annotate PLUGIN_HOWTO @ 17590:abc4dcd25c50

Compare the user-entered file extension to the GDK file extension case-insensitively. So if a user types "example.JPG" when saving a direct IM image, it'll save it as a jpeg and not fallback to saving it as a png because it doesn't recognize JPG as a valid file type. Another change that fixes #914

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the HOWTOs in the
"Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.