Hi, I noticed the following bug/inconsistencies with the Status/Idle options in Pidgin for Windows when I was trying to set my idle options how I like them.
What I'm trying to achieve: Report myself as "Idle" when I don't use the computer for a set length of time, but do not show others how long I have been idle (this is possible in Yahoo Messenger for instance - you can have the 'Show me as idle..' checkbox enabled and also the 'do not show anyone how long i have been idle' checkbox enabled.) In Pidgin preferences I found: - Its impossible to have idle reporting enabled but at the same time disable the reporting of HOW LONG you have been idle. - The 'Minutes before becoming idle' parameter should be under the 'Idle' section at the top, and it should not be greyed out if 'Auto-away change status when idle' is unchecked. i.e. the value here is still used for the idle function, even if auto-away is not being used. - If you set "report idle time" to Never, then auto-away does not function at all. I guess this means auto-away options should all be greyed out, but I'd prefer to still have the "idle" option separate from the "how long have i been idle (idle time)" option which would mean auto-away could still function. Please do let me know if I have got any of the above wrong or there are workarounds. Thanks... MDW _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
