[Pidgin] #4606: buddies set to "show when offline" don't get shown at startup

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#4606: buddies set to "show when offline" don't get shown at startup
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  Reporter:  richardaburton  |       Owner:              
      Type:  defect          |      Status:  new         
  Priority:  minor           |   Milestone:              
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)    |     Version:  2.3.1       
Resolution:                  |    Keywords:  show offline
   Pending:  0               |  
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Comment (by MMlosh):

 I have same problems.
 I clicked "Show when offline" and nothing happened, Buddy appeared after
 showing empty groups and stayed after hiding them. His name was darker,
 but now is grayed as other offline.

 This buddy uses two accounts and this seems to cause another related
 problems.
 When I login into both services at one time, it si OK.
 But when I sign in Jabber (offline buddy appears) and then I sign in ICQ,
 my offline budy is gone

 Maybe it will be easiest to add new IM protocol "online" which will only
 say thay they are online (and disabling writing to them), but now I am
 starting to think I suggest only temporarily and home-made fix, so do not
 take it seriously.

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