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#54 Add distribution list chat function

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2018-07-05
2012-11-23
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Hello,

One feature I liked on Microsoft communicator is the ability to right clic one a group name (== distribution list name) and initiate a chat with all online buddies of this group.
I saw that pidgin is quite reluctant to allow protocol to modify the group menu.
But, looking at the purple-plugin-pack-2.7.0 (groupmsg one), I figured out how we can be able to do so.

I made a patch and it's working. With it, when user right clic a gourp, ther eis a new menu entry 'New group chat'.
I think memory management should be reviewed (I'm not sure every thing allocated are well freed).
When I close the group chat, another empty chat window is opened (I don't know why).
Except these 2 things it seems working.

I atached this patch, hoping you'll consider integrating this kind of feature.

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Discussion

  • Stefan Becker

    Stefan Becker - 2012-11-23
    • priority: 5 --> 1
     

  • Stefan Becker

    Stefan Becker - 2012-11-23

    IMHO the purple bits are a NO-NO internal hack. I would suggest to submit a real solution to Pidgin project, i.e. an API to extend the group menu.

     

  • Joseph Spencer

    Joseph Spencer - 2014-07-30

    I wish this was higher in priority. Group chat functionality is something I desperately miss.

     

  • Stefan Becker

    Stefan Becker - 2018-07-05
    • summary: Add group chat function --> Add distribution list chat function
    • Description has changed:

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 Hello,

-One feature I liked on Microsoft communicator is the ability to right clic one a group name and initiate a chat with all online buddies of this group.
+One feature I liked on Microsoft communicator is the ability to right clic one a group name (== distribution list name) and initiate a chat with all online buddies of this group.
 I saw that pidgin is quite reluctant to allow protocol to modify the group menu.
 But, looking at the purple-plugin-pack-2.7.0 \(groupmsg one\), I figured out how we can be able to do so.
    • Category: --> Pidgin
     

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