[Pidgin] #414: You dont the See Which Protocol

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#414: You dont the See Which Protocol
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  Reporter:  dancle        |       Owner:  lschiere
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed  
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:          
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0     
Resolution:  wontfix       |    Keywords:          
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Changes (by lschiere):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 Okay, I left this open on the oft chance that you would be sensible and
 have something constructive to say beyond "I don't like this."  It appears
 you do not, and so I shall now close this.

 Offline messages do not really represent a valid reason, if a contact is
 offline message capable, you can still double click on the offine contact
 and end up in a conversation window using a protocol that can send offline
 messages.

 File transfer is somewhat more valid, but for this sort of situation, as
 Sean described, you *can* still reach a specific protocol.  You just do
 not see it at the top level.

 That file transfer exists but fails in some circumstances hardly qualifies
 as a reason to revert this change.  Afterall, you *know* what protocol an
 existing conversation is happening over, by looking at the conversation
 window (and its menus).  Plus, that represents a bug to be fixed, not an
 inherent aspect of the protocol to justify such a drastic change (back).

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/414#comment:22>
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