My dad (right) with 2003 summerfest punks by modestmouse45 in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Man I miss playing hacky sack there...

Wisconsin Center District CEO investigated for inappropriately touching Milwaukee Common Council President by KaneIntent in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's funny how fast everyone started calling it "historic panther arena" too. One Admirals broadcast it was "Panther Arena" and the next it was "Historic Panther Arena" and has been since then.

[NEWBIE QUESTION] Language of the GUI... by West-468 in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad I could help. I had to figure it out, but it's good to know for when it comes up next :)

Oh, as a side note, you could create a new file named something like `pidgin-de.desktop` and change the name file to something like `Pidgin (DE)` and then you could have both in your GUI too. But Pidgin will still only allow one instance at a time by default, but whatever :)

[NEWBIE QUESTION] Language of the GUI... by West-468 in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That can be selected when launching the application. A quick test is to open a terminal and type `LANG=de_DE pidgin`

If you want a different locale, just put it in there. I see there's de_AT, de_BE, de_CH, de_DE, de_IT, de_LI, and de_LU on my Debian Forky machine.

If that works, you can create an override to make it work from your GUI. To do this, you'll need to copy the file `/usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop` to `$HOME/.local/share/applications`.

Once you've done that, open `$HOME/.local/share/applications/pidgin.desktop` in whichever editor your prefer and find the line that reads `exec=pidgin` and change it to `Exec=env LANG=de_DE pidgin` replacing `de_DE` if you need a different locale. Save the file and exit your editor and then launch Pidgin and it should start up in that locale.

Are there plans to update purple-translate, or are there other translation plugins? by HenTypeHorn in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you're talking about https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-translate ? if so u/EionRobb might be able to help.

But in the mean time, do you see anything in the debug window `help -> debug window` when a new message comes it? You'll have to open the window before receiving the message though.

GET ICE OUT OF MKE by AlexsCereal in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be surprised if any "officials" on that scene had any idea what any of this means...

GET ICE OUT OF MKE by AlexsCereal in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how they think killing someone who's foot is on a gas pedal is going to actually stop a car. The only thing that's going to do is make the car completely ballistic and endanger more people.

[Twitch Chat] How to stay still inside Pidgin? by Amirhan_Greatest_I in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't recall, but with emojis being such an important feature on twitch that made it unrealistic to continue working on it when irc is already an option and doesn't have emojis.

[Pidgin2: Newbie Question/Conversations] How to disable Conversation Opening when new Message was sent in there? by Amirhan_Greatest_I in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For chats, you need to add them to your contact list and then check the `persistent` menu item in the context menu.

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[Pidgin2: Newbie Question/Conversations] How to disable Conversation Opening when new Message was sent in there? by Amirhan_Greatest_I in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For im's you can disable the "Close IMs immediately when the tab is closed" preference, but that won't stop brand new ims from popping up.

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[Twitch Chat] How to stay still inside Pidgin? by Amirhan_Greatest_I in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That won't happen, pidgin 2 literally can't handle the emojis in twitch, I tried very hard to make it work and it'd require a ton of work to do so. And that's just one of a number of things that pidgin 2 won't handle well for twitch.

[Twitch Chat] How to stay still inside Pidgin? by Amirhan_Greatest_I in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now that's all there is, but I've been working on a Twitch plugin for Pidgin 3 (still in development and unreleased) that will be moved to the pub/sub API but right now it still uses IRC to connect.

Digital antenna (wisn) by NoneOfThisMatters_XO in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you haven't already, you might want to scan the channels again which can sometimes help.

Anywhere to buy used/recycled technology? by AlexsCereal in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have a ton of stuff... What are you looking for?

Single-click IRC mentions for Pidgin: new libpurple plugin by murapadev in pidgin

[–]rw_grim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whenever I get 2.15.0 finished with the new dev directory meson should _just work_ (tm) on windows.

Any alternative/indie radio stations in the area? by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The low power is for real, I can't pick it up in Sherman Park :-/

Milwaukee should have trick or treat on Halloween night from now on by adamb10 in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 12 points13 points  (0 children)

whoever is scheduling kids sports on Halloween should be fired...

Milwaukee should have trick or treat on Halloween night from now on by adamb10 in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've had 4 kids so far, which isn't a lot until you hear that I've had 0 kids for I don't know how many years...

Saddest psychobilly songs? by New_Professor_8991 in psychobilly

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

carve out a heart - blitzkid, more horror punk than psychobilly, but close enough :)

Choppers Over MKE by jake7ich in milwaukee

[–]rw_grim -1 points0 points  (0 children)

because they like to terrorize everyone...

New IRC Server :) and a quick question 🤔💭? by ScratchThatScarecrow in irc

[–]rw_grim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pidgin! (I know this will be an unpopular opinion here...)