[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 sambrightman):

 One thought on the potential real bug: if Pidgin crashes/is killed and is
 set to auto-restore previous status, this could maybe lead to keeping the
 old auto-away status? Maybe that has happened to me. I haven't seen it
 happen recently after a couple of more stable releases. I think it
 probably is a bug if true: auto-away would be cancelled when you return to
 computer, and clearly you are returned if you have to restart the program,
 so the auto-away should be cancelled.

 I also agree that the Facebook status idiom is slightly different and
 potentially a special case.

 I think that allowing the auto-away text to be directly edited in prefs
 (creating a new status?) is a valid RFE, but it's not up to me. I would
 probably push for it if I had any influence. But on the actual issue of
 the auto-away text existing, I have little sympathy. It's not "clearly" a
 bug, it's not anything but subtlely different from just being "away" in a
 professional environment, and installing and English trying to justify
 disliking it because it's in English is just weird. You *can* configure it
 to be different, and it's easy to do so. Possibly could be easier.

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