GTKYahoo - GTK Yahoo Pager Client

GTKyahoo project was closed down. There will be no further updates here.

Intro

GTKYahoo is a GPL'd GTK+ based yahoo pager client for unix. I wrote this for a couple of reasons - hating windows, wanting to learn GTK+, and because the Java client is highly irritating and seems extremely buggy. (I.e. try resizing a chat window)

I am using the current version on a daily basis without any problems. New features and improvements are being added constantly. Take a look at the ChangeLog for more details.

GTKYahoo has a number of features not available in the Windows or Java versions of the pager, including an auto-reply (answering machine) feature and automatic forwarding of incoming messages via email.

There is a mailing list set up for announcements, etc. Please sign up and hear about new developments.

GtkYahoo 0.18.2 was released with some new features and capabilities. Check out the ChangeLog for details.

New Features / bug fixes

Refreshing the Address Book data now refreshes the friends list (in case anyone's real name has changed!)
Now gtkyahoo re-links if libyahoo.a has changed (finally!)
All status messages will use real names if real names are enabled
If your'e chatting with a non-friend and you're ingoring messages from non-friends, you will NOT ignore replies to the non-friend you're chatting with!
Buddy statuses now enclosed in ()'s as with Win32 client
Added lots of keyboard shortcuts to menus
Now the Get Credentials menu item is disabled upon login
Added loads of keyboard shortcuts to the menu items
Now **you** are listed in the Friends list a la the Win32 client
You can now right-click on your name in the main window and change your status
All the possible statuses are now settable from keyboard shortcuts
Bug fixes in the new way the friends CTree is built
Custom status window is now modal
Fixed bug where custom status messages with commas in them caused problems
Now the libyahoo Authors are listed in the About box too
Now your own status changes are announced in each of your chat windows (like the Win32 client)

GtkYahoo 0.18.1 was released with some new features and capabilities. Check out the ChangeLog for details.

New Features

Nicer Authors lists
Local Ignore lists
Display real names (from the Yahoo! Address Book) instead of ID's

GtkYahoo 0.18 was released with several new features and capabilities. Check out the ChangeLog for details.

GtkYahoo 0.17 was released with tons of new features and capabilities. Check out the ChangeLog for details.

New Features

Almost too many changes to list (it's been way too long since the last release.

HTTP connection mode (for users behind firewalls)
Connection to your Yahoo! address book
Conference support massively improved (<blush>but not quite complete</blush>)
New experimental login widget
Should compile under Solaris without any issue now
New menus linking users to other Yahoo! services
Better log file support
Lots of bug fixes and minor improvements

This is the first release since moving GtkYahoo to SourceForge and splitting libyahoo out as a seperate library.

Download Area

Project filelist
Latest releases (http)

Upcoming Features

Better icons/graphics/etc. (Please send me some!)
Better cosmetic appearance for all windows (send patches!)
About box

Requirements

It requires gtk+ 1.2.x. I have received reports that it works on quite a number of different platforms.

Feel free to mirror these web pages or the sources.

Programmer Notes

The libyahoo subdirectory contains a protocol support library for yahoo messenger that is licensed under the GPL. Feel free to take it an use it in your own programs. However, please get it from the sourceforge project for libyahoo, as that will be the most current.

The libyahoo library is originally based on Doug Winslow's yppro2.c prototype pager code.

Just as a disclaimer - this program is not supported/sponsored/etc by Yahoo! in any way.

Screenshots

These are some old screenshots that are really out of date.

Other Open Source Clients

KYahoo: KDE/Qt Yahoo Client, includes Conferencing support
Ari's Yahoo Client: Text/Console yahoo client, based on yahoolib.
Chimmy's Yahoo Client: Another text based one, based on Ari's yahoo client.
EveryBuddy: GTK based multi-protocol (all-in-one) package based on yahoolib.
Jabber: An all-in-one client/server setup. Yahoo is one of the supported message transports included with the package.
Praya - Java: Looks to be a multiprotocol all-in-one type package, irc, mail, etc. Yahoo support based on yahoolib.
GYach: This is a Yahoo Chat! client, not a messenger client, but is related and will hopefully eventually be integrated into libyahoo, so I've included it here.
Fire.app: MacOS X yahoo client.