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Skype plugin for trillian how to#
Skype plugin for trillian install#

Once a patron hits the widget on your website, the plugin will automatically create a buddy in your buddy list. In the Advanced tab, you should have the following:Īfter that, you should be good to go.

Your Screen name and password will be different.) (Note: The screenshot below is my settings for my own widget. To add an account in Pidgin, click on the “Accounts” menu in the buddylist and then select “Add Edit.” Per the directons on the plugin page, you will need to enter these settings in your new meebo account in Pidgin: In the Basic tab, make sure you have the following: Next, I created an account in Pidgin to connect to the Meebome widget.Once the plugins window is open, you simply need to check the box to activate the plugin. You will find the plugins feature under the “Tools” menu in the Pidgin buddylist. If you do not restart Pidgin after copying the plugin into the directory, it will likely not show up in the plugin list.

Next, I restarted Pidgin and activated the plugin.

Skype plugin for trillian install#

To install the plugin, simply copy the meebo.dll file that you downloaded into this directory. With a default Windows installation, you will find the Pidgin plugins folder at C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins.

I then did a quick Google search and found this plugin, and installed it as directed into my Pidgin plugins folder.

First, I updated my version of Pidgin (formerly GAIM) to the latest version.

I downloaded and installed this plugin, and thus far it seems to be working great. I’ve written before about using multiple clients, so this seems to help get rid of the need to log into meebo. Even NASA doesn’t have to start as many programs when launching the shuttle. For libraries who staff IM with Trillian, a Meebome widget with meebo, and skype with skype, logging into to three different things can be quite the ordeal.

Being able to connect to the meebome widget through my IM client sounded like a dream come true, so I decided to check it out. They use Pidgin instead of Trillian to connect to multiple IM clients. So I was in a OhioLINK meeting yesterday, and one of the committee members told me that her colleague, Andrew Whitis, had gotten a meebome widget to work with Pidgin.

Skype plugin for trillian how to#

However, the newest version of Trillian works great with the Meebo Widget, and I have written a guide that details how to set it up. I haven’t used this setup for well over a year, as for some reason it stopped connecting to the Meebo Widget.