Re: GNOME Development Series Snapshot 2.3.0: "Mighty Atom"

[Marius Andreiana <mandreiana rdslink ro>]

On Sî, 2003-04-12 at 22:31, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> As co-author of Gossip (not yet released gnome2-jabber client) what I
> think is important here is that the client we choose for GNOME uses a
> non-propriatary protocol as the default one, and uses the others as
> plugins/addons.
> 
> Last time I checked out gaim (haven't tested 0.60 but I've tested a gtk2
> version) it did AIM and the rest as plugins, are you guys at all
> interested in changing default behaviour of gaim (to make it a Jabber
> client primary)?
when it's started the first time, you click on accounts, add user and
then choose protocol ( yes, AIM/ICQ is the default, but Jabber is in the
list too, among Yahoo and others which many people use )


> Another thing with Gaim that I don't quite get is why do the user have
> to "enable" plugins
In gaim 0.60 you don't have to do it anymore. Just select the protocol
you want when adding account, the appropriate plugin will be loaded
automatically.

> Wouldn't it just be smarter to have a check button
> or something saying "I want to use ICQ" and that sets a set of widget
> sensitive so that the user can fill in the information for it?
See the Accounts screen in gaim 0.60 / 0.61

> Anyway, I really think we should use Jabber and either use Jabber
> (through gateways in the Jabber protocol) against propriatary IM
> protocols) or through plugins as in GAIM for the extra protocols.
This depends on the user! Many have Yahoo, ICQ or other accounts already
set. You can't tell them 'Welcome to Gnome! You'll be using Jabber from
now as your IM protocol'

I think Gaim is a much better choice than a 'not yet released gnome2
jabber client'. Gaim works great, has smileys ( yes, it's important for
desktop users ) and mutiple-protocol support.

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Marius Andreiana
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