[Pidgin] #313: Minor usability fix for instant message function (Ctrl-M)

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#313: Minor usability fix for instant message function (Ctrl-M)
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  Reporter:  zorloff       |       Owner:        
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  closed
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:        
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0   
Resolution:  wontfix       |    Keywords:        
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Comment (by lschiere):

 Say (this is a real life case, but with changed names) there are
 screennames PidginUser and UserPidgin.  I know UserPidgin, but not
 PidginUser.  I aliased UserPidgin to "Pidgin User", because it makes more
 sence that way.  Now I type in "Pidgin User" in that box.  Pidgin realizes
 this is an alias, and IMs the right person (if we implement your request).
 So far so good.

 Now though, someone askes me to talk to PidginUser, the screenname.  I
 don't have this person on my buddy list, but I've been asked to talk to
 them.  I cannot do so, because Pidgin will think I'm typing in an alias.
 This is particularly problematic on whitespace ignoring protocols such as
 AIM.

 A more common case would be trying to IM whoever happens to own the
 screenname "Mark" (or John, or Sally, or whatever) when there is a "Mark"
 alias on your buddy list.

 Again, as I said originally, this would remove the ability to IM some
 people not on your buddy list, which I consider the primary purpose of
 that dialog.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/313#comment:6>
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