[Pidgin] #6823: Possible to open multiple "Add Account" windows

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#6823: Possible to open multiple "Add Account" windows
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 Reporter:  mpt     |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new         
Milestone:          |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.4.3   |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment(by mpt):

 I'm sorry that you "fail to see" things I described that you actually
 quoted in your reply, and I don't know what more I can do about that. :-)
 I will pick up on one point, though: "my argument would be the time saved
 people who might accidentally mis-click and get two windows is as minimal
 (if not more so) than the potential time savings for people who can
 utilize more than one "Add Account" window".

 So where[[BR]]
     P(A) = probability that clicking "Add" twice is accidental or
 misguided,[[BR]]
     ''t''(A) = average time wasted in dismissing the duplicate window, or
 in data re-entry and reading and understanding the error message,[[BR]]
     P(I) = 1 − P(A) = probability that clicking "Add" twice is
 intentional, and[[BR]]
     ''t''(I) = average time saved in clicking "Add" twice without having
 to re-acquire the target,[[BR]]
 you think that P(A) × ''t''(A) < P(I) × ''t''(I)? Really? Bear in mind
 that ''t''(A) would be on the order of 30 seconds to a minute (depending
 on window manager, typing speed, etc), while ''t''(I) would be (as I said
 earlier) something like 1 or 2 seconds. Even if we charitably assumed that
 ''t''(A) was only 30 seconds, and ''t''(I) was 2 seconds, for the time
 saved to be greater overall, people overall would need to click "Add"
 twice intentionally more than ''15 times'' as often as they click it twice
 accidentally or misguidedly. I think it's probably closer to the
 reciprocal of that! (And that formula doesn't take into account the loss
 in satisfaction from the error occurring at all.)

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