[Gaim-devel] forbidding @ sign in Jabber Screen name field (was: Add Account Wizard)

[Jason S. <jas...@gm...>]

Months ago, Graham Cole <chckens <at> sucs.org> wrote:
> Ethan Blanton wrote:
> > Jason Spiro spake unto us the following wisdom:
> >   
> >> I thought I remembered correctly in the Basic tab of the account
> >> settings dialog. I typed in jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com and tried the
> >> server gmail.com and talk.google.com and neither one worked.
> > You should have tried a Screen name of jasonspiro4 and a Server of
> > gmail.com.  You would have to change nothing else (if I am remembering
> > correctly) to get connected to Google Talk.
> Is there any excuse for even allowing a user to type username <at> domain 
> into the Screen name box on Jabber? I remember using one client (could 
> well be Gajim) which automatically switched focus to the second box when 
> an " <at> " is typed (making it really obvious what's expected).
> 
> Without looking at the Advanced options, one might easily assume that 
> "Server" is actually the connect server, hence still needing the domain 
> in the screen name box.
[snip]

I like your idea of forbidding users from typing an @ sign in the Screen name
box. On MSN, @ signs are important in the Screen Name field, so Jabber newbies
may assume they are important for Jabber too. If I file a feature request
requesting that your feature be implemented, is it likely to succeed?

Regards,
Jason