[Pidgin] #12519: Patch for "pounce when my status is..."

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#12519: Patch for "pounce when my status is..."
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 Reporter:  grigoryj                        |        Owner:  darkrain42
     Type:  patch                           |       Status:  new       
Milestone:  Patches Needing Improvement     |    Component:  libpurple 
  Version:  2.7.3                           |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:  pidgin libpurple pounce status  |  
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Comment(by grigoryj):

 * I fixed the typo immediately - don't have a slightest idea how that
 backtick got there :)
  * Well, the next patch I'm going to write is "expirable buddy pounces" -
 so that you can set a date/time on which the pounce would expire. That
 would make use of generic fields as well. Like so:
  {{{
   <fields>
    <field name = "status" value = "away"/>
    <field name = "expires" value = "20/08/2010 14:00"/>
   <fields>
  }}}
  As for having multiple statuses, we can still use this xml format for
 them. Just add a new `status' field for each of the desired statuses and
 push them to a list as we parse the xml:
  {{{
   <fields>
    <field name = "status" value = "away"/>
    <field name = "status" value = "extended away"/>
   <fields>
  }}}
  I just don't like the idea of adding new constructions for each field
 type - that overcomplexifies the structure of the xml document and the
 parsing becomes more cumbersome.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12519#comment:8>
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