[Pidgin] #14942: Recognize absence of the '#' prefix when joining IRC channel

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#14942: Recognize absence of the '#' prefix when joining IRC channel
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 Reporter:  FelixAkk                                                               |        Owner:  elb
     Type:  enhancement                                                            |       Status:  new
Milestone:                                                                         |    Component:  IRC
  Version:  2.10.1                                                                 |   Resolution:     
 Keywords:  irc, join, dialog, error, user input, interpretation, no such channel  |  
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Comment(by FelixAkk):

 Just thought; what would be better is that when focus leaves the channel
 field, the GUI checks if the field is not-empty. If so, it checks if the
 channel name is prefixed with a non-alphanumeric character. If not it,
 prefixes it with the most common symbol; '#'.

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