[Pidgin] #8382: Confusion in the "not seen for" (or "latest seen", I don't know) indication with merged contacts

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#8382: Confusion in the "not seen for" (or "latest seen", I don't know) indication
with merged contacts
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 Reporter:  hyogapag  |           Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect    |          Status:  new         
Milestone:            |       Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.2     |      Resolution:              
 Keywords:            |   Launchpad_bug:              
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Description changed by hyogapag:

Old description:

> I didn't see any ticket about that so I don't think it has been corrected
> until now.
> When you point on a contact, a balloon shows up with informations about
> this contact. A line is called (I'm translating from my french version of
> Pidgin where it's written "Vu pour la dernière fois" so maybe it's not
> exact) "Not seen for".
> When the contact is a merged one, I noticed the "not seen for" line only
> indicated the smallest time, within the informations concerning the
> prioritary identity chosen for this contact.
> Example : I've a friend named Bob, who's got a Jabber account and a MSN
> account. I've merged these two accounts within one simply named Bob, and
> I've chosen to show the Jabber account when he's connected with both of
> them.
> When I point the contact with my mouse, a balloon shows up with
> informations about the 2 accounts : in the Jabber account, it is said
> he's not been seen for 4 days, adn in the MSN account it is just said
> he's not connected. But truth is he's not been connected with MSN for 4
> days and with Jabber for 117 days !
>
> I think this is a defect with 2 possible solutions :
> 1) Display a "not seen for" (or "latest seen") line for every account in
> the merged buddy.
> 2) Display the shortest time in a line which is not included in a
> specific account description.
>
> If you don't understand me well, I can upload some screenshots.
>
> Thanks for all your great work !

New description:

 I didn't see any ticket about that so I don't think it has been corrected
 until now.


 When you point on a contact, a balloon shows up with informations about
 this contact. A line is called (I'm translating from my french version of
 Pidgin where it's written "Vu pour la dernière fois" so maybe it's not
 exact) "Not seen for".

 When the contact is a merged one, I noticed the "not seen for" line only
 indicated the smallest time, within the informations concerning the
 prioritary identity chosen for this contact.


 Example : I've a friend named Bob, who's got a Jabber account and a MSN
 account. I've merged these two accounts within one simply named Bob, and
 I've chosen to show the Jabber account when he's connected with both of
 them.

 When I point the contact with my mouse, a balloon shows up with
 informations about the 2 accounts : in the Jabber account, it is said he's
 not been seen for 4 days, adn in the MSN account it is just said he's not
 connected. But truth is he's not been connected with MSN for 4 days and
 with Jabber for 117 days !


 I think this is a defect with 2 possible solutions :

 1) Display a "not seen for" (or "latest seen") line for every account in
 the merged buddy.

 2) Display the shortest time in a line which is not included in a specific
 account description.


 If you don't understand me well, I can upload some screenshots.


 Thanks for all your great work !

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