Didn't facebook release an xmpp protocol recently? If so, that'd be what I'd look at first to see if that protocol indicates idle just with a generic xmpp account. If it does, it's implementing that as an account type as the path to take.
At least that's my take on it. Chris On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Alexander Golec < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've noticed that the facebook chat plugin gives no indication of > when users are idle, unless they are 1. listed as available and 2. actually > idle. Since there doesn't seem to be a way to divine idleness time like > there is in aim, there is also no time next to their name. The result is > that there is no way to tell if someone is idle except to mouse over their > name. > > I'd like to fix this, and I'm like to know where to start. I assume > there is some place where global status is determined, and if there is, I'd > like to interface it better with the facebook plugin. > > If there are other protocols where this is an issue, I think this > idea could make them work a little better as well. > > Alex >
