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loudtiger

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Registered: 2009-01-08

Posts: 68

piping into pidgin conversation??

this might sound like a weird question, but is there any way to pipe a file into a pidgin conversation? for example:

cat foo > pidgin.users.x

then the contents of the file would show up in the text input field.

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: piping into pidgin conversation??

You can always pipe it into xclip, then paste it into your pidgin window.

Use |, though, not > (which is for file redirection).

pseup

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Registered: 2008-06-06

Posts: 103

Re: piping into pidgin conversation??

It can be done via dbus if you want to make a script for it. The PurpleConvImSend method will send the message to the recipiant without confirming it first, PurpleConvSendConfirm will send the message to the edit box for you to confirm/edit/whatever.

Probably also possible via piping with the `purple-remote` app, but I've never really looked at.

HashBox

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Registered: 2009-01-22

Posts: 271

Re: piping into pidgin conversation??

If you want file redirection you could probably make a simple python fuse filesystem, and use dbus to communicate with pidgin actually sounds like a handy little script

Edit: I would actually have a go at coding it if I was using Linux, shouldn't be too difficult really

Last edited by HashBox (2009-11-11 20:39:55)

Square

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Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 435

Re: piping into pidgin conversation??

There is a pidgin plugin that comes with the purple plugins pack which allows you to do just that. It is the exec extension, and it allows you to use /exec and ! to run shell commands in the chat window.

With !, you can do '!cat file' in your conversation and it will spit out the file's contents to your contact.

Last edited by Square (2009-11-11 20:48:48)

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Daenyth

Forum Fellow

From: Boston, MA

Registered: 2008-02-24

Posts: 1,244

Re: piping into pidgin conversation??

The exec plugin is probably the simplest way. I use it often

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