[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 gweilo8888):

 Replying to [comment:46 Mishtal]:
 > In your buddylist window click on the Buddies menu. Choose Sort Buddies.
 Choose Sort Manually. In your buddy list window, click on a buddy, and
 drag him/her to the location desired. This gives you a single group with
 buddies from multiple protocols.

 Thank you *so* much, Mishtal. So it seems that what some (if not many) of
 us were asking for was possible all along. Thanks to your detailed answer,
 I've now removed the grouping (well -- other than Non-IM Contacts and
 Other Contacts, which reappear if I delete them, but I can just hide those
 empty groups) from my own Pidgin install, and resolved the biggest issue I
 had with the program. I just didn't understand the program's UI well
 enough to start with, it seems.

 > You can also choose to merge buddies into a single contact. For
 instance, I have a buddy named Bob who has accounts on AIM, MSN, GTalk,
 Yahoo, and my XMPP server. On my buddy list, he shows up as a single
 account, and not all of his various accounts.

 I'd love to do this too, but can't see where I'd do it. Don't see a merge
 option in any of the menus, nor from right-clicking on a single contact.
 Tried selecting multiple contacts at once in case it was done that way,
 and that's not possible either. I'm in Pidgin 2.7.5 on Windows -- if it's
 possible in that version, I'd be grateful if you could guide me to the
 option I'm missing again please. :)

 Once merged, is there a way to specify the priority of messaging services
 that should be used when contacting an individual who's on multiple
 services simultaneously?

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1325#comment:47>
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