[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:4 darkrain42]:
 > I do not believe this is something we can actually control.  We do not
 directly change the gmail contacts entries, instead we set the 'name'
 roster attribute for the person, which Google, on the server, translates
 into a modification of the Full Name (instead of the Nickname, as you
 want).
 >
 > One way you can work around this is to right-click on the person you
 want to alias, select Expand. The Metacontact for that person should now
 be highlighted (Pidgin allows you to group multiple buddies into one
 "person" contact). If you alias just the contact, the change will not be
 made on the server.


 I've tried that, but on the buddy list I can see the short nickname (Naku)
 but when she talks to me I see the full Gmail Contact name and not the
 nickname that I've used for the group.

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