Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim (Expert's Voice in Open Source) - Softcover

Egan, Sean

 
9781590594674: Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1590594673 ISBN 13: 9781590594674
Publisher: Apress, 2005

Synopsis

Are you enamored with instant messaging? Would you like to learn how to create your own messaging application? This book shows you how, by dissecting Gaim―the world's most popular open source instant messaging application. Authored by the Gaim maintainer, Sean Egan, you are presented with a thorough overview of Gaim architecture and application programming interface.

You'll learn how to make the most of the popular GTK+ graphical user interface toolkit. Egan guides you through the creation and installation of plug-ins, and discusses strategies involved in supporting messaging protocols like MSN Messenger, AIM and IRC. He also covers topics such as multi-platform support and internationalization.

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About the Author

Sean Egan is employed by Google on the Google Talk team, where he is working to improve compatibility with Gaim and other open-source messaging applications.

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Publisher
Apress
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1590594673
ISBN 13 
9781590594674
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
392

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