Pidgin MSN window close

ConnorBehan · 2007-09-04 23:54:42

I remember the old gaim would always say "<user> has closed the conversation window" if using the MSN protocol. It wasn't immediate, it really just checked if the window was still open at the other end once every minute... still I miss that feature.

I installed all the plugins in pidgin-plugin-pack that looked promising including the psychic one, but that did not enable it. Are there any options, plugins or source code patches that accomplish this?

Gilneas · 2007-09-05 10:06:54

The official MSN program automatically closes the window after 1 minute of inactivity. So that message was actually false.

ConnorBehan · 2007-09-05 16:31:21

Oh wow, so is inactivity defined as not typing at all? Because I can just discover when that happens by watching the typing symbol (unless that person also uses gaim and turns this notification off). What about clicking various things in the conversation window but not actually typing... does this count as inactivity? I thought it could tell the difference between when someone wasn't there and when someone was ignoring you, but I guess I was wrong, thanks for clarifying.

Gilneas · 2007-09-05 17:32:45

I'm pretty sure it's just defined by not typing to you. However, some clients do not automatically close the switchboard. And I don't know any specifics.

And yes, gaim's message did indeed make it appear like the person was ignoring you. I once made a tiny mistake that way.

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#1 2007-09-04 23:54:42

Pidgin MSN window close

#2 2007-09-05 10:06:54

Re: Pidgin MSN window close

#3 2007-09-05 16:31:21

Re: Pidgin MSN window close

#4 2007-09-05 17:32:45

Re: Pidgin MSN window close

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