Leave join (IRC) channels with click

[David Balazic]

About the benefit it is the same as in :
 - being able to close a conversation with the mouse
 - being able to start a chat with a buddy with the mouse

That is : user convenience

Regards,
David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at pidgin.im 
> [mailto:support-bounces at pidgin.im] On Behalf Of Etan Reisner
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:58 AM
> To: David Balazic
> Cc: support at pidgin.im
> Subject: Re: Leave join (IRC) channels with click
> 
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 02:48:51PM +0100, David Balazic wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > This a RFE. I use IRC but it might make sense for other 
> protocols too.
> >
> >  - could there be implemented a feature that the user could 
> leave a channel with the mouse,
> > without closing the channels tab ? I think an additional 
> item in the tabs right click menu
> > (which currently has items for selecting and closing tabs) 
> would be the place for it.
> > Something like "Leave this channel" or similar.
> >
> >  - the opposite: menu item for (re)joining a channel, which 
> already has a tab open.
> > (the case when the channel name in the tab is surrounded by 
> parenthesis)
> >
> > Regards,
> > David
> 
> The /part command exists and should do what you want. As for 
> re-joining a
> room, the /join command might work (assuming you are able to 
> submit the
> command in a room you have parted, which I'm unsure you can at the
> moment).
> 
> Adding items to the tab click menu for this isn't exactly the 
> right place
> for this, putting these items in the Conversation menu might 
> be acceptable
> but would need to be done per-protocol since not all 
> protocols would be
> able to support re-joining a parted room (alternatively the item could
> just be disabled when not supported).
> 
> But I'm not sure what benefit this option presents in pidgin, 
> so can you
> explain what you want it for?
> 
>     -Etan
> 
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