[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 Nrbelex):

 As this dies down I'll make my final case as well. With the new system, it
 becomes very difficult to realize that an entire protocol is down. You
 might realize that a friend who is usually online isn't, but you can't do
 a quick spot-check of your list and notice that all people on that
 protocol are missing. Now you must try to remember which individual users
 are on which protocol and check individually... assuming you can remember
 something like that since we're apparently trying to be weened off the
 idea of each of our buddies is on particular protocol.

 Adding the icon wouldn't necessitate putting a whole new icon next to
 every buddy. Perhaps a small symbol indicating the protocol could be
 overlayed on top of the green dot. Something akin to the
 [http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/414/Pidgin%20Icon%20List%20Sample.2.jpg
 mockup up top]. Now if only coding were as easy as Wiki-Markup-Language...
 I'd make a plugin for sure...

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