Version: 0.11 (using KDE 3.5.0 Level "a" , SUSE 9.2 UNSUPPORTED) Compiler: gcc version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.8-24.19-default I'd like to be able to start a group chat from my kopete window. Two ways of usage seem logical to me: a) Having a "start group chat" button which opens an empty group chat. Afterwards being able to drag contacts into the chat in order to invite them. b) Selecting multiple contacts and right-clicking on them. The rmb context menu should have something like a "start group chat" entry. This should open a group chat window and invite the selected participants. Of course, dragging additional persons into the window should be possible, too (like above). I've seen bug reports on jabber group chats (#88250, #74291 and #95140) here and read something about an incomplete (?) jabber group chat implementation. Perhaps the kopete UI should provide these buttons whenever the user has at least one account with a protocol supporting group chats. It can complain if the user drags a contact into the group-chat where no suitable protocol connection is possible. So this wish is twofold: 1) having the UI elements as described above 2) having jabber group chat support (which might be already there but invisible to me)
"I've seen bug reports on jabber group chats (#88250, #74291 and #95140) here and read something about an incomplete (?) jabber group chat implementation." AFAIK the stable Kopete only supports the obsolete groupchat 1.0 protocol which has only limited possibilities. The new Multi-User Chat protocol introduces features that IRC people are used to (and more), like kicking and banning people, granting voice or membership, and making a room password protected or read-only for non-members.
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I preffered kopete more than yet if this wish become true
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Dear user, unfortunately Kopete is no longer maintained. Please migrate to another solution, e.g. for Jabber a possibility is Kaidan, for Matrix a candidate is NeoChat.