Bug#520658: ITP: pidgin-latex -- pidgin plugin that turns LaTeX code into images

[Mehdi Dogguy <mehdi.dogguy@pps.jussieu.fr>]

Severin Heiniger wrote:
> 
> This Pidgin plugin looks for $$latex math$$ patterns and replaces them
> with the rendered LaTeX output. The graphics is only displayed locally,
> so the conversation partner will have to use the plugin as well.
> 

Looks funny…

> The package appears to be lintian clean.
> 
> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pidgin-latex
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
> main contrib non-free
> - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pidgin-latex/pidgin-latex_1.3.1-1.dsc
> 
> 

I've built/installed your package and nothing happened!
(Yes I activated it from the plugin list).
The first try, I had to wait for 2 seconds and then nothing happens. The
second try nothing neither. And my friend who was receiving my messages
only saw the text message, no images.

Have you tested it?

Cheers,

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