[Pidgin] #4863: If I'm "Invisible", pidgin changes status to "Away" when idle.

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#4863: If I'm "Invisible", pidgin changes status to "Away" when idle.
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 Reporter:  mt1086  |        Owner:           
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  closed   
Milestone:          |    Component:  libpurple
  Version:  2.3.1   |   Resolution:  duplicate
 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)! [...]" [...] 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/4863#comment:5>
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