[Pidgin] #7458: Google Talk contact 'Full Name' aliases should be used in place of User ID

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Tue Nov 4 22:19:29 EST 2008


#7458: Google Talk contact 'Full Name' aliases should be used in place of User ID
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 Reporter:  stinky2nine  |     Owner:  seanegan
     Type:  defect       |    Status:  new     
Component:  Google Talk  |   Version:  2.5.2   
 Keywords:               |  
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 Aliases stored on Google Talk are pulled down on a first load.  However if
 a user is renamed on Google Talk or in Gmail Contact, Pidgin will never
 update the buddy list entry with the new Alias.

 Steps to reproduce:
 1. Add (invite) a GTalk buddy, (do not modify their contact info).
 2. Ensure they appear in your buddy list and they are listed by their
 email address.
 3. Close Pidgin, and modify the entry on Google Talk or in Gmail Contact.
 4. Restart Pidgin, the server side alias (set for the first time) is not
 loaded.

 It seems that the server side aliases should be synched with the Pidgin's
 local alias mechanisms, or a method to import/override the aliases into
 Pidgin's alias system should be possible.

 I tried using Get Info which does pull down the updated contact
 information but after restarting Pidgin, the contact alias went back to
 the original state.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7458>
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