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kf
kf is a small Jabber client for GNU/Linux. It aims to be both simple and powerful, and is designed for the advanced user.
| Tags | Communications Chat |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
| Translations | Bulgarian Polish Russian |
Recent releases
- 27 Apr 2005 13:05
Changes: This release fixes some build issues and compiles with GtkSpell for spellchecking support.
- 24 Apr 2005 18:31
Changes: The UI has been polished. Chatroom invitations have been added. Some minor bugs have been fixed.
- 24 Mar 2005 13:14
Changes: kf now displays links in headline message boxes. In group chats, nicknames are colored.
- 20 Mar 2005 07:45
Changes: Message Archive was fixed. The docklet menu is now more functional.
- 25 Feb 2005 17:44
Changes: This update includes support for managing privacy lists (privacy lists are the equivalent of email filters in instant messaging), custom roster icons, and user interface updates. Several bugs have been fixed.
- All comments
Recent commentsCurrent status (my impressions)
Well, the readme says it probably has bugs, and
I'd say that yes, it does.
Most obvious is the way
that both windows flicker insanely until I click on
either of them -the debug messages mention about
glade not being able to find the gnome libraries
(that's because I have no intention of installing
gnome), so perhaps that's related. There's also
mention of "could not find signal handler
'on_popup_group_activate'", which might make a
difference too, I don't know.
At least after I've
stopped it, the flickering doesn't return until the
next time I start the program.
Second problem, there's not much (none?) instructions,
and a lot of things in the UI are slightly ambiguous,
but that's not quite such an issue to me yet because
Thirdly, and most importantly, it will not
let me connect to the server I got the account on.
It seemed to let me create the account,
oddly. Another client connects to it without problems.
Possible clue is the message:
CRITICAL **: file lm-connection.c: line 1547
(lm_connection_set_proxy): assertion `proxy
!= NULL' failed
Which is strange, because I have "use proxy"
unselected. Anyway, I recognise this is
a relatively new project, at version
0.1.4.1 as I write this, so perhaps things like these
will improve in time. I hope so, because there don't
seem to be any decent Jabber clients
out there that I can use.