Comment 2 for bug 189550

this being notes the svg explains it all (open with firefox - inkscape)

for an irc channel
the right frame (minimizeable) could be

Arrivals
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Connected
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Departed
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Changed Nicks
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this could be 4 separators in the frame, 4 frames or 4 tabs
altough 3 aside of connected could be considered as user informations

Some other possibility would be to have a coded color system in the users frame, green connected and message posted since 10-20-30 minutes, red gone, orange connected without a message since x time, blue changed nick

this could mess up with the already implemented coding colors for user importance( voice, ops,..)

* Holding a user name and sliding it to pidgin main window could add user as a contact then coding colors could be applied or the usual instant messaging icons if this is possible with irc
>an irc account would have two tree branches : channels & users

*clicking ounce on a user name could make it's name appear at the beginning of the message with a code before the name also
I guess you figure out that the name could be higlighted in a color for any irc user to understand the message is addressed to this user
also pidgin could take it more advanced and make that such a message appears in a separated box or in a frame on the left the box name would be produced by the user answering to each other making the central window cleaner or less messy

* the left frame could be a place to stack questions

skimat nick would be visible in the right frame as connected
and would also be visible in the left frame as puzzeled

the middle frame either shows all the messages (default)
a single user messages private message when clicking once on a nick on the right
only the answers to a puzzelment when clicking once a nick on the left
double click would make this appear in a new (tab/box)

arrows navigation in this case would be very useful to add
up down to scroll
left and right moves to left middle or right frame if there isnt any text being typed (moving right only selects privates)