Gajim FAQ

General

Can Gajim print the jabber xml it sends and receives?

Yes it can. In the Main Window do Actions → Advanced → XML Console. Check Enable and enjoy!

There are several links in the room's topic and I want to click them all!

Due to a limitation of GTK+ this is not possible in Gajim older than 0.12. Nevertheless you can type and send /topic and you will have the subject printed and then you can click on it.

Which XEPs does Gajim support?

Please read GajimXEPSupport.

When will Gajim support Jingle/Audio/Video?

Tomasz Melcer has been working on it during GSoC. A preview is available in a separate development branch. It hasn't been merged, yet.

Configuration

How can I use advanced configuration editor?

Please read ACE.

How do I setup an MSN/ICQ/AIM/Y!M/etc. transport in Gajim?

Please see TransportSetup.

How do I use Gajim with my Google Talk Account?

Please see GajimGoogleTalk.

I want to be able to choose the language of Gajim

For GNU/Linux systems prefix your Gajim invocation with 'LC_MESSAGES=YOUR_LOCALE' to something like 'LC_MESSAGES=de_DE gajim'. To find a suitable locale, issue 'locale -a'.

For Windows you have to set an enviromental variable called LANG to a value such as de_DE:

  • From the desktop, right click My Computer and click properties. In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
  • In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
  • Finally, in the Environment Variables window, Click to add a local variable called LANG and set it to de_DE or the language of your choice.

For more values see  http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-7171/6md6poht0?a=view, on how to set (advanced stuff) see  http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/win32/tutorials/article.php/c10849/

I want to use a spell-checker in one or more language.

Please read SpellerHelp.

I want to know if ssl or tls is activated

In your account line (in the roster), you can see a key : that means you use ssl or tls. Gajim never connect without ssl/tls without asking you.

Unintended behavior and errors

Ctrl-Tab acts in a unique way

Ctrl-Tab is a shortcut key to go to next unread tab or next composing tab if none unread. You can disable "going to next composing" in ACE.

I have a problem…

Feel free to ask your question in gajim@conference.gajim.org!

About Gajim

What does Gajim mean?

Gajim = Gajim (is) a Jabber Instant Messenger. Some users think it means "Gtk Absolute Jabber Instant Messenger" which is flattering. ;)

Do you guys have a groupchat room?

Yes, find us in gajim@conference.gajim.org.

Do you guys keeps web statistics?

Look in  http://www.lagaule.org/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=gajim&framename=index&lang=en.