Pidgin or gaim?
For yahoo instant messenger client, I prefer to use gaim rather than using native client of YM, or other multi instant messenger. With gaim, I’m still able to see the original emoticon theme of YM, and I don’t need to bother with advertisement that usually appears on the original instant client of YM. Other reason using gaim? Nothing.. I just like it.. lol.. ^^’
Several days ago, I downloaded the new version of gaim, which has changed its name to pidgin (ver 2 beta 7). There’s explaination of the name changes in the pidgin site. But seems during I write this blog, the site is still slashdotted. In short, somehow, there was a trademark lawsuit from AOL for the name of ‘GAIM’.
What I like with this new gaim is, there’s some improvement in the UI and seems more responsive, but I really miss the original emoticon. This new version no longer includes the original emoticon theme for each procotol such YM or MSN, but has its own emoticon theme. Actually, it’s quite cute, but I prefer to have the original theme. I hope later on there’s icon theme pack of YM for pidgin. Another cons is, there’s problem with displaying buddy’s avatar. Almost all of my friends’ avatar cannot be displayed, dunno why.
Recently, I’ve just read news from slashdot that the final version of Pidgin 2.0 has released (that’s why pidgin site got slashdot effect lol). But the difference between the latest beta 7 version is only some minor bug fixing, so I decided to download it just later on (may be tomorrow ^^’ ). But however, if there’s still problem for displaying buddies’ avatar in this final release, I think I’ll be back installing previous gaim (ver 2 beta 6).
btw, here can be found a quite detail review of Pidgin 2.0.0 (I haven’t read it anyway.. lol)
