[Pidgin] #9748: Plugin request: last recepient name after pressing TAB key.

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#9748: Plugin request: last recepient name after pressing TAB key.
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 Reporter:  paul.somebody                    |        Owner:              
     Type:  plugin request                   |       Status:  new         
Milestone:  Plugin Suggested                 |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.8                            |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  tab autocomplete recepient nick  |  
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Changes (by deryni):

  * type:  enhancement => plugin request
  * milestone:  => Plugin Suggested


Comment:

 No, they aren't mutually exclusive. What annoys me about the irssi
 behaviour is that if I intend to hit alt-tab but miss alt I know have an
 irssi input line filled with a fair amount of entirely useless and
 undesired text (the fact that I can clear it with a single keypress/combo
 is irrelevant).

 Similarly, I'm not sure the benefit (and cognitive load required to use
 the feature) is worth the potential annoyance. What if the last person
 isn't who you want to address now, you now have an input area with the
 wrong nickname in it that you have to clear (and you can't just hit tab to
 cycle to the next name like you can with normal tab completion).

 Either way, a plugin can likely add this feature and I'm not sure more
 than that is useful. The plugin could even keep multiple such nicknames
 and tab cycle between them, and even allow the user to set a pre-populated
 list of names to include in the list (in case you frequently talk to the
 same people).

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9748#comment:12>
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