[Pidgin] #7874: should hide persistent IRC chats @ startup

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#7874: should hide persistent IRC chats @ startup
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 Reporter:  bughunter2   |        Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new         
Milestone:               |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.3        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment(by 5arge):

 I completely agree with hiding persistent chats at start-up.  The
 reasoning behind this is the same as having Pidgin minimized/docked at
 start-up.  Hiding a persistent IRC chats would make them equivalent in
 functionality as the other available Pidgin accounts: communication
 channel is opened, and sounds/tray notifications alert the user to
 messages received.  Is there any reason for message windows to open for
 every MSN buddy in my list when I start Pidgin?  No, the same goes for IRC
 chats.

 The way it is right now, it is an annoyance: a pop-up window that usually
 needs to be immediately minimized/closed.  Granted, I am still grateful
 for the persistent chat feature.  Just offering my opinion on what I think
 would make the program better.

 Another suggestion: provide the ability to prevent (or automatically
 close) extra IRC messages generated from connecting (such as CTCP, Global,
 AuthServ, Chanserv, etc.).  Yet, I imagine this will be much more
 difficult to implement.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7874#comment:3>
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