[Pidgin] #13050: Avatars not showing on Yahoo

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#13050: Avatars not showing on Yahoo
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 Reporter:  FireDK  |        Owner:  sulabh.dev         
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new                
Milestone:          |    Component:  Yahoo!/Yahoo! JAPAN
  Version:  2.9.0   |   Resolution:                     
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment(by drvladl):

 Still here in 2.10.0, under Linux. Still, in order to update the avatars
 it's not necessary to delete the whole .purple folder. Deleting all files
 in .purple/icons and restarting the application does the trick for me. A
 script that deletes these files before starting Pidgin should partially
 solve the problem, if you don't mind loosing all icons for offline
 buddies.

 Maybe implementing some code that would automatically delete the buddy's
 icon when he/she comes online, and automatically downloading the avatar
 for him/her would solve the problem? For what is worth, somebody's avatar
 can be found at http://img.msg.yahoo.com/avatar.php?format=png&yids=USERID
 for PNG format and at
 http://img.msg.yahoo.com/avatar.php?format=jpg&yids=USERID for JPG format.

 Unfortunately I am no coder, so I can not submit a patch. Still, I hope
 this helps.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/13050#comment:11>
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