Re: [Gaim-devel] optionally remove away message box

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

On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 06:03:30PM +1100, Jacob Visser wrote:
> This patch gives people the option to remove the away box, it doesnt
> remove it all together.  Im running it and it works great.  If this
> patch isnt going to be added then I plead with Chris Rivera to keep the
> patch current.

I am only allowed to commit bug fixes. Sean or Rob will have to commit 
this. My reply was along the ideas of John Silvestri, that while this 
might be a nice option, it is HARDLY as critical as the one post made it 
out to be. I was pointing out that rather than there being "no reason 
for this box unless the user has enabled the away queue," that the box 
is both desireable and necessary for many users for at least the time 
being. 
luke

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jacob Visser
> 
> On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 16:46, Luke Schierer wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 12:30:31AM -0500, Robert Love wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 21:22, Chris Rivera wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The attached patch implements an option to not create the away message
> > > > box.  A recent patch caused mine to not apply cleanly.  This patch has
> > > > been updated and diffed against current CVS.
> > > 
> > > If the significance of this monumental patch is not clear, let me make
> > > it: the existence of the human race depends on it.
> > > 
> > > This away message box is a nuisance.  I suspect it was just copied from
> > > AIM.  Why does the current away message warrant its own dialog box?  I
> > > just picked it, I know what it is!
> > > 
> > > The annoyance grows with the new "notifier icon" support in gaim CVS. 
> > > This is a great feature which is unfortunately ruined by the arbitrary
> > > away dialog which does not go away.
> > > 
> > > In short, this is no reason for this box unless the user has enabled the
> > > away queue.  This patch is sane and is working here...
> > 
> > I disagree. for those of us not using the docklet, and between now and 
> > when a better status management method is worked into gaim (currently 
> > scheduled for 0.61, after the whole mess of moving to gtk2 is over, the 
> > away message dialog is the sole way for a user to be able to tell for 
> > his/her self that [s]he is away. as such, it is necessary. after we have 
> > deryni's status menu worked in and derjohan's status icons probly as 
> > well, then i will be more inclined to agree that the separate dialog can 
> > go. even then though, having it lets you know, 12 hours latter, what 
> > away message you selected, and so it is still not w/out purpose.
> > luke
> > 
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