[Pidgin] #8802: Bring tab with unread messages to foreground when chat window gets focus

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#8802: Bring tab with unread messages to foreground when chat window gets focus
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 Reporter:  evan.mc      |           Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement  |          Status:  pending     
Milestone:               |       Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.5        |      Resolution:              
 Keywords:               |   Launchpad_bug:              
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Changes (by evan.mc):

  * status:  pending => new


Old description:

> I don't want the chat window to automatically pop into the foreground
> when I recieve a new message, but often when I alt-tab to the chat
> window, I then have to click on the tab for the window that has the
> unread messages.
>
> It would be handy if, upon the window receiving focus, it would switch to
> the tab that has the most recent unread messages.  (Of course, if the
> window already has focus, then leave unchanged as I might be in the
> middle of IMing.)

New description:

 I don't want the chat window to automatically pop into the foreground when
 I receive a new message, but often when I alt-tab to the chat window, I
 then have to click on the tab for the window that has the unread messages.

 It would be handy if, upon the window receiving focus, it would switch to
 the tab that has the most recent unread messages.  (Of course, if the
 window already has focus, then leave unchanged as I might be in the middle
 of IMing.)

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Comment:

 So it would not be an option you would enable, then? :-)

 If you added some sort of visual indicator to the fact it has changed
 tabs, it might be more palatable.  Perhaps change the background colour of
 the tab for a few seconds (or even flash the background colour of the tab
 between the normal colour and a darker colour for a few seconds.)

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8802#comment:2>
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