Re: [Gaim-devel] Yahoo-style status message display

[Luke S. <lsc...@us...>]

they want the big display minus buddy icons. not quite the same thing.
luke

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 08:22:33AM -0700, Ka-Hing Cheung wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 08:09:24AM +0100, Steve Purcell wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > I posted a patch a while ago that provides a completely optional Yahoo-style 
> > display of status messages:
> > 
> > 	http://tinyurl.com/qa5g [screenshot]	
> > 	http://tinyurl.com/qa5e [patch info on sf]
> > 
> > I've been running with it for a couple of months now without a hitch, and I 
> > think many users might find it helpful.
> > 
> > I'd love to see the patch incorporated into CVS. Would anyone else? Are the 
> > developers willing to take on this patch?
> > 
> 
> Isn't there already a prpl independent way to put status information on the
> blist? Why inventing another way to do it? Gaim's yahoo prpl currently puts
> the user's away message on the status line, not sure if that's the same thing
> as the status message that you are talking about.
> 
> It seems counter-intuitive to modify the blist just so that status text will
> show up on the small list though, the small list is intended for people who
> "want more screen real estate". Putting it in the tooltip is a better choice
> if you insist on using the small list, imo.
> 
> - Ka-Hing
> 
> 
> 
> 
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