[Pidgin] #9668: Add an away flag for chat buddies

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#9668: Add an away flag for chat buddies
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 Reporter:  thomas001                    |        Owner:              
     Type:  patch                        |       Status:  new         
Milestone:  Patches Needing Improvement  |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.8                        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:                               |  
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Comment(by thomas001):

 I looked at Zacs patch the purple part simply does the same as my patch,it
 just defines the new flag, the rest of the patch seems to introduce some
 kind of custom attributes system which is unrelated to the away flag.
 No the flag is not just for buddies,it works for every chat user where the
 prpl plugin sets the flag. the additional function buddy_status_cb is
 meant for the case when a buddy is in some chat with you and is known to
 be away and the prpl does not set the away flag,because in this case you
 know the chat user is away without the flag. Currently this function is
 *not* hooked in and is unused,i left it in the patch for discussion if
 this behaviour is desired or if pidgin just reply totally on the away flag
 (which is the better version IMO).
 I did not know italics were "reserved",of cause other visualisation of the
 away status is fine too,but i think a tooltip is not a good idea,as a user
 list should give you a quick and complete overview of the chat buddies,
 which is not the case if you have to open up a tooltip for every chat
 buddy. an additional symbol whould be fine,too.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9668#comment:3>
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