i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:45:23 +0000how to add pidgin to i3statushttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/Hi, I am using i3 4.0.1 that installed in centos6.5 via epel. I am looking for how to add pidgin to i3status ThanksFri, 17 Jan 2014 13:36:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/Comment by mnjagadeesh for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am using i3 4.0.1 that installed in centos6.5 via epel. I am looking for how to add pidgin to i3status</p> <p>Thanks</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3267#comment-3267is there any how to to insta i3 4.7? I did search but did not find any reevent docFri, 17 Jan 2014 14:51:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3267#comment-3267Comment by joepd for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am using i3 4.0.1 that installed in centos6.5 via epel. I am looking for how to add pidgin to i3status</p> <p>Thanks</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3269#comment-3269Really? The most recent CentOS uses this antiquated piece of software? This might be of help: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/68/how-to-build-and-install-i3-from-sources/, but really, the i3 package needs some love on the rpm side of the universe... Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:38:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3269#comment-3269Comment by Adaephon for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am using i3 4.0.1 that installed in centos6.5 via epel. I am looking for how to add pidgin to i3status</p> <p>Thanks</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3271#comment-3271i3 isn't even in the core distribution of CentOS. Also, CentOS is very ... conservative in regards to current versions of nearly everything (somtimes even more than Debian). So there may not even be all necessary libraries and recent enough versions thereof available to compile i3 4.7.Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:45:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?comment=3271#comment-3271Answer by Adaephon for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am using i3 4.0.1 that installed in centos6.5 via epel. I am looking for how to add pidgin to i3status</p> <p>Thanks</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?answer=3265#post-id-32654.0.1 is quite dated and does not have the ability to show tray icons yet. If you use a more recent version of i3 (current stable: 4.7) the tray icon of pidgin will be shown in the i3bar. Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:46:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3264/how-to-add-pidgin-to-i3status/?answer=3265#post-id-3265