[Pidgin] #8943: Feature Request: Keep this buddy always in buddy list

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#8943: Feature Request: Keep this buddy always in buddy list
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 Reporter:  eddyp                         |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement                   |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                                |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.5                         |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  offline invisible buddy list  |  
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Description changed by eddyp:

Old description:

> I have some friends which are almost always in invisible mode (for valid
> reasons) or with which I talk or send offline messages to. Pidgin makes
> this use case really hard to cope with since I usually don't keep offline
> contacts listed.
>
> In order to send a message to one of the offline/invisible contacts I
> have to do the following:
>
> {{{
> 1. Go to Buddies
> 2. Go to Show
> 3. Check Offline Buddies
> 4. Scroll through the buddy list to the contact
> 5. Double click the buddy to open the window to send the message
> 6. Send the message
> 7. Go to Buddies
> 8. Go to Show
> 9. Uncheck Offline Buddies
>
> }}}
>

> Of course, this is soboptimal and I know it can be done via:
>
> {{{
> 1. Buddies
> 2. New Instant Message
> 3. Select account through which I can talk to the friend
> 4. type in the '''account id''' of the buddy (if the name/alias isn't
> configured)
> 5. Send the message
> }}}
>

> But this is bad since sometimes I have to know the account ID of the
> buddy and sometimes that is hard (everybody has those buddies with weird
> account IDs, but which can be recognized, once seen).
>

>
> OTOH, it would be really nice to be able to have an option to keep some
> accounts always in the list, even if they are offline. That would reduce
> the operations needed to support the scenario to only:
>
> {{{
>
> 1. Scroll through the buddy list to the contact
> 2. Double click the buddy to open the window to send the message
> 3. Send the message
>
> }}}

New description:

 I have some friends which are almost always in invisible mode (for valid
 reasons) or with which I talk or send offline messages to. Pidgin makes
 this use case really hard to cope with since I usually don't keep offline
 contacts listed.

 In order to send a message to one of the offline/invisible contacts I have
 to do the following:

 {{{
 1. Go to Buddies
 2. Go to Show
 3. Check Offline Buddies
 4. Scroll through the buddy list to the contact
 5. Double click the buddy to open the window to send the message
 6. Send the message
 7. Go to Buddies
 8. Go to Show
 9. Uncheck Offline Buddies
 }}}


 Of course, this is soboptimal and I know it can be done via:

 {{{
 1. Buddies
 2. New Instant Message
 3. Select account through which I can talk to the friend
 4. type in the account id of the buddy (if the name/alias isn't
 configured)
 5. Send the message
 }}}


 But this is bad since sometimes I have to know the account ID of the buddy
 and sometimes that is hard (everybody has those buddies with weird account
 IDs, but which can be recognized, once seen).



 OTOH, it would be really nice to be able to have an option to keep some
 accounts always in the list, even if they are offline. That would reduce
 the operations needed to support the scenario to only:

 {{{
 1. Scroll through the buddy list to the contact
 2. Double click the buddy to open the window to send the message
 3. Send the message
 }}}

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