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imakowski · Talk n00bie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

Will Google Talk support MSN constacts avatars like Pandion? I'm so sad, becasue current testing version (.91) displays only black image instead of avatars :/

I'm using transport to MSN from Polish serwer, but I think this is not a transport issue :/

Please see attached screen shot

Lucky · Pro Talker Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 480 Location: Europe

it might get fixed....
I don`t know anything about it.

Remember, this is a testing version.

Lucky · Pro Talker Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 480 Location: Europe

Actually, try requesting help from Google.

Go here.

vikke · Moderator Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 867

Its maybe the transport that needs to be updated.

imakowski · Talk n00bie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

i have the same problem on .92 :/, anyone has this problem on your msn transports?

Maybe there is a transport which don't have this problem?

spockboy · Talk n00bie Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 5

This is likely to be the fault of the Google Talk client.

According to this mailinglist message post by Lars T. Mikkelsen, the problem ocurrs because the Google Talk client does not comply properly with the JEP-0153 standard (vCard-Based Avatars).

This kind developer at the message post above has provided the code necessary to modify PyMSNt in order for it to work with Google Talk clients as desired.

Unfortunately, this solution means modifying the PyMSNt source. For those users out there who aren't using their own Jabber server/MSN transport, you'll have to just wait, or contact the administrator of your Jabber server to get them to apply the patch.

Cheers,
Daniel Simmons.

Lucky · Pro Talker Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 480 Location: Europe

Thanks Daniel for helping us better understand the issue and ofering a solution Smile

spockboy · Talk n00bie Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 5

No worries. I just applied the necessary patch to PyMSNt and it works.

Also to be clear, Lars T. Mikkelsen's patch also fixes sending of your avatar to MSN clients (the problem witnessed here: http://www.customizetalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=432).

Either Google will fix this up soon (as they should), or a similar patch may be incorporated into PyMSN-t and then administrators subsequently update (less likely).

Cheers,
Dan.

Ferman · Talk n00bie Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 2

can you tell us wich transporter are you using?
(i've tried to install my own transporter but with no success)

and i'm really wanting this...

today i'm using jabber.no

imakowski · Talk n00bie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

Great! But anybody knows when Google Talk fix will be available ??

Which transports offer now correct displaying of MSN Avatars?

himynameisjonas · Talk n00bie Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: sweden

yeah, i would be great to know any transport that have the "avatar-patch"

MastahF · Talk n00bie Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

My jabber server with msn-transport has this patch applied, try registering with msn-transport.student.utwente.nl

Ferman · Talk n00bie Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 2

MastahF, thanks man that worked! Wink

Any chance to fix the msn usernames?

(in the above screen, the msn usernames are ok... without the user%hotmail.com tag showed)

thanks

spockboy · Talk n00bie Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 5

trinest · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

Yahoo is going with Live very soon in one of the beta live messanger versions apparently.

Google Talk needs to go with AIM like the plan was....

MAybe one day we will have a supper client and not need transports.