[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:60 deryni]:
 > Putting the protocol icon in the buddy list wouldn't help you know what
 protocol you were having a specific conversation on. So that wouldn't help
 the case you presented. If you want the protocol icon of the current buddy
 in the conversation window a plugin could do it without much difficulty.
 >
 > Integrating the protocol icon into the status icon complicates the
 status icon, makes it harder to process as there is more happening
 visually, and keeps the protocols in the forefront of people's minds,
 which is something we think shouldn't be necessary.
 >
 > You hide it from people who don't care because if they have to see it
 they have to think about it or think about ignoring it, the people who
 want the information can find it anytime they need it in exactly the
 places that they need it.
 >
 > I have no problems with the idea of a plugin adding a protocol icon to
 the conversation window, and could probably even be convinced to include
 such a plugin in the source (though probably not to build it by default).
 Feel free to work on and submit one, even better would be to make that
 icon do something useful when clicked/right-clicked.

 Yes sorry for my mis clarification, I meant if the protocols were able to
 be displayed on all of the status icons of your buddies, in conversation
 windows and the buddy list.  I just see this as useful information in
 general, I preferred the buddy list icons personally as it saves time from
 right-mousing over buddies to see which protocol(s) they are currently
 logged into.  Perhaps I'm just too used to the old gaim method, but it
 just feels less visually appealing also having just a list of large blank
 green icons where they could be doing more work.

 Confused by the decision yes. What was the original reason for displaying
 protocol icons in the first place if the general developer consensus now
 is they are unnecessary?

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