[Pidgin] #2476: Auto return from away after sending message

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#2476: Auto return from away after sending message
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  Reporter:  Johnny K      |       Owner:                    
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new               
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                    
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.1.0             
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  away return status
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by seanegan):

 Replying to [comment:18 Johnny K]:
 > -People don't want to use software that is foreign to them. One draw of
 programs like OpenOffice, Firefox, and Ubuntu is that they are very
 similar to their proprietary counterparts. People like myself (and 6 or 7
 other people as you indicated), will inevitably start using Pidgin and say
 "Wait a second, why can't Pidgin do the same thing that AIM can do"

 And if we *do* this, other people will inevitably start using Pidgin and
 say "Wait a second, why can't Pidgin do the same thing that MSN can do,"
 or "Wait a second, why can't Pidgin do the same thing that Yahoo! can do,"
 or "Wait a second, why can't Pidgin do the same thing that Gadu-Gadu can
 do?"

 Remember that we stopped being an AIM replacement 7 years ago. Now, we're
 just an IM client that can take ideas from other existing clients (which
 is why this ticket is still open), but by no means should we force
 ourselves to bind to the behavior of one particular client to please just
 the users who used that client.

 If I were to follow your advice, mathematically, it would make sense to do
 what MSN Messenger does, as it has the most users. They would not expect
 Pidgin to change their status for them seemingly arbitrarily.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2476#comment:19>
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