[Pidgin] #2581: Google Talk Not Reporting Idle

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#2581: Google Talk Not Reporting Idle
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 Reporter:  chiefbutz  |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  closed      
Milestone:             |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.1.0      |   Resolution:  invalid     
 Keywords:             |  
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Comment(by spartan018):

 Replying to [comment:8 shreevatsa]:
 > What is everyone talking about?[[BR]]
 > Google Talk uses the "Away" status to mean "Idle", and Pidgin does show
 these people as Away.[[BR]]
 > Google Talk does not have an explicit "Away" status, only a "Busy" one,
 which is XMPP "Do not Disturb" and is displayed correctly by Pidgin. There
 is no bug, imaginary or otherwise.
 I don't have a problem with "Busy" being displayed as "Do Not Disturb,"
 but I don't think "Away" is a valid replacement for "Idle." GTalk very
 clearly says the word "Idle" in a user's status when they are idle, and
 there's no reason someone who is just switching to Pidgin from GTalk would
 know that "Away" actually means "Idle" and that "DND" is "Busy." Sure,
 this isn't a software bug, but it is an issue of semantics, and one that I
 believe warrants change.

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