[Pidgin] #5034: Please bring back the 2.3.1 typing indicator!

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#5034: Please bring back the 2.3.1 typing indicator!
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  Reporter:  Arvedui       |       Owner:                           
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:  Plugin Suggested         
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.0                    
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  animated typing indicator
   Pending:  0             |  
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Changes (by deryni):

  * milestone:  => Plugin Suggested

Comment:

 The fact that a number of people asked for this new notification combined
 with the fact that a large number of official and third-party clients do
 this (and are touted by their users as wonderful) was a reason to do this.
 While it was indeed the case that the previous method was not broken
 (whereas the protocol icons in fact were, but that's a discussion I don't
 want to have again) it is not therefore the case that a change is not in
 order. While the idea that you shouldn't change things that aren't broken
 has merit the extent to which our usesr would like us to adhere to it
 would make any forward motion impossible (as there is always someone who
 likes any given feature/bug/unintended consequence/etc. of pidgin
 regardless of whether it is actually a good idea or not). Stagnation is
 not something that is helpful to anyone, least of all users (developers
 included). I sympathize with the people who dislike the new notification
 method and would not object to it being made into a plugin (though I
 believe a plugin could just hide the current text as well). Likewise, a
 plugin could add back the typing notification menu-tray icon. As with the
 protocol icons we welcome any such plugins, perhaps not for inclusion but
 there is a wiki page for plugins for reasons exactly like this.

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