ImageIM (tm) - A Plugin for Gaim -------------------------------------------------- ImageIM allows users of Gaim to send images instantly and easily by grabbing a selected region of a user's screen and sending it to their buddy. -------------------------------------------------- Installation Instructions: Step 1: Install the latest version of Gaim Step 2: Register a username on imageim.com Step 3: Download either the Windows DLL or the Linux SO file. Place this in Gaim's Plugin directory. See the instructions below to build the source file. Step 4: Once you launch Gaim, go to Preferences -> Plugins and enable ImageIM. Now select the ImageIM plugin preference and enter your username and password. Step 5: You will now see an ImageIM button right next to the Send button in your conversation windows. -------------------------------------------------- Usage Instructions: When you would like to send any rectangular portion of your screen to a buddy, simply click the ImageIM button and select a rectangular region. This region will appear in the buddy window along with the rest of the instant message. Click send to send this image to your buddy. If your buddy has ImageIM installed, they will see the image in their buddy window. Otherwise, they will receive a link to the image on the imageim.com webserver. -------------------------------------------------- Build Instructions: Save the imageim.c file into the plugins directory of a source distribution of Gaim, and type "make imageim.dll" in windows or "make imageim.so" in linux. You must first build Gaim. -------------------------------------------------- questions? willgorman@hotmail.com