On 04/10/10 20:20, Gordon Stewart wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Daniel Atallah <datal...@pidgin.im> wrote:
> 
>> The "Official Client" is the one distributed by yahoo themselves, not
>> some newer version of Pidgin.
>>
>> Last I knew, the functionality you are asking for didn't exist in that
>> client.  Unless that has changed, it can't exist in Pidgin.
> 
> why does it need to be in the "official" (Yahoo messenger) programme
> to be incorporated into Pidgin ?
> 
> Either you are visable, or not  - Easy...
> 
> if the "visable" command is active (even if you are invisible to the
> other people), its just a matter of Pidgin remembering which person
> you want visable / to see you,  & then stick a 'permanent' thing on
> it.
> 
> so next time you come online - It automatically marks the person as
> able to see you.
> 
> - no changes needed in Yahoo Messenger system to cope..
> 
> Or am I missing something ?
> 
> 

Those functions you are talking about (appear visible and appear
permanently offline) are part of the protocol. If it isn't part of the
official protocol, Pidgin cannot implement it, if I'm understanding
Daniel right, because there is nothing there to implement.

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