[Pidgin] #9644: Usability enhancement: task bar title set to window tab with last IM

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#9644: Usability enhancement: task bar title set to window tab with last IM
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 Reporter:  dandv        |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new         
Milestone:               |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.8        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:               |  
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Old description:

> I often have two IRC channels open in the same Pidgin windows. One
> channel is more urgent than the other.
>
> After I switch task (WinXP) to another application, the taskbar button of
> the Pidgin IRC window will have as title the IRC channel tab that had
> focus last time. The problem is that if an IM arrives from the other
> channel, the taskbar button will flash but its text will stay the same.
>
> I know that I can drag out the urgent channel to a separate window, but
> it would be nice to have the taskbar button title change to the last
> channel that said anything. Same for windows with IM tabs.

New description:

 I often have two IRC channels open in the same Pidgin windows. One channel
 is more urgent than the other.

 After I switch task (WinXP) to another application, the taskbar button of
 the Pidgin IRC window will have as title the IRC channel tab that had
 focus last time. The problem is that if an IM arrives from the other
 channel, the taskbar button will flash but its title will stay the same.

 I know that I can drag out the urgent channel to a separate window, but it
 would be nice to have the taskbar button title change to the last channel
 that said anything. Same for windows with IM tabs.

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Comment(by dandv):

 @deryni: the last sentence was so long that I'm not sure I understood
 correctly what the complaint is. Overstimulation from notifications
 perhaps?

 I've also suggested in another bug 5268 that flashing should be
 configurable per tab.

 IMO, it's visually deceiving for a taskbar button to read "#eclipse" and
 be blue, when if you click it, it turns out that Pidgin has received a
 message in another channel.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9644#comment:2>
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