[Pidgin] #2655: Mobile Device Group Appearance + old groups resurrected after 2.1.1

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#2655: Mobile Device Group Appearance + old groups resurrected after 2.1.1
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  Reporter:  dave1g        |       Owner:                             
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                        
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                             
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.1.0                      
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  aim buddylist mobile device
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by mystica555):

 Do you not even realize what the "mobile device" group is for?

 It is how AIM internally tracks those contacts (upto 20) that you wish to
 appear on -your- mobile device.  IE: I have a cellphone with mobile AIM.
 Only those contacts in my "mobile device" group show up on said cellphone,
 and to my dismay I am unable to copy contacts I wish to talk to on said
 cellphone into this group.  I am only able to _move_ them..  Therefore, it
 must be possible to _COPY_ not _MOVE_ contacts to said mobile device list,
 and, in the GUI it may be preferable to show this group as a "setup IM for
 your mobile devices (palm, cellphone, blackberry)" option.

 THIS IS NOT HOW AIM TRACKS MOBILE BUDDIES.  That is done by showing a
 'wireless' icon next to their name in ANY part of your buddy list.

 I am rather surprised that nobody has realized this yet, apparently I am
 one of the few who contacts my AIM friends on my cellphone on a regular
 basis.

 Then again, I also IRC, SSH, use Opera, and last but not least text
 message people on a daily basis.  I'm planning on a blackberry rather soon
 as the ultimate convergence device; a way to contact -anyone- via -any
 methods- in the palm of my hand. Simultaneously. (My current phone, while
 supporting java, does not in any sense of the word support 'multitasking')

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