Can't "alias on some protocols, ICQ being one.

[Marc Zuverink]

Binary package hint: pidgin

I run Hardy, 64 bit and in Pidgin, "Purple?", when you attempt to customize by aliasing an ICQ Buddy it constantly reverts to the ICQ UIN, not the alias.
marc@vaiobuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
amd64 X2( think is what they called it, tore the sticker of day I bought to replace with a sticker that read "powered by UBUNTU linux")

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 24 18:01:10 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
Package: pidgin 1:2.4.3-0ubuntu1~hardy1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic x86_64

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Does this happen with every contact or just particular ones? I can't reproduce this behavior here.

[Marc Zuverink (mzuverink)]

Andreas Moog wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better.
>
> Does this happen with every contact or just particular ones? I can't
> reproduce this behavior here.
>
> ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Moog (andreas-moog)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
I can confirm it happens only on one UIN, since I have only one ICQ buddy.
And two in my Google talk contacts all have given permission to debug
divulge emails. See attached .png's
Then I would...
then...well you cants screenshot selecting alias and changing the name
to a more friendly one.
When you select Alias it actually remembers what you were going to use
or rather were using prior to an upgrade, which upgrade I cannot be sure
I never really noticed until my daughter noticed it. It all worked
proper at one time anyways.
During the unscreenshottable Aliasing dialogue it looks as if it might
be offering you a chance, but no dice. upon hitting enter it returns to
the protocol screem with no aliasing in those entries.

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[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

You could add me to your contact-list and try to have a verification that it applies to all icq-contacts, uin is 169454329 . This COULD be an issue with the contact-list stored on the icq-servers, we'll see if you can confirm it with my uin.

[Marc Zuverink (mzuverink)]

Andreas Moog wrote:
> You could add me to your contact-list and try to have a verification
> that it applies to all icq-contacts, uin is 169454329 . This COULD be an
> issue with the contact-list stored on the icq-servers, we'll see if you
> can confirm it with my uin.
>
>
Added you to ICQ... lol

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Marc Zuverink <email address hidden>
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[Marc Zuverink (mzuverink)]

Andreas Moog wrote:
> You could add me to your contact-list and try to have a verification
> that it applies to all icq-contacts, uin is 169454329 . This COULD be an
> issue with the contact-list stored on the icq-servers, we'll see if you
> can confirm it with my uin.
>
>
You know another thing, is that usually in ICQ if you right click get
info it replaces the UIN to the UIN's published name from the server, it
does not do that either.

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Marc Zuverink <email address hidden>
                   ______________________
                     < Moo! Got Milk >
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                            \ ^__^
                             \ (oo)\_______
                                (__)\ )\/\
                                    ||----w |
                                    || ||

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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