Leave join (IRC) channels with click

[Ethan Blanton]

David Balazic spake unto us the following wisdom:
> Etan Reisner wrote :
> > What benefit do you get from being able to leave a chat room without
> > closing the conversation window
> 
> I can answer this like this: if it has no benefit, why is it
> already implemented in pidgin (currently only thru a typed command) ?

I can answer this (gross logical fallacy) like this: because, when I
implemented the IRC plugin, I implemented /part.  No other reason.

> Also in current version it can happen that a channel tab is open, but
> the user is not joined. Due to absence of the features in topic, he
> must join by typing A command (redundantly repeating the channel
> name*) instead of a convenient click.

Rejoining is an entirely different issue from parting.  There are
various circumstances under which rejoining is more painful than it
should be (indeed, if the IRC account has been disconnected, I think
the windows are still disowned).

Ethan

-- 
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws [that have no remedy
for evils].  They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor
determined to commit crimes.
		-- Cesare Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishments", 1764
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