Re: [Gaim-devel] AOL buddy list problem

[Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>]

What if on the first dialog, the first time it pops up that is, offer
the user the choices of "Use the local, Use the server, Randomly choose
for me and risk loosing contacts" with a check box that says "Always
choose this" or something like that? As others have pointed out, there
is no way to [reliably] decide which copy is newer.

On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 15:26, Josh Steiner wrote:
> i know tons of users who login to their account from 2-3 machines=20
> everyday... i personally use my desktop + laptop everyday, not to=20
> mention the gaim i run on my linux partition of my dualboot... my=20
> girlfriend runs gaim on her machine at home, at work and on her laptop.=20
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> Bryce C wrote:
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> >What's more, this will only happen to users' buddy lists that are
> >modified by some other program besides Gaim. Those who stick with the
> >same installation of Gaim, which I believe is the majority, shouldn't
> >have any problems.
> >
> >On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 14:56, Josh Steiner wrote:
> > =20
> >
> >>please no, this is really not something the user should be hasseled wit=
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> >>all the time.  this can and should be dealt with automatically by the=20
> >>software.
> >>
> >>Bryce C wrote:
> >>
> >>   =20
> >>
> >>>What if during sign-on, Gaim checked/looked to see if the local file
> >>>matched AIM's server's and if there is a discrepancy, ask the user in =
a
> >>>simple popup.  "Attention! There is a discrepancy between the local co=
py
> >>>and AIM's servers' copies of your buddy list. Which is correct?"
> >>>Something like that, eh?
> >>>-Bryce
> >>>Bryce@BryceCo.Net
> >>>
> >>>     =20
> >>>
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Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
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