On 08/28/2012 08:28 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. uttered this comment:
On 08/28/2012 10:15 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 08/29/2012 09:38 AM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> I'm currently using a Gateway T-6321 Laptop with a web-cam built into
>> it's lid / screen area. I have Cheese installed.....along with
>> Pidgin. I am wondering what I need to do or install or enable in
>> order to get my web-cam to actually work with my Pidgin? Or are they
>> just separate entities?...I can see myself on the web-cam when I
>> start it up, but there are no features or "Options" in it's menu
that
>> say anything like "Enable Web-Video Chat"...or anything along those
>> lines.....anyone have any clues?...I'm stumped!
>>
>
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#DoesPidginsupportvoiceorvideo
>
>
Hmm.....thanks I guess?......maybe it's time to switch to
Empathy?....maybe I'd have a little more support for various chat
programs and their differing protocols....
Make sure you've enabled the "Voice/Video" Pidgin plugin and configured
it appropriately. As to the protocol, not all protocols support video,
regardless of which client you use.
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