[Pidgin] #4843: Problems setting image in Pidgin 2.3.1

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#4843: Problems setting image in Pidgin 2.3.1
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 Reporter:  MichaelEber       |       Type:  defect
   Status:  new               |   Priority:  minor 
Component:  pidgin (gtk)      |    Version:  2.3.1 
 Keywords:  icon, image size  |    Pending:  0     
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 I had been searching for info on how to set an image in pidgin and found
 the thread for a closed (resolved) ticket.  From that thread I was able to
 find (for the first time) what the image requirements were for XMPP.

 I had attempted to set my own icon.  Using Paint.Net I did image reduction
 and size adjustments but could not get Pidgin to accept any of my .jpg
 images.

 In the thread it stated that the image had to be no bigger than 96 x 96
 pixels and a size no larger than 8K.  I had a jpg image that was 45 x 45,
 had a size of 7.9 and Pidgin continued to report that the image was too
 big.

 I then found at the bottom of the thread that Pidgin converts the image to
 PNG and THEN sees if the image is too big.  Hmmmmm...I thought...let's
 convert the image to PNG.  I found that a straight conversion to PNG left
 me with an image that was 19K.  So now I could finally take steps to
 finally resize my image -- shrunk it until I got a size of 7K in PNG and
 was able to save it.

 I am writing this as a defect because it should not require this much
 research and trial-and-error to get an image to be accepted by Pidgin.
 This can easily be avoided simply by change the error message to read:

 "Sorry, the image cannot be used by XMPP.  It must be less than 8K in size
 when stored as a PNG file."

 A simple rewording can make the work of a user that much easier!!!

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4843>
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