Hi Alex, The FAQ link there talks about the plugin for customising the priorities.
Cheers, Eion On 30 May 2017 at 13:53, Alex <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Eion, but unfortunately in some cases Pidgin makes the wrong > choice, and the fact that the user cannot override/customize it is a > deficiency that should be addressed. > > Is there no plugin that allows for more flexibility? > > On 29-05-2017 18:00, Eion Robb wrote: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> You might find >> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#Igroupedmybu >> ddiesintocontactscanIcontrolwhichoneisselected >> to be helpful. You can drag buddies around in a Contact in order to >> prioritise them, but the precedence of which one gets highest >> priority is controlled within Pidgin. >> >> Cheers, Eion >> >> On 30 May 2017 at 09:50, Alex <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to set protocol priority per buddy. >> >> Here are some cases: >> >> 1) One of my contacts uses Jabber (desktop) and Hangouts (mobile). When >> they are not available on Hangouts, their status is shown as >> "Invisible" (this is the case with all my Hangouts contacts). When >> they are inactive on Jabber, their status changes to "Extended away", >> even though they are at the computer. Unfortunately, the Hangouts >> "Invisible" status seems to take precedence, and I often end up >> sending to the wrong device. >> >> I would like to indicate that for that contact, the Jabber connection >> always takes precedence over Hangouts unless it's offline. >> >> 2) Another contact uses Skype (desktop) and Hangouts (mobile). Sometimes >> they forget to log out of Hangouts, but for some reason it >> takes precedence over Skype, and again I end up sending to the wrong >> device. >> >> I would like to indicate that for that contact, the Skype connection >> takes precedence over Hangouts when they are both available. >> >> How can I do that? >> >> Thanks, Alex. >> >> _______________________________________________ [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use >> this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> <https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support> >> >> >> >
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