[Pidgin] #15481: patch pidgin's gtk deprecated symbols

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#15481: patch pidgin's gtk deprecated symbols
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 Reporter:  placidrage                   |       Owner:
     Type:  patch                        |      Status:  new
Milestone:  Patches Needing Improvement  |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.10.6                       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  pidgin gtk deprecated        |
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Comment (by placidrage):

 Why is GTK2 support so important? Who still uses it? This is from the
 mercurial main branches tip, so probably for the next release of pidgin,
 who do you think will need to use your next release with gtk2?

 I'm just honestly curious.

 Didn't know about the milestone thing, next time I won't set it. How about
 the version? what do I set it to when it's from hg's main branch's tip?

 Just for information, those symbols were deprecated in gtk3.0, we are at
 least at 3.4, and there are plans about deprecating the gtk box widget all
 together, which is why there is a guide to port to gtk grid which will be
 the way to go when it comes to setting up the app's layout.

 Would it make more sense if I start with that port now?

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