Changes between Version 167 and Version 168 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Jul 5, 2009, 3:53:03 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

loser

Comment:

improved portable upgrade script

Using Pidgin

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 === Can I make Pidgin transparent/translucent? ===
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 '''Windows:'''[[BR]]
 You can make Pidgin translucent in most versions of Windows using the "Transparency" plugin that ships with Pidgin for Windows.  A user has also recommended the freeware Windows utility, [http://www.abstractpath.com/powermenu/ PowerMenu] which can to make any window translucent.
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 The following batch script takes care of removing unneeded Pidgin files as described above.
 
-'''Do not use this unless you understand what it is doing!'''
-{{{
-REM download: http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=235&filename=pidgin-<version>-win32-bin.zip
-
-cd pidgin-<version>-win32-bin
-
-REM remove unused modules
-rmdir /S /Q perlmod
-del plugins\perl.dll plugins\tcl.dll
-
-REM keep only relevant locale (here: DE)
-move locale\de %TEMP%
-rmdir /S /Q locale
-mkdir locale
-move %TEMP%\de locale
-
-REM disable spell-checking
-del libgtkspell.dll
-
-REM activate portable mode
-move pidgin.exe pidgin-portable.exe
+'''Do not use this unless you understand what it is doing! '''
+{{{
+: preparation: download http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=235&filename=pidgin-<version>-win32-bin.zip
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+set TMPDIR=tmp_%RANDOM%_%RANDOM%
+cd pidgin-*-win32bin && ^
+echo remove unused modules && ^
+rmdir /S /Q perlmod && ^
+del plugins\perl.dll plugins\tcl.dll && ^
+echo keep only relevant locale (here: DE) && ^
+set TMPDIR=tmp_%RANDOM%_%RANDOM% && ^
+mkdir %TMPDIR% && ^
+move locale\de %TMPDIR% && ^
+rmdir /S /Q locale && ^
+mkdir locale && ^
+move %TMPDIR%\de locale && ^
+echo disable spell-checking && ^
+del libgtkspell.dll && ^
+echo activate portable mode && ^
+move pidgin.exe pidgin-portable.exe && ^
+echo SUCCESS || ^
+echo ERROR
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+PAUSE
 }}}