[Pidgin] #1001: auto-away status applied regardless of current manually applied status

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#1001: auto-away status applied regardless of current manually applied status
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 Reporter:  scottjg  |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect   |       Status:  new         
Milestone:           |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.0      |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by doctorlard):

 From the recent dev blog post on survey results:

 "Please fix the auto-away option - it's been broken since at least version
 2.1 or 2.2. For example, when status is set to 'Invisible', it changes to
 'Away' after been idle for a while (this shouldn't happen when offline) -
 and then, when initiating a conversation with someone, it changes back to
 the original offline status ('Invisible' in this case)! Peer-to-peer MSN
 file transfers would also be nice, as that function is almost unusable in
 its current state." - Again, I have already covered MSN file transfers,
 but I'm responding to this for the auto-away complaint. I'll admit that
 the behavior you describe is undesirable, but it is working as designed.
 It might make sense to exempt an original status of "Invisible" from auto-
 away, but this is a slippery slope in some respects--we make this change
 for Invisible, and people will want all sorts of unique exceptions.

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 Sorry but I call bull****. If that is the argument against fixing the bug
 (because it is, in reality, a bug), then it simply means that the
 behaviour has been designed incorrectly. The status "invisible" means that
 you appear offline to all users at all times, including when you are auto-
 away, idle, etc.

 He even admits that the designed behaviour is "undesirable". It's not
 undesirable, it is, quite simply, incorrect. In other words, a bug. One
 that needs fixing, and has done for about two years now.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1001#comment:11>
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