Re: [Gaim-devel] Re: Gaim-devel digest, Vol 1 #95 - 4 msgs

[Ethan B. <ebl...@cs...>]

(Bringing this back to gaim-devel, I hope you don't mind.)

Scott spake unto us the following wisdom:
> The presence bar is a pull down menu allowing you to select
> different away 'types' (in gabber: "Available", "Free to Chat",
> "Away", "Extended Away", "Busy", and "Invisible").  In Gaim, the
> functionality of the button bar is all replicated elsewhere, and is
> wasted space, imo.  Currently when you are 'away', you get a text
> dialog with your away message and a button saying 'I'm Back' which
> again imo, is annoying and can get lost amongst a myriad of
> windows.  It would be more tidy to have the pulldown menu to select
> and see your 'presence' at a glance in the gaim window.

Ahh.  I agree that away-ness is rather complicated in gaim as things
stand right now; unfortunately, such a presence bar simply would not
work in gaim.  It is perfectly reasonable (and common, even!) to have
different away states for different accounts (notice that you can
select an individual account from the menu when you choose to go
away).  I personally also agree that buttons at the bottom of the
buddy list are mostly useless ... I use the preference item to turn
them off.

> Has there been any talk about getting SSL support for Jabber?

Yes, and it is not likely to happen soon or at all.  There is an entry
in the FAQ about the security-related reasons (it isn't secure), and
there are logistic difficulties as well; OpenSSL cannot be integrated
into a GPL'd program without the consent of every developer who has
ever committed a patch, which is impossible for gaim, and there
doesn't seem to be a clear and available alternative with a more
compatible license.

Ethan

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