[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):

 The only method that I think would even remotely work is having two forks
 of Pidgin for basic and advanced users, but I don't think the Pidgin
 Developers should have to do this, its just a waste of work.  Time would
 be better spent in my opinion by having all "advanced user features"
 available from the start, and compiling a documentation that is easy for
 users to understand when they run into problems.(Though we all know that
 people tend to go rushing to IRC to ask for an answer rather than the two
 clicks to the pages of the documentation to receive the same answer.)

 My issue is not specifically with this, if a plugin was made available
 default with pidgin that added the wanted icons to the
 buddylist/conversation windows I'd use it, be content and go on.  But is
 the goal to create a client that is easy for the dumb user, or to create a
 full and rich client for the extensive user?

 I really think that the current plugins list is probably just a misnamed
 "advanced users" hideout, as rest assured most users aren't going to delve
 in there and start looking for features.(Basicly, when you remove features
 from something and you are going to expect many complaints about it - its
 probably notable enough to make the addition of a default plugin, which
 the "newbie" users wont notice, but the rest of us will enjoy and our
 ideal of Pidgin will remain.)

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