[Pidgin] #451: No Proticol icons

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#451: No Proticol icons
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  Reporter:  AishaDracogryph  |       Owner:        
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  closed
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:        
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)     |     Version:  2.0   
Resolution:  wontfix          |    Keywords:  Icons 
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Comment (by AishaDracogryph):

 "While Pidgin is a multiprotocol IM client, the goal is to hide protocols
 from the user as much as possible. Obviously users have to know about
 individual protocols when they create or modify accounts, but in day-to-
 day communication and usage, the intent is that '''users don't have to'''
 think about protocols at all."

 that is exactly my point. We don't have to but what if we '''want''' to? I
 gave ample reasons in my initial ticket, I need to know who I can send
 files to, who is on yahoo and can accept offline messages, I also need it
 so I can very easily scan through my buddy list for people, I also have
 multipul contacs for the same person, and they often use the same IM nick
 for both networks. I need to be able to see what network a given nick is
 on. Mousing over to see a protocol icon is all well and good but I need to
 be able to tell what network someone is on at a glance.

 This uniformity thing is a good idea, I'm not bashing it, but for those of
 us who use the protocol icons we should have that option. no reason to
 take it out completely. you could of simply had the option to show only
 status icons as the default but a retro option in the user preferences.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/451#comment:3>
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