[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 AishaDracoGryph):

 '''"Your assertion is that the only correct way to be "forward thinking"
 is to make only changes that do not remove anything that has ever existed
 (because someone or some people might want it that way) that is not in the
 slightest a viable option."'''

 My assertion is, that the best way to think forward, is to add new
 features and options and keep features and options that users like and
 find useful. and not treat their uses like they don't matter. By keeping
 old features and options, I of course mean not removing anything that a
 significant portion of your user base find usefully and at least keeping
 them as an optional component.

 I can only imagine Microsoft taking a similar stance and not including
 support for old usb 1.0 devices or midi sound format, hell why not forget
 MS dos support, that's old right? BMP is an out dated format for images,
 oh and while we are at it we can just forget ps2 ports for peripherals. Oh
 and what about penicillin, they sure have new forms of antibiotics, we
 sure don't need that.

 all you need to do stop releasing public versions of Pidgin and state that
 your now coding it solely for your personal use and I'll shut up, but the
 fact is you at least claim your coding this for "us as well" and if it's
 for us too, we at least ask you listen to us when we ask for something,
 honestly not very difficult.

 Asking for someone else to make a plugin is fine, but you do not seem to
 have a place for users to upload plugins, so even if someone does make a
 plug in we are not likely to notice it.

 their is a big disadvantage to loading up 50 plugins to re-enable features
 that were already hard coded into the program to begin with, and that is
 it uses ram, and one of Pidgin's strong points is it uses little ram.

 he bottom line here is, you can be forward thinking without forgetting to
 look behind you and make sure your not leaving anyone off the bus.

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