[Pidgin] #6476: Pidgin adds --display to the wm's session information, breaking remote terminals.

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#6476: Pidgin adds --display to the wm's session information, breaking remote
terminals.
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  Reporter:  gdvieira      |       Owner:       
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new  
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:       
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.3
Resolution:                |    Keywords:       
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by gdvieira):

 Replying to [comment:1 rekkanoryo]:
 > I don't believe we should be so quick to do this.


 Absolutely! Let's ponder carefully the situation.

 As of Sept 2007, Pidgin worked perfectly in my setup. I could save a
 session in a terminal, and restore the same session in another, Pidgin
 (and Ekiga, and Nautilus, and Evolution) would all  be restored. Around
 this time, another user discovered a problem with his multi-display setup
 (http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2007-September/003236.html). He proposed
 a simple fix, that was quickly applied.

 The problem is, his fix is my problem, and my setup that worked perfectly
 now is flawed. A regression I would say. I totally support a fix for his
 problem, after all I may one day have multiple monitors, but a fix that
 causes regressions should be reverted.

 It's a shame that it took me so long to notice this, as I use Pidgin as
 packaged by my distribution. But, I noticied it now.

 It's also a shame that I can't propose a solution to the multi-display
 problem. However, I believe that Evolution is probably multi-display aware
 and it doesn't use the --display option. By the way, no application in my
 desktop uses that option.

 Please forgive me if the bug report and my reply seem combative, but I
 hope my point is clear now.

 Abraços,
 Gustavo

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