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How to use Yahoo and MSN Smilies in Pidgin

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How to use Yahoo and MSN Smilies in PidginFor the last 2 years I have been using Gaim for all my Instant Messaging needs (especially Yahoo Messenger). Recently, along with version 2.0, Gaim is no longer Gaim, it is Pidgin. I was happy to see it out of the beta, but something stopped me from using it from the first day. I was so used to the Yahoo Smilies, I just didn’t feel comfortable with the default Pidgin smilies.

Now, that’s not a problem anymore: I have found a theme pack with all the smilies for both Yahoo and MSN. I have found it here, but you can also download it from my website, also (just wanted to be sure I can find it anytime I switch Operating Systems on my computers).

Why would you use Pidgin instead of Yahoo Messenger? How about no advertising, nu stupid buzz (ok, that was then, now you can remove the buzz), the same IM client on Linux and Windows? No IMVs, no Audibles… The same client for every protocol (MSN, GTalk). Yes, you might lose some advantages like Photosharing and file sending, but trust me, you will be a lot happier having them in your email account, to be able to find them from any computer.

Well, you have to test it to understand what the heck I am talking about 🙂

P.S.: Pidgin is almost similar to a cartoon some of my friends created, which is hilarious and deserves your attention: Pidjin

Bobby

Comentarii (39)

  2. Bobby Voicu

    You can use the file I have provided: you drag it in the Smiley Themes list tab in Preferences (Ctrl-P). I am using it in windows right now and it’s working great.

  3. George

    In Ubuntu 7.04 it doens’t seem to work. I tried to drag and drop the new smilies theme but nothing happens. I’m using Pidgins 2.0.2.

    Any ideas?

  5. Bobby Voicu

    @donoho: no problem, Happy I could be of help

    @George: did you try to drag and drop the archive? I dragged the smilies, at first, at to no succes.

  6. Baden Gilmore

    We use Pidgin as one of our options for ourproduct, “Banner Chats”. It works very well for us!

    Regards,
    Baden

  9. Bobby Voicu

    @Baden: it is a nice product (Pidgin, I mean), without a doubt 😀 better than the damn YM, with all the bells and whistles, for sure.

    @gary: glad I could help

    @Binekhan: I do not use IRC, never thought about it 😀

  10. Humuhumu

    Thank you thank you thank you! Now I don’t have to hug my mom with weird stubby little arms. I did a search on Pidgin’s first day and nothing was working, so happy to finally have this resolved!

  11. Pensador

    If I add my custom emoticons, will my contacts be able to see them just like in Windows Live Messenger?

  12. Bobby Voicu

    @Humuhumu: glad I could help 🙂 Nice weird-looking site you got there, btw 🙂

    @Pensador: your contacts will see whatever smilies they use. You cannot control how their programs react. But, if they have MSN, they will see you smilies 🙂

  13. Peter

    Thanks Bobby! I’ve been using Gaim for a long time and when Pidgin came along, I really missed all the YIM animated smilies. Now they’re back. Woohoo! Passing along the good news at my blog too.

  14. Bobby Voicu

    Peter, glad I could help. I really understand what you were going through 😛

    THanks for the mention on your blog, btw 🙂

  16. Valeriu Palos

    Great job! I loved Pidgin ever since I upgraded from the old Gaim, and the only thing bugging me was that my smileys were gone. Well… that’s until I found this post… 🙂

  19. Andrian

    Cine stie unde se poate de gasit pack/smiley theme pentru Trillian versia 3.x Pro
    Who knows were i can find pack/smiley theme for Trillian version 3.x Pro

  30. EddieBear

    Today I took the leap of migrating from the last version of GAIM to PIDGIN, and felt the same way about its default smileys. Your method of installation couldn’t have been any smoother! Thanks for streamlining an otherwise confusing process! -EB

  31. AmiNImA

    Thanks a lot. I will put the ymessenger in the rubbish bin!
    Pidgin is really comfortable with this emotions!

  32. Chuqui

    Hi, thanks for your post. I still don’t know how to add any icon / smiley received from a msn user in a chat window.

    Can you help me with that? I often see cool icons and animations, but I don’t know where to save that image so it appears in my smileys set.

    Thanks and regards from Chile.

  33. occasus

    Thanks for the post. There seems to a bug though. After using some of the smilies, I can’t see the next message I send. It is only displayed after another message is send (the two are displayed together). Try for example :-h (before using any other simlies).

  34. Bogdan

    @CHUQUI: try to rename the file 59794-Original.tar.tar to 59794-Original.tar.gz and then drag it to Smiley Themes list from Preferences. Then select Original theme.

  36. Vanilla

    I’m using Pidgin too, but I’m used to Yahoo Smileys 😀 And yes it’s useful cuz I have to log on MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Gmail and others. I love it. By the way, I’m Romanian.

  38. dancmd

    salut!

    am citit cat de awesome e sa folosesti emoticoanele originale de yahoo in pidgin, dar nu ai scis nimic “la vedere” despre cum sa le instalez…
    chiar trebuie sa-mi cumpar o pereche de ochelari si sa ma apuc de un studiu scolastic serios al blogului tau ca sa descopar si how to ? 😛