[Pidgin] #562: case for old icons: Advantagous heuristics of differentiated protocol icons

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#562: case for old icons: Advantagous heuristics of differentiated protocol icons
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  Reporter:  Ash           |       Owner:                
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed        
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0           
Resolution:  duplicate     |    Keywords:  icons protocol
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by BigRedBrent):

 "If we had only the foresight to have never introduced protocol icons to
 begin with, we wouldn't need to have this debate."

 I would just like to point out the fact that the first time I ever used a
 multi protocol client it did not have protocol specific icons and the
 first thing I did was desperately look for a way to add that functionality
 to that program. So even without using a client with this option for any
 amount of time I still greatly desired this option, and the desire for it
 never left no matter how long I would go without this option. I don't know
 how to describe how or why people want this, but they just do, and very
 strongly. An option that is not default will always be wanted for this.

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