[Pidgin] #9742: gTalk doesn't allow me to use local nicknames

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#9742: gTalk doesn't allow me to use local nicknames
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 Reporter:  kuteninja                          |        Owner:  darkrain42 
     Type:  defect                             |       Status:  pending    
Milestone:                                     |    Component:  Google Talk
  Version:  2.5.8                              |   Resolution:             
 Keywords:  nickname full name gmail contacts  |  
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Changes (by kuteninja):

  * status:  pending => new


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 QuLogic]:
 > I think he means aliasing should set the Nickname field of the vcard (or
 whatever equivalent you can do that's just "for you").



 Let me see... I meant that if I change the Nickname on Pidgin, it doesn't
 change the Nickname part of the Gmail Contact, it changes the "Full Name"
 instead, which is not convenient for me because I can not tell for sure
 which one of them is the one I've renamed.

 Let's put it on an example I have 2 friends with the same first name, but
 different last name, if they are on a different Group on Pidgin, it
 doesn't bother me to use their first name as nickname (even if they are
 repeated) but then, when I lookup for one of them on the Gmail Contacts,
 they have lost their last name so I'm not sure which one of them is the
 one I was trying to send an email.

 If their nickname was the one updated on my Gmail Contacts, the Full Name
 would still hold their last name and so I would be able to difference them
 normally.

 Gmail contacts have Full Name and Nickname separated, so, why changing the
 Nickname for gtalk clients on Pidgin, changes the Full Name, instead of
 the Nickname on the online Gmail Contact ?

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