Open Buddy list via single clicking the tray icon?

Eoin Coffey ecoffey at gmail.com
Tue Oct 23 01:28:14 EDT 2007


IIRC In Windows the tray icon requires two clicks, but under Linux is
requires one.  I'm not sure if that Pidgin behavior or something in Gtk+
though.

-Eoin

On 10/22/07, Daniel Atallah <daniel.atallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/23/07, Neillithan <news.neil at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You are not understanding me.  The tray icon.  You are forced to double
> click
> > it to bring the list to the front.  I want to "single" click it for the
> same
> > effect.  Pidgin does not do this offhand.
> >
> > Also, I stated I wanted Pidgin (buddy list) to come to the front of my
> other
> > windows when I click the tray icon.  Once again, Pidgin does not do
> this.
> > It does not come to the front of my windows if the buddy list is already
> > open.  If the buddy list is hidden behind other windows, I have to
> double
> > click the tray icon to close the buddy list, then double click again to
> > bring it to the front.  Simple math tells me this is 4 clicks.  4 clicks
> for
> > something Miranda-IM can do in 1 click.
> >
> > Does that make sense now?  Or do you want skim and misinterpret my words
> > again?
> >
> > -Neil
>
> If instead of rudely blasting the list with your rant, you looked at
> in the bugtracker, you would have saved lots of peoples' time.
>
> Instead of whining about stuff and acting like the people who
> volunteer their time to provide you with a free service owe you
> something, you'll have much better success asking honest, polite and
> thoughtful questions than using the polemic tone that you have been
> using so far.
>
> I'll save you the effort and some (apparently) valuable mouse clicks
> that looking in the tracker would require. See
> http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1458 and
> http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1915
>
> Your patches are welcome.
>
> -D
>
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