Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of ThirdPartyPlugins

Timestamp:

Jul 21, 2007, 9:38:31 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

John Bailey

Comment:

fix fmoo's stupidity and some other miscellaneous crap

ThirdPartyPlugins

@@ -5 +5 @@
 Note that we do not support '''any''' of these plugins.  If you have problems with the plugins, you need to contact the plugin's developer using any resources available on the plugin's website.  Any and all tickets citing bugs in third-party plugins will be closed as invalid, as we do not develop or support these plugins.  You have been warned.
 
-So, all that said, here is the table of plugins:
+A further note to anyone editing this page: Make sure you have the correct website for the plugin you add.  I am tired of fixing bad links and getting e-mail to my project because no one pays attention to their edits.  -- [wiki:rekkanoryo]
+
+So, all that said, here are the tables of plugins:
+
+=== "Normal" Plugins ===
+These plugins appear in the plugins list and provide additional functionality.
 
 || '''Plugin Name''' || '''Website''' ||'''''Short'' Description'''||
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 || Pidgin-LaTeX || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin-latex/ Go] || Allows you to include mathematical formulas in your conversations.  ||
 
-Protocol Plugins
-|| '''Protocol Name''' || '''Website''' ||'''Source'''||'''Binaries'''||'''Last Build'''||
-|| Netsoul || [http://sourceforge.net/projects// Go] || Yes || Win32 || 2.0beta6 ||
-|| XFire || [http://plugins.guifications.org/ Go] || Yes || Yes || 2.0beta3 ||
-|| Battle.net || [http://gaim-bnet.sourceforge.net/ Go] || Yes || Win32 || 1.1.x ||
-|| SIP-e (MS Communicator) || [http://sipe.sourceforge.net/ Go] || Yes || No || 2.0.x ||
+ 
+=== Protocol Plugins ===
+These plugins do not appear in the plugins list.  Instead, they create new entries in the protocol field of the account editor and enable the user to connect to new IM or chat networks.
+|| '''Protocol Name''' || '''Website''' || '''''Short'' Description''' ||
+|| Netsoul || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim-netsoul/ Go] || Plugin for the netsoul IM network used at engineering schools in Paris, France ||
+|| XFire || [http://gfire.sourceforge.net/ Go] || Plugin to connect to the XFire gamers' IM network ||
+|| Battle.net || [http://gaim-bnet.sourceforge.net/ Go] || Plugin to connect to the battle.net IM service ||
+|| SIP-e (MS Communicator) || [http://sipe.sourceforge.net/ Go] || Plugin to connect to the MS Communicator IM server ||
 
+ 
+=== Loader Plugins ===
+These plugins do not appear in the plugins list.  Instead, they allow loading plugins written in other languages.
+
+(None listed yet)
+
+=== Additional Plugins ===
 Note that additional plugins are still hosted on our old [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=235&atid=390395 Sourceforge Tracker].  Some of these plugins may be updated to work with Pidgin, and some still may be for older versions.