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 === Theme.xml ===
 To give users more control, Pidgin allows further customization through its own theme.xml files.  Pidgin's Buddy List theme.xml file offers exact control of text and background colour elements in the buddy list window.  BUT, as luck would have it, GTK's "MS-Windows" constrains what can be overridden (the only GTK theme to do so). Thus, theme.xml cannot work properly with it.  The end result is, to make use of the fine grain control of Pidgin's theme.xml, one must not use the GTK's MS-Win theme.  Which is particularly problematic since it is the only GTK theme that can show through Win OS appearance - all other GTK themes take over and mask it.  This, regrettably, means that all the effort you've invested in making a beautiful OS theme cannot be seen in Pidgin.  It also means that since you cannot rely on GUI information coming from the OS, you now MUST install a GTK theme pack with a theme selector tool (as discussed above) in order to circumvent the only decent looking but malfunctioning GTK file that comes with Pidgin.
 
-After downloading a theme pack, you get access to a large number of GTK themes the manifestation of which you can indirectly affect with theme.xml.  Details of theme.xml file syntax, explanation of controls available as well as some sample files can be found here:  https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/BuddyListThemes
+After downloading a theme pack, you get access to a large number of GTK themes the manifestation of which you can indirectly affect with theme.xml.  Details of theme.xml file syntax, explanation of controls available as well as some sample files can be found at BuddyListThemes
 
 === Creating a theme.xml file ===
 The quickest way to make your own custom theme.xml file is to download a ready made theme from the above link and edit it to suit your needs with your favourite text editor (like Vim).  Alternatively, you can write one from scratch by following instructions on the wiki.  If creating your own colour scheme, a convenient resource of hex colour codes can be found here:  http://www.colour-hex.com/popular-colours.php  If you like to experiment with colours, you can use the colour wheel present in Windows for selecting your desktop colour.  Once you come up with a colour you like, resulting RGB numbers can be plugged into a RGB to Hex colour converter which can be found here: http://www.javascripter.net/faq/rgbtohex.htm
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