[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:          
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by Apewall):

 Replying to [comment:57 seanegan]:
 > Replying to [comment:56 thor0215]:
 > > OK, I understand you don't want to implement such a feature.  I
 wouldn't be surprised that others will ask for such a feature once this
 goes into the final version and more people start using it.
 >
 > That is inevitable. We will hear complaints about this for weeks from
 people who decided within 30 seconds that they can't live without protocol
 icons. Then, after a few weeks, once people have actually *used* it, the
 complaints will slowly fade out.
 >
 > This is more than speculation. This is the exact pattern I've seen from
 everyone, myself included, who was originally opposed to this change.
 >
 > > I do want to stress that I do REALLY REALLY like the new interface, I
 just thought losing this information would confuse some current users.
 Time will tell if people really care about it.
 >
 > Oh the humanity! So brutally, senselessly, confused! :-P

 I could understand the removal of the individual protocol icons, but what
 I fail to see is: Why wouldn't you want to know what protocol you are
 speaking on?

 Just because its not necessary doesn't mean it wasn't helpful, various
 reasons such as stated, I often enough avoid contacting people over MSN if
 possible due to its constant errors and slow file transfers.

 I don't see how overlaying/integrating the protocol icons with the new
 status icons would be "bad" in any way, I see it as just a quick and
 simple way to determine what protocol you're currently speaking on, then
 you can determine the features available to you on a per chat basis, and
 know if you need to do anything differently in your usage of Pidgin during
 that chat.

 Most users probably do not care which protocol they are using, but then,
 why hide it from them?

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