[Pidgin] #6869: Contents of "Advanced" tab dependent on protocol menu in the "Basic" tab

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#6869: Contents of "Advanced" tab dependent on protocol menu in the "Basic" tab
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Reporter:  mpt    |        Type:  defect      
  Status:  new    |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)
 Version:  2.4.3  |    Keywords:              
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 Pidgin 2.4.3, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex alpha 3

 In the "Add Account" window, the contents of the "Advanced" tab changes
 almost completely based on the option selected from the "Protocol" menu in
 the "Basic" tab.

 [http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/controls-notebooks.html.en
 From the Gnome HIGs]:

   * Do not design a notebook such that changing controls on one page
 affects the controls on any other page. Users are unlikely to discover
 such dependencies.

 And [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511493.aspx from the
 Windows Vista UX guidelines]:

   * '''If used for settings, are settings on different pages completely
 independent?''' Will changing a setting on one page affect settings on
 other pages? If they're not independent, use task pages or a wizard
 instead.

 One way to fix this would be to move the protocol menu above the tabs.

 Another way would be to get rid of the tabs, converting the "Advanced"
 controls into an expandable section instead.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6869>
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