[Pidgin] #8124: Icon for buddy does not show buddy as idle / away in chatwindow

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#8124: Icon for buddy does not show buddy as idle / away in chatwindow
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 Reporter:  Waxhead                   |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect                    |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                            |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.4                     |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  icon buddylist idle away  |  
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Comment(by Daniel Beardsmore):

 This is a slightly varied and complex issue. First and foremost, to
 address your point -- you will have ''Conversations'' > ''Show detailed
 information'' unchecked, which causes Pidgin to throw away idle status
 from the conversation window.

 There are also various issues with and without this option set. With it
 set, status is no longer shown in the taskbar button icon, which remains
 fixed at the buddy icon. You can't monitor a person's status from the
 taskbar any longer, be they Idle or Away. IIRC, Gaim would append a little
 badge for status; Pidgin no longer supports this. Offline status as a
 greyscale icon still works correctly.

 With the option unset, the taskbar icon is now the status icon (far more
 useful IMO) but Idle status is now lost totally. The Green Pill is not
 dimmed either in the window icon/taskbar button, or the conversation tab,
 so you can't see if a person is there or not.

 It seems to me like we need a rethink here. Idleness as translucency and
 should always be used for the window icon; awayness should presumably be a
 teensy (8 px square) clock, with appropriate badges for other status modes
 as per Gaim?

 Likewise, the conversation tab Green Pill should become translucent for
 Idle to match the Buddy List.

 Waxhead -- does this seem reasonable?

 (For the record: I am also in XP SP3.)

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