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Changes between Version 93 and Version 94 of Using Pidgin


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Timestamp:
Jan 8, 2008, 10:23:35 AM (16 years ago)
Author:
FND
Comment:

Running Windows Pidgin From a USB Drive (Portable Mode) -- adjusted formatting of sub-headings

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    v93 v94  
    324324Note: With the setup described in this guide, other GTK+ applications can use the same GTK+ runtime.
    325325
    326 '''Preparation'''
     326'''''Preparation'''''
    327327 * create a temporary folder structure (e.g. in `C:\tmp`):
    328328   * `extracted`
     
    335335 * '''extract''' these archives to `extracted\GTK` and `extracted\Pidgin`, respectively
    336336
    337 '''Pidgin'''
     337'''''Pidgin'''''
    338338 * copy (or move) everything ''except'' the following folders from `extracted\Pidgin` to `portable\Pidgin`:
    339339   * `ca-certs`
     
    348348 * rename `portable\Pidgin\pidgin.exe` to `portable\Pidgin\pidgin-portable.exe` - this will cause Pidgin to run in "portable mode"
    349349
    350 '''GTK+'''
     350'''''GTK+'''''
    351351 * copy (or move) everything ''except'' the following files and folders to `portable\GTK`:
    352352   * `share`
     
    359359   * copy the theme's `gtkrc` file from `extracted\GTK\share\themes\`[''theme'']`\gtk-2.0` to `portable\GTK\etc\gtk-2.0`, replacing the existing file
    360360
    361 '''ASpell'''
     361'''''ASpell'''''
    362362
    363363For spell-checking support, you will also need to create a minimal ASpell runtime installation from an existing ASpell installation.
     
    369369Running `U:\portable\Pidgin\pidgin-portable.exe` will cause Pidgin to run off the USB drive, saving all settings, logs etc. to `U:\portable\.purple`.
    370370
    371 '''Upgrading Pidgin portable'''
     371'''''Upgrading Pidgin Portable'''''
    372372
    373373In order to upgrade Pidgin portable to a new version, simply download the latest [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234 zipped binaries] and follow the steps described in the '''Pidgin''' section above.
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