[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 deryni):

 Yes, the idea of simple and advanced interfaces and preference dialogs has
 been suggested a number of times, as has the idea of 'hidden' preferences.
 The idea of both of those goes rather against some of the core ideas of
 the pidgin team. In order for a preference to need to exist it really
 ought to apply to enough cases and enough people that it belongs in the
 application itself, if a preference does not have that sort of
 application/appeal then it really doesn't belong in the application and
 when at all possible should be made possible through the use of things
 like plugins. As to having a ui that changes, doing that is just asking
 for support issues as people do things they don't intend to, change things
 they don't understand, additionally I have seen more than one reputable
 report that no user ever stays on the 'simple' or 'beginner' setting set
 when they can hit an 'advanced' button because it makes them feel better
 about themselves.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/414#comment:91>
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