Re: [Gaim-devel] gaim 2.0.0 customer reaction

[Tim R. <tim...@co...>]

Ka-Hing Cheung wrote:
> If a user stops typing, and doesn't switch tabs, and has never send an
> IM, is it plausible that the user is trying to figure out how to send?
> If the answer is yes, maybe a tooltip is all that's needed.

The Gaim Dude could pop up in the corner and ask "Looks like you're 
trying to type an Instant Message ...."

> While it's true that using enter to send is a lot more convenient, I do
> think that gaim needs to accommodate people who come from other IM
> software.

The only problems with enter to send are:
1. Nothing obvious in the IM window indicating that enter sends a 
message, as opposed to inserting a new line.

2. Nothing obvious indicating how to insert a new line into the message.

Since we know the users won't read the documentation, they will probably 
  get lucky and figure out how to send messages, but not how to insert 
new lines.

--Tim