Gaim 2.00 Beta 1 is out.

[mzkhadir]

http://gaim.sourceforge.net

 

[Modeps]

good to know, thanks for the update.

 

[stndn]

Tried it out yesterday and this morning, and it didn't take me long to go back to version 1.5 -(
while this beta version is an improvement over the previous version, there were just several changes or things missing from the beta version that i find lacking. Yes, it's the first beta version, so i'm hoping that it will improve with the second beta or later versions.

what i like about gaim 2 beta:
- Free, clean, all-in-one chat client -D
- Simpler interface
- More stable (or so it seems - i've only been using it for a while).
- note on more stable: usually the unstable network we have will crash gaim. it didn't crash gaim2 when we had network fluctuation


what i dislike about gaim 2 beta:
- wth are those gigantic buttons and text area doing at the bottom of my buddy list?
- ctrl enter to send message, enter to add new line? I know this can be changed, but i don't feel like digging into gtkrc
- no side scrolling bar for buddy list (some of my buddies have extremely long names they used on msn)
- tabs on chat window that take over the whole window (small details which is just a matter of preferences)


yes, i know i have more dislikes than likes. That's why i moved back to gaim 1.5 for now.
and yes, i know i should've used it longer, but well - maybe i'll wait for the second beta.


what others say about it

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: stndn
Tried it out yesterday and this morning, and it didn't take me long to go back to version 1.5 -(
while this beta version is an improvement over the previous version, there were just several changes or things missing from the beta version that i find lacking. Yes, it's the first beta version, so i'm hoping that it will improve with the second beta or later versions.

what i like about gaim 2 beta:
- Free, clean, all-in-one chat client -D
- Simpler interface
- More stable (or so it seems - i've only been using it for a while).
- note on more stable: usually the unstable network we have will crash gaim. it didn't crash gaim2 when we had network fluctuation


what i dislike about gaim 2 beta:
- wth are those gigantic buttons and text area doing at the bottom of my buddy list?
- ctrl enter to send message, enter to add new line? I know this can be changed, but i don't feel like digging into gtkrc
- no side scrolling bar for buddy list (some of my buddies have extremely long names they used on msn)
- tabs on chat window that take over the whole window (small details which is just a matter of preferences)


yes, i know i have more dislikes than likes. That's why i moved back to gaim 1.5 for now.
and yes, i know i should've used it longer, but well - maybe i'll wait for the second beta.


what others say about it

The gigantic buttons threw me off.

 

[0roo0roo]

hows memory usage?

 

[TheVrolok]

Hmm, I've never had any stability issues with 1.5 at all. In fact, there's very very little about 1.5 that I feel needs improvement. I'm wondering what else in 2.0 really makes it worthwhile?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
Hmm, I've never had any stability issues with 1.5 at all. In fact, there's very very little about 1.5 that I feel needs improvement. I'm wondering what else in 2.0 really makes it worthwhile?

One of the biggest changes is that gaim-vv code is being merged back into the base code, which should allow for video/webcam support over a few protocols.

 

[Tu13erhead]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
Hmm, I've never had any stability issues with 1.5 at all. In fact, there's very very little about 1.5 that I feel needs improvement. I'm wondering what else in 2.0 really makes it worthwhile?

Ever try sending/receiving a file with someone who has AIM? It rarely works and often crashes GAIM. That's another thing they're working ont with 2.0.

 

[sourceninja]

Anyone know how to make ctrl-enter send messages again? Well rather, has anyone added a plugin to do this. I'm not exactly sure where it is in the config files for gtk and I dont feel like hunting.

 

[Tu13erhead]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
Anyone know how to make ctrl-enter send messages again? Well rather, has anyone added a plugin to do this. I'm not exactly sure where it is in the config files for gtk and I dont feel like hunting.

Where did my ability to use Ctrl-Enter to send a message go?

Gaim used to have an option in the preferences window which let you choose whether to use Enter or Ctrl-Enter to send a message. This was less than optimal for many reasons, not least of which was because it only let you choose between those two options. It also caused large problems for people who required an alternate input method (people who were typing in Chinese or Japanese for example). On top of all this gtk provides an incredibly nice mechanisms which allows keybindings to be set for things via the gtk theme files. Gaim decided to use this gtk interface as a method of allowing people to use Ctrl-Enter to send but to also allow people to use anything else they felt like and to reduce the clutter in the User Interface. The gtk interface is, unfortunately, not as immediately obvious as a simple checkbox, however it is still simple. The example gtkrc file seen here shows you how to do it (among other things).