[Pidgin] #1325: blist: add option to hide groups

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#1325: blist: add option to hide groups
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 Reporter:  Sim-on       |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  closed      
Milestone:               |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.0.1        |   Resolution:  wontfix     
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment(by sadrul):

 For the record, I would be OK with a patch that allows, for example, a
 plugin to decide which buddylist nodes (buddies, chats, contacts, groups)
 should be visible. That would allow a plugin to hide groups. It would also
 allow plugins to hide idle buddies, mobile buddies (#6807, #5876 etc.)
 etc.

 I understand that there are complications that can come up with this (as
 deryni has pointed out), but maybe users complaining about this could be
 promptly directed to the 3rd-party plugin authors? ;)

 Implementation-wise, it should be possible to do cleanly enough without
 polluting the current code (e.g. it could be similar to how it's done in
 finch and the 'Grouping' plugin).

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