are you enamored with instant messaging? would you like to learn how to create your own messaging application? this book shows you how, by dissecting gaim--the worlds most popular open source instant messaging application. authored by the gaim maintainer, sean egan, you are presented a thorough overview of gaim architecture and application programming interface.youll learn how to make the most of the popular gtk+ graphical user interface toolkit. egan guides you through the creation and installation of plug-ins, and discusses strategies involved in supporting messaging protocols like msn messenger, aim and irc. he also covers topics such as multi-platform support and internationalization.