[Pidgin] #7056: group contacts based on email/JID/Passport

[Pidgin]

#7056: group contacts based on email/JID/Passport
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Reporter:  BUGabundo  |        Type:  enhancement                                   
  Status:  new        |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)                                  
 Version:  2.5.1      |    Keywords:  groups,expand,collapse,contacts, UI,Uniformity
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 On the second paragraph of
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#CanIgroupbuddiesbytheirownerlikeTrilliansorMirandasMetacontacts
 it states that

 {{{
 If you use the Alias function, by either highlighting a buddy and pressing
 F2 or right-clicking and selecting "Alias...," when two or more buddies in
 the same group are aliased to the same name, Pidgin will prompt you to
 automatically merge them together into one contact.
 }}}

 It would be great if Pidgin could (optionally automatically) group
 contacts into a single contact base on their email address/JID/Passport
 when you have the same over different accounts.
 I use 3 XMPP account and MSN (plus several others, not relevant here) and
 I have many contacts that have the same email. When I add new contacts to
 all 4 accounts I have to MANUALLY group them, when this can easily be done
 by the Alias code - but the Alias function only works for already existing
 contacts and requires manual intervention too.

 Can some dev accept this ticket and work something out?
 Thanks in advance

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7056>
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