[Pidgin] #6659: First launch requires clicking "Add" button when it's the only thing you can do

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#6659: First launch requires clicking "Add" button when it's the only thing you
can do
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 Reporter:  mpt          |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new         
Milestone:               |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.4.3        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:               |  
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Description changed by mpt:

Old description:

> Pidgin 2.4.3, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex alpha 3
>
> On first launch, Pidgin presents me with an "Accounts" window saying:
> "You have no IM accounts configured. To start connecting with Pidgin
> press the Add button below and configure your first account. If you want
> Pidgin to connect to multiple IM accounts, press Add again to configure
> them all. You can come back to this window to add, edit, or remove
> accounts from Accounts⇒Add/Edit in the Buddy List window"
>
> That's a lot of text to read when all I want to do is start chatting.
> More importantly, to use Pidgin at all, I must set up an account. To set
> up an account, the only thing I can do is click the "Add" button. So
> requiring me to click the button myself is inefficient.
>
> Instead, I suggest opening the "Add Account" dialog immediately at first
> launch. Any intro text could be displayed at the top of the dialog when
> appropriate:
> * "Welcome to Pidgin!" would be appropriate on first launch.
> * "To start chatting, you first need to set up an instant messaging
> account." would be appropriate whenever there are zero accounts set up
> (including, but not only, on first launch).
> * The detailed instructions on how to open the Add Account dialog would
> no longer be necessary, because you're already looking at it.

New description:

 Pidgin 2.4.3, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex alpha 3

 On first launch, Pidgin presents me with an "Accounts" window saying: "You
 have no IM accounts configured. To start connecting with Pidgin press the
 Add button below and configure your first account. If you want Pidgin to
 connect to multiple IM accounts, press Add again to configure them all.
 You can come back to this window to add, edit, or remove accounts from
 Accounts⇒Add/Edit in the Buddy List window"

 That's a lot of text to read when all I want to do is start chatting. More
 importantly, to use Pidgin at all, I must set up an account. To set up an
 account, the only thing I can do is click the "Add" button. So requiring
 me to click the button myself is inefficient.

 Instead, I suggest opening the "Add Account" dialog immediately at first
 launch. Any intro text could be displayed at the top of the dialog when
 appropriate:

 * "Welcome to Pidgin!" would be appropriate on first launch.

 * "To start chatting, you first need to set up an instant messaging
 account." would be appropriate whenever there are zero accounts set up
 (including, but not only, on first launch).

 * The detailed instructions on how to open the Add Account dialog would no
 longer be necessary, because you're already looking at it.

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