When working in the terminal, I use a lot CenterIM, an instant messenger client. While Finch (Pidgin on ncurse) is more feature-rich than CenterIM and has almost all the plugins that Pidgin has, I prefer CenterIM because it has a very clean interface, offering you just what you need to communicate:
-a contact list
-a chat window
-a log window (I find it quite informative)
There is one function in Pidgin that I like a lot and that is the “Pounce” option (being announce with a pop-up when an user log off, log in or some other event you select). After reading the CenterIM Documentation, I found a very simple solution to implement this feature to my favorite command line IM client. So here it is: Continue reading
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