[Bug 725800] [NEW] Empathy away doesn't equate to Facebook's idle

[frederik.nnaji at gmail.com]

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 00:01, AmateurDev <725800 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: empathy
>
> When Empathy is set to "Away," Facebook should be "Idle." I googled the
> problem, and several people say that Facebook Chat has limitations that
> won't allow you to set it to Idle. But at
> http://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat/ it says under the "Features
> and Limitations" Section (fifth bullet) that you can set the status to
> idle using its API. I'm not a programmer, and this may be posted in the
> wrong place, but is this a solution?


looks quite like it, thanks for digging ;)


> If not, Facebook should be set to
> offline when Empathy is "Away."
>

yeah, away/idle is quite annoying, when it doesn't work. people see you
online and message you, expecting you to respond, since you're neither
"busy" nor "away".
Some will always think you're ignoring them or being indifferent, when you
don't respond.

Interpreting "Away" as "Offline" on the other hand is a little harsh and
doesn't solve the problem at all.
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