[Pidgin] #5034: Please bring back the 2.3.1 typing indicator!

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#5034: Please bring back the 2.3.1 typing indicator!
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  Reporter:  Arvedui       |       Owner:                           
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:  Plugin Suggested         
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.0                    
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  animated typing indicator
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by amishmm):

 Just to add weightage to the ticket request. Even I personally think that
 old typing notification was much better.

 Honestly, when I first saw the new way of notification, I was like, ah
 nice idea! But as I started chatting, within five minutes it became
 annoying to me.

 "It was repeatedly causing confusion, disturbance and making my eyes READ
 it and making my brain KNOW every second that my friend is TYPING, when I
 was not interested in knowing! Every second eye reads it and brain
 realises that its just a notification and then throws it out!"

 My brains so many CPU cycles are getting wasted and its getting so many
 unwanted interrupts! :-p

 Earlier I cud simply glance on top right corner, if I wanted to know that.

 I do understand that there are people who like the new way but same way
 there are people who like the old way. So I request instead of
 making/waiting for a plugin for it, it shud be direct option in Pidgin.
 Old code is there. New code is there. With due respect to developers, I
 think just for one 'if' condition we cant develop a new plugin.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5034#comment:23>
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