[Pidgin] #5828: Invisible mode in Google Talk

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#5828: Invisible mode in Google Talk
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 Reporter:  Mugunth  |           Owner:  seanegan   
     Type:  defect   |          Status:  closed     
Milestone:           |       Component:  Google Talk
  Version:  2.4.2    |      Resolution:  duplicate  
 Keywords:           |   Launchpad_bug:             
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Comment(by deryni):

 Google Talk is XMPP, Google Talk simply has extensions that pidgin does
 not (and in the case of the invisibility support, can not and will not)
 support. The "Google Talk" account "type" in pidgin exists because many
 users were unaware of the fact that Google Talk was XMPP and were thus
 unable to figure out how to set up their accounts in pidgin.

 Nothing prevents pidgin from supporting Google Talk extensions other than
 design, desire, and time. More specifically Voice and Video chat are not
 Google Talk extensions anymore, they are XMPP specifications and are in
 the process of being worked on. I know nothing about the Google Talk
 method of file transfer, but if it is what I think it is it will also
 become an official specification and thus be something that may get worked
 on.

 I would gladly remove the "Google Talk" account type from pidgin were it
 not for the support headache that would result from such a change.

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