[Pidgin] #12329: Feature request: Guest mode / Guest session

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#12329: Feature request: Guest mode / Guest session
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 Reporter:  leemes                            |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement                       |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                                    |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.7.1                             |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  guest mode login private session  |  
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Description changed by leemes:

Old description:

> Hi,
>
> very often it comes to the situation where i have a guest sitting at my
> computer who wants to use my pidgin to "check" for new messages on his
> messenger account(s). If he now deactivates my accounts, adds his own one
> and after he's done his work, deactivates his and activates mine again,
> the buddy list may contain some of his buddy groups. His logs are also
> stored on my computer per default. The way to log in as a "guest" isn't a
> nice way either.
>
> To avoid such problems i suggest a "guest mode": Once activated, the
> guest enters his temporary account information and gets logged in (like
> the "private session" in firefox). Once he's done, he quits this mode and
> my own accounts get logged in again. To symbolize the guest mode, for
> example the status icon could be a special icon, or the buddy list could
> be highlighted with a light background color, or a hint box between menu
> and buddy list could appear (labeled with "Guest mode" and button
> "Quit")...
>
> For security reasons, a password could be requested to restore to normal
> mode (but imho this would not make any sense if the guest can just quit
> and restart pidgin...)

New description:

 Hi,

 very often it comes to the situation where i have a guest sitting at my
 computer who wants to use my pidgin to "check" for new messages on his
 messenger account(s). If he now deactivates my accounts, adds his own one
 and after he's done his work, deactivates his and activates mine again,
 the buddy list may contain some of his buddy groups or may be altered in
 another way. His logs are also stored on my computer per default. The way
 to log in as a "guest" isn't a nice way either.

 To avoid such problems i suggest a "guest mode": Once activated, the guest
 enters his temporary account information and gets logged in (like the
 "private session" in firefox). Once he's done, he quits this mode and my
 own accounts get logged in again. To symbolize the guest mode, for example
 the status icon could be a special icon, or the buddy list could be
 highlighted with a light background color, or a hint box between menu and
 buddy list could appear (labeled with "Guest mode" and button "Quit")...

 For security reasons, a password could be requested to restore to normal
 mode (but imho this would not make any sense if the guest can just quit
 and restart pidgin...)

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12329#comment:2>
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