Download Pidgin 2.5.2

Pidgin is an instant messaging client, supporting multiple im protocols, for Windows and Unix-like operating systems. This allows messages to be exchanged via various im networks, such as msn, aim, xmpp, icq and irc. The developers have released a new version with 2.5.2 as the version number. Here again various solutions for numerous small bugs can be found and support for custom smileys according to the xep-0231 and xhtml-im specifications is also added to xmpp. The included list of changes looks like this:

libpurple:

• Fixed a crash on removing a custom buddy icon on a buddy.
• Fixed a crash caused by certain self-signed SSL certificates.
• Enable a number of strong ciphers which were previously disabled when using NSS. (Thanks to Marcus Trautwig.)

Pidgin:

• The status selector now saves your message when changing status.
• Fix a case where a conversation window could close unexpectedly.
• A mute sounds option has been added to the preferences window to help with discoverability. CTRL+S is no longer bound to mute.
• Added ability to change the color of visited links (using the theme control plugin, or setting the color in ~/.gtkrc-2.0)
• Fix a crash occuring when a custom smiley is deleted and re-added and used in an open conversation after being re-added.

finch:

• A new ‘Nested Grouping’ option in the ‘Grouping’ plugin. Group hierarchies are defined by the ‘/’ character in the group names.
• A bug was fixed where some key-bindings wouldn’t work with some TERMs (eg xterm-color, screen-linux etc.)

MSN:

• Operations (such as moving to a new group) on contacts that were added in the same session should now complete correctly, and not cause synchronization errors at next login.
• Minor fixes to login process during a server transfer.
• Restored the “Has You” feature to the MSN protocol tooltips.
• ADL 205/214/etc errors should no longer prevent login.

XMPP:

• Sending and receiving custom smileys using the specification in XEP-0231 (bits of binary) and XHTML-IM

yahoo:

• Only send a Ping once every hour. This prevents the account from being disconnected from the server periodically.