[Pidgin] #7632: Connection error messages

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#7632: Connection error messages
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Reporter:  siemer  |        Type:  enhancement 
  Status:  new     |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)
 Version:  2.5.2   |    Keywords:              
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 Hello everyone!

 What I want to do?

 Identify which account provokes a connection error message in the main
 buddy list window.

 Why do I want to do that?

 I got an error message, it probably wants to tell me something...

 How do I do what I want to do?

 At the moment, I see a "23498273983 disconnected, bla bla bla" and two
 buttons: 'Modify Account' and 'Reconnect'. I click on 'Modify Account to
 see which account it is (I recognize the protocol and the local alias).

 How it should be done better?

 The message should mention the local alias instead of the meaningless
 username of a chat service. I think that is the reason to have a local
 alias in the first place - to give the connection a name! If that is not
 the purpose of the 'local alias', than it is not obvious to me what it's
 purpose actually is (think about that...)! In case of not having a local
 alias (or another account identifier) mention the Protocol + username (QQ
 (23498273983)), which should be unique in for all accounts anyway.

 How to repeat what I do?

 Disconnect your pidgin from the network, most accounts will provoke some
 error like that. - I my case I use two qq accounts (signup.qq.com). QQ
 tries hard or not so hard to exclude 3rd party clients, but that is a
 different 'bug'. (One account actually tells me to update my client, the
 other just does not connect.) In the evening at home, both accounts work
 again...


 Regards

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