[Pidgin] #11502: Contact Manager

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#11502: Contact Manager
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 Reporter:  noccy             |        Owner:  rekkanoryo  
     Type:  plugin request    |       Status:  new         
Milestone:  Plugin Suggested  |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.6.6             |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:                    |  
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Comment(by deryni):

 If the protocol supports it and the prpl supports it then pidgin supports
 it, though you have to Add Buddy the person again to get it to work I
 believe (and I'm not sure this gets much testing).

 I fear that a "Copy to" entry would be more confusing than helpful for
 most people (especially since I believe for the majority of people it will
 always be disabled).

 As far as import/export there is the listhandler plugin which does that to
 a certain extent but is not the most well written or well maintained
 plugin. There are technical issues with import/export involving protocols
 that require authorization that make it a generally less useful option
 than most people would, by default, assume. Additionally the blist.xml
 file can simply be carted around from machine to machine and in the case
 where it and the server agree that will work just fine. We do not support
 a 'bulk restore from blist.xml' though which is largely what the
 listhandler plugin was originally written to support I believe.

 As to the suggested single-list UI that is something a plugin could
 reasonably provide.

 I have, in the past, indicated that I think allowing for multiple
 selection in the pidgin buddy list would only invite confusion and
 complexity, but in a stripped down special-purpose interface it wouldn't
 have those same problems.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/11502#comment:7>
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