Bug 224760 - Do NOT automatically merge metacontacts with same name on kopete
Summary: Do NOT automatically merge metacontacts with same name on kopete
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kopete
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources Unspecified
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kopete Developers
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Reported: 2010-01-29 13:45 UTC by Renan Inácio
Modified: 2023-01-19 05:14 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Renan Inácio 2010-01-29 13:45:36 UTC
Version:           4.3.95 (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

I use 2 protocols, Jabber and MSN, and I have 3 individuals with the same name on the same group. Two of these 3 individuals have accounts on both Jabber and MSN. So I have 5 contacts with the exact same name. If I create a metacontact grouping these contacts by "individuals", i have 3 metacontacts: a) MSN, b) MSN+Jabber, c) MSN+Jabber.

However, sometimes kopete decides to merge metacontacts b) and c), without any kind of warning or questioning (metacontact "a" is unchanged). I could only stop this behaviour by giving them custom names.
Comment 1 Marcus Furlong 2010-09-09 05:07:59 UTC
I have a similar problem with automatic metacontact merging.

I have contacts with the same names in two different work jabber accounts, and in my personal accounts. I definitely don't want those contacts to be merged into a metacontact, yet they do get merged. Some contacts from the two work jabber accounts get merged, and some contacts from my personal accounts get merged with contacts on the work accounts.

Kopete Version 1.0.80
Using KDE Development Platform 4.5.1 (KDE 4.5.1)

Could an option be added to NOT automatically merge contacts?
Comment 2 Roland Wolters 2011-04-06 15:59:39 UTC
Same here: Auto-Merging of contacts to one meta contact is seriously wrong. There needs to be an option to stop that!
Comment 3 Marcus Furlong 2012-01-31 03:59:04 UTC
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197003

seems to be the same issue.

This issue still occurs with kopete 1.2.0 on KDE 4.8

As this is a regression from previous versions of kopete, could we have an option is disable metacontact grouping?
Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-06 15:18:22 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-18 03:25:52 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2022-12-20 07:49:40 UTC
Thank you for reporting this issue in KDE software. As it has been a while since this issue was reported, can we please ask you to see if you can reproduce the issue with a recent software version?

If you can reproduce the issue, please change the status to "REPORTED" when replying. Thank you!
Comment 7 Bug Janitor Service 2023-01-04 05:24:34 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with
no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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If you have already provided the requested information, please
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ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 8 Bug Janitor Service 2023-01-19 05:14:59 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
wiki located here:
https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!