[Pidgin] #3877: Pidgin does not keep protocol settings over multiple sessions

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#3877: Pidgin does not keep protocol settings over multiple sessions
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  Reporter:  timeliketears    |       Owner:  datallah                          
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                               
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:                                    
 Component:  winpidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.2.2                             
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  vista, pidgin, settings, protocols
   Pending:  0                |  
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Comment (by timeliketears):

 Replying to [comment:7 datallah]:
 > What do you mean exactly by "dumping themselves"?
 > They should be written every time a change is made (and changes are
 effectively made every time you run pidgin).
 >
 > Your solution to make the files readonly and owned by the administrator
 just means that  they will just stay the way they are - your local buddy
 list ordering, aliasing and such will be lost every time.  I wouldn't
 consider this "fixed".

 You're right, they ''should be'' written every time a change is made.
 That's exactly what the problem is.  When running Pidgin as an Admin to
 set it up, I also had the .purple folder open, and watched the .xml files
 update.  After I had everything to my liking, I exited Pidgin, and
 reopened.  I watched the .xml files in the .purple folder ''revert back to
 their original state''.
 [[BR]]
 So no, it isn't exactly fixed, but at least it's usable for the time
 being.  Yes, I will have to do the whole copy & paste thing every time I
 make changes or add a buddy.
 [[BR]]
 I really do not understand why this is happening, but I remain convinced
 that this is a Vista issue of some sort.  I have added Pidgin to every
 "allow" list I can find, and supposedly my Vista user alias owns all files
 related to it.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3877#comment:8>
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