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

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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks(a)alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------