login and saved pwd on some rare cases, I just leave it alone. Trying to check the email notification give me nightmare several times (crashes upon gaim startup). I have to uninstall everything and start from the very beginning. So I'm not going near that anymore.

GuruGeek: the default works fine for me: messenger.hotmail.com at port 1863

The following are my experiences after numorous try-n-error. Not neccesary correct as I have next to zero backgroup on Linux, but just works for me (stock sharp rom 1.12). (There shouldn't be any warning if installing by the listed order). All libs and qpe-gaim should be installed in the internal memory, otherwise MSN on gaim crashes upon startup or connecting.

zlib 1.1.2 (zlib 1.2.1 causes msn login no response)
libopie1 1.0.2
libglib
gconv-tiny
libgcrypt1
libgnutls (requires libopie1 1.0.2)
libgaim-ssl (requires libopie 1.0.2)
libgaim-protocal-msn

libpng + fix (icon display)
cd /usr/lib
ln -sf libpng.so.2.1.0.9 libpng12.so
ln -sf libpng.so.2.1.0.9 libpng12.so.0
ln -sf libpng.so.2.1.0.9 libpng12.so.0.1.2.5

libgaim
qpe-gaim (requires libgaim)

Thank you xjqian! it works now.

but it can't show Chinese character both in buddy list and in im window, also I can input Chinese character.

Any advice?

[xjqian]

Digging up an old unanswered problem

but it can't show Chinese character both in buddy list and in im window, also I can input Chinese character.
Any advice?

I can put chinese character's in the input field. But as soon as i hit the send button. The character disappears. Neither does the other party receive anything. Usually, if the encoding is not correct, you'd expect sending some garbage to the other party. But not in this case. The default encoding of Gaim is UTF-8, I've changed it to Big5 or GB2312 in no vail. Seems something's been written into the binary. Still fiddling and fumbling around... btw, no chinese support in buddy list too