send-to for pidgin shows multiple accounts associated with user

Bug #123561 reported by Lee Maguire
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nautilus-sendto
Expired
Wishlist
nautilus-sendto (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: nautilus-sendto

This might be a bit of a minor edge-case UI issue.

When I select send-to -> pidgin, it show a drop down list of contacts next to their protocol icons.

If a contact has two accounts using the same protocol (e.g. XMPP) both accounts are displayed, but with no way of distinguishing them,

Either there should be one account displayed per contact (or client+protocol), or some way to distinguish them.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It makes sense, lets see what the maintainers say about it. Thanks.

Changed in nautilus-sendto:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Comments from upstream:

"IMHO we need to first select a protocol, then a user. Like "ICQ->MrFoo". Could
the dropdown list display the protocols, and expand to the right for the users
in that protocol, like a menu?"

"<snip>
> If a contact has two accounts using the same protocol (e.g. XMPP) both accounts
> are displayed, but with no way of distinguishing them,

And how are they differentiated in Pidgin? Same buddy name and same protocol..."

Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: Triaged → Incomplete
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Lee Maguire (leemaguire) wrote :

> And how are they differentiated in Pidgin? Same buddy name and same protocol..."

In the Buddy List window, placing the pointer over the entry will show a pop-up containing the resource address. (currently using pigin 2.2.2)

also I personally use different groupings in the buddy list that happen to separate different servers (i.e. I have a specific list of buddies for the server that is on my local LAN)

Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: Incomplete → Triaged
Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: Incomplete → New
Changed in nautilus-sendto:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
Changed in nautilus-sendto:
status: New → Expired
Changed in nautilus-sendto (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody
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