[Pidgin] #10709: gevolution - Evolution now supports more IM types than plugin.

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#10709: gevolution - Evolution now supports more IM types than plugin.
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 Reporter:  cedel                           |        Owner:         
     Type:  patch                           |       Status:  new    
Milestone:  Patches Needing Review          |    Component:  plugins
  Version:  2.6.3                           |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:  plugin gevolution Evolution IM  |  
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Comment(by cedel):

 Thanks very much - actually, I tried to make one of my own before you
 posted this one (I'm sorry, I'm no programmer and didn't know if it's
 going to work - attached) which I tested with F11 Pidgin 2.6.3-2 (for the
 ease of building the package) and I found these points:

 1. we basically came to the same solution

 2. adding buddy to Evolution address book basically works (buddy context
 menu -> Add to address book -> associate buddy) - checked with Skype
 contacts, have no GG account-buddies. If the buddy already is in any Evo
 address book, "Add to address book" disapears - which is probably correct.
 No user details in the appropriate part of the window, though (don't think
 it's because of this patch).

 3. In "Buddies -> Add buddy", I can see the contacts from address book,
 along with their protocols (ICQ, XMMP, Skype, GG). There are some problems
 with this window (the group selector is malformed, disconnected from the
 frame) and if I try to add a buddy from the address book to Pidgin buddy
 list, the contact ends in correct selected group, but always with ICQ
 protocol - again, this happens even without the patch.

 So, generally, the patch seems to work (sorry again - tested only my
 version, was really looking for the Skype contacts), there are some, most
 likely unrelated (they are present even in the unpatched version),
 problems with gevolution.

 Also, I recall there were some problems reported with GaduGadu and
 gevolution some time ago...

 Will see if I can find the source of any of these problems when I have
 more free time... meanwhile, can somebody else give it a try?

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