[Pidgin] #5279: [Feature Request] Mass Invite to chatrooms

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#5279: [Feature Request] Mass Invite to chatrooms
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 Reporter:  Henfap                 |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  enhancement            |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                         |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.4.0                  |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  MASS INVITE CHAT ROOM  |  
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Comment(by deryni):

 Requiring people to remember and type out complete buddy names is just
 poor design and should be fixed.

 Whether (and how) to allow mass invites is another issue entirely. A
 listbox of the entire buddy list would be entirely unworkable for anyone
 with even a marginally large buddy list. Also, I don't think multi-select
 list boxes work as a UI particularly well, at least not when the possible
 choices number more than can fit in the visible area (without scrolling).

 I think being able to drag to invite and being able to intelligently
 complete buddy names based on username/alias will significantly mitigate
 the need for a mass invite feature in all but the absolute largest of mass
 invitations (a scenario I question the likely validity of anyway). As to
 the original request for a csv or text file or the like, that is something
 that a plugin would likely need to provide as it is even more niche than
 generic mass invitation.

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