[Pidgin] #7458: Google Talk contact 'Full Name' aliases should be used in place of User ID

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#7458: Google Talk contact 'Full Name' aliases should be used in place of User ID
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 Reporter:  stinky2nine  |        Owner:  darkrain42 
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new        
Milestone:               |    Component:  Google Talk
  Version:  2.5.2        |   Resolution:             
 Keywords:               |  
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Description changed by darkrain42:

Old description:

> Aliases stored on Google Talk are pulled down on a first load.  However
> if a user is renamed on Google Talk or in Gmail Contact, Pidgin will
> never update the buddy list entry with the new Alias.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Add (invite) a GTalk buddy, (do not modify their contact info).
> 2. Ensure they appear in your buddy list and they are listed by their
> email address.
> 3. Close Pidgin, and modify the entry on Google Talk or in Gmail Contact.
> 4. Restart Pidgin, the server side alias (set for the first time) is not
> loaded.
>
> It seems that the server side aliases should be synched with the Pidgin's
> local alias mechanisms, or a method to import/override the aliases into
> Pidgin's alias system should be possible.
>
> I tried using Get Info which does pull down the updated contact
> information but after restarting Pidgin, the contact alias went back to
> the original state.

New description:

 Aliases stored on Google Talk are pulled down on a first load.  However if
 a user is renamed on Google Talk or in Gmail Contact, Pidgin will never
 update the buddy list entry with the new Alias.

 Steps to reproduce:
   1. Add (invite) a GTalk buddy, (do not modify their contact info).
   2. Ensure they appear in your buddy list and they are listed by their
 email address.
   3. Close Pidgin, and modify the entry on Google Talk or in Gmail
 Contact.
   4. Restart Pidgin, the server side alias (set for the first time) is not
 loaded.

 It seems that the server side aliases should be synched with the Pidgin's
 local alias mechanisms, or a method to import/override the aliases into
 Pidgin's alias system should be possible.

 I tried using Get Info which does pull down the updated contact
 information but after restarting Pidgin, the contact alias went back to
 the original state.

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