How to use the Pidgin plugin

Compiling the plugin on Windows (32bit)

1. Download the pidgin source here.
2. Copy the folder libpurple to your library folder (e.g. C:/Libraries/libpurple).
3. Download glib-2.39.0 here and move it into your library folder as well (e.g. C:/Libraries/glib-2.39.0).
4. Add a cache entry in cmake named CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH and set it to your library folder you used before (e.g. C:/Libraries).
5. Run cmake in the pidgin folder, if you only want to build pidgin. Otherwise run it on root level of the repository.

Using the plugin

Create an account

1. Start pidgin with admin rights.
2. Click on Accounts->Manage Accounts to open a pop up named Accounts.
3. Click Add.. to add a new account and set Whisper Library as the Protocol.
4. The username is up to you and only used locally.
5. Click on the tab Advanced for more options. The Network Adapter ID is the unique name of your network adapter used for sending and receiving messages. The standard value should be fine. Below is the Covert Channel ID which specifies the covert channel used for communication. You can display a list of available network adapters and covert channels after creating an account.
6. Finish the account creation by clicking Add.

Adding a buddy

1. Click on Buddies->Add Buddy... to open the dialog.
2. Your buddies username is his local ip address (e.g. 192.168.1.144).
3. Finish by clicking Add
4. Your buddy will show up in the contact list. Please note that the online status is not supported, so contacts will always appear as online even if they are not.