[Pidgin] #3829: view timestamps in window

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#3829: view timestamps in window
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 Reporter:  dhuv          |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement   |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.2.1         |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  F2 timestamp  |  
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Comment(by deryni):

 The GTK+ functionality we want to use for this feature does not exist for
 older versions of GTK+ and has in the past had a tendency to be broken in
 the versions where it does exist. Implementing this feature without that
 functionality would require significantly more code and processing work to
 accomplish. In order to do this ourselves would require manually inserting
 or deleting the timestamps from every line in the history (which would
 cause a great deal of reflowing of the conversation history) as such we
 have not been interested in handling this ourselves. Also historically we
 had been expecting GTK+ to get the feature we need 'soon', that clearly
 has not happened.

 If/when the move is eventually made to webkit to support conversation
 window themes this will likely become possible as a consequence of that.

 Also, it is possible for plugins to change the timestamp formatting (so as
 to make them take up less space but still provide useful information)
 which can be used to help mitigate the space issues leaving them on
 entails. It is likely also possible to write a plugin which inserts a
 single character link instead of the normal timestamp which when hovered
 shows the full timestamp (though depending on how cleanly this actually
 wanted to work/look may or may not be doable with ease). Just as
 suggestions for ways to work around some of the reasons people don't like
 leaving timestamps on.

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