[Pidgin] #9046: Auto-away sets away message...

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#9046: Auto-away sets away message...
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 Reporter:  Daemonax   |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  new         
Milestone:             |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.5      |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  Auto away  |  
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Comment(by gjmf):

 My eyes gloss over when this gets too detailed - sorry - so I'll just
 summarize:

 The persistent, consistent negative feedback about Pidgin that I get from
 my end-users is centered around the status text behaviour.

 People prefer not to have status text set automatically.

 They don't mind auto-away being set by default; nor do they mind having
 status text as an option - but they don't want text pre-populated.

 People HATE having Green/Available status and "I'm not here right now" (or
 equivalent) status text.  It makes them look unprofessional, and makes
 them ask me to uninstall Pidgin.   I don't want to do that, 'cuz I'm
 trying to migrate my clients over to standardized Jabber/XMPP services
 instead of proprietary services.

 Thanks again for your volunteer time on this free, open-source program
 that by and large works well.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9046#comment:25>
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