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List:       kopete-devel
Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] API for reserving certain group-names
From:       Grzegorz Jaskiewicz <gj () pointblue ! com ! pl>
Date:       2003-08-15 15:26:52
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Stefan Gehn wrote:

> On Friday August 15 2003 17:11, Grzegorz Jaskiewicz wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Stefan Gehn wrote:
> > > I'm just thinking about how to handle ICQ-contacts that we don't have
> > > been authorized by yet. I'd like to do it like in original ICQ by putting
> > > them into a group named "Awaiting Authorization" (or "Waiting for
> > > Authorization", forgot the exact name).
> > > For this to work the best I'd like to have some API to either reserve
> > > certain group-names as "system-only" or have another way of adding a
> > > group with a special flag for that.
> > > The "Temporary Contacts" group falls into the same category, I'm not sure
> > > how that one is handled though.
> > >
> > > What do others think about such an API or is there an even better way of
> > > handling all this?
> >
> > I think "temporary contacts" is best place. Both gadu and MSN are using it
> > for contacts that are not authorized.
> 
> But that's wrong. "Temporary Contacts" was invented to contain contacts that 
> messaged you but weren't moved to any persistent group yet (reason: if you 
> don't move them they won't appear on your list on next load).
> ICQ-Contacts with no authorization are already on your serverside-contactlist 
Reserve a group "not authorized contacts" for them, on your side.
Or better, add some fancy color/icon to them so they will be different 
from those authorized :]
There is no need to add anything to kopete to do this, imo.


--
GJ

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