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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Featured I like it! What's the story?Pidgin Embedded Video is the first plugin we have written. It all began in the summer of 2009 when the idea for this plugin had caught our fancy. We developed it in our spare time. Furthermore, as we read some documentation, we realized that it isn't so hard to do it. We like to work on it and as far as there are new improvements to be done, we will dedicate enough time. We hope you will enjoy it! We are open to new ideas and ready to get things better! Whether you have an idea of improving this project or something new and you think we can help you, feel free to contact us! What magic libraries does your plugin use to play the video?There is nothing totally unusual. We are using WebKit/GTK+. We like it because there is an increasing interest in its development. Why doesn't your plugin detect a video link I've just received?Did you check if the site is currently supported? If it is, we could have a bug in our implementation. Please tell us about it by opening a new issue. Why am I seeing a big white space instead of a video?The most common cause of this is that you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. But if you have it, we could have a bug. Tell us about it. How do I set the videos to be hidden by default?Go to the "Configure Plugin" menu and deselect the "Show every video instantly" option. Thereby, videos will be hidden by default. You can watch them by clicking on the toggle button (the little arrow). I want support for a new video site. What can I do?If you want a new video site which is not supported, please feel free to ask for it by opening a new issue. |
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Will this plugin be coming to Windows versions of Pidgin?
We are struggling to do it for Windows too. We can't say now how soon.
Who specifically would one contact about assisting (financially) with the Windows version?
Can you change the dependencies not to require flash-32 for my amd64 system? i have flash-64 installed manually, since there are no debs avaliable yet, but the .so can be downloaded from adobe labs.
Windows version?
Windows please! This plugin would be a dream come true for me.
Make it run on windows and you'll get a new worshiper
here another user wishing this to work on windows. :)
I would love this if there was a windows version
So I'm guessing this is never coming to Windows? :(
Again, I'm offering to assist financially for a expedited Windows port.. Please contact me if anyone that is on or used to be on the developing team for this plugin is interested in earning some extra cash. I don't want exclusivity or anything, I want to pay you to finish the Windows port & release it to the public for free just as if it were a normal release. If the issue isn't money, but a coding roadblock, please let me know that as well.. That way I know to stop offering cash for something that's not possible for you.
Thanks.