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Bug 570164 - Character count
Character count
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: empathy
Classification: Core
Component: Chat
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: empathy-maint
empathy-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-02-02 01:52 UTC by Tiago Rodrigues
Modified: 2018-05-22 13:19 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement



Description Tiago Rodrigues 2009-02-02 01:52:47 UTC
Hi there. I just made the switch from Pidgin to Empathy, and I would like to say that there is only one thing I miss (and even on Pidgin that is a plugin).

Character count. It could be added right next to the message field, so it wouldn't take up much space or make the interface much more cluttered.

Why do I think this is a useful feature ? We live in an age of microblogs, and I use an XMPP frontend to post to the 2 microblogging services I use, so character count is a need so I can keep under 140 characters.

I totally understand if people think this will just clutter the application and it's not needed, but anyway, I stated my opinion.
Comment 1 Xavier Claessens 2009-02-02 09:14:06 UTC
This is useful when writing SMS using an SIP account. I think we should add this in some way in the UI, not sure how. Mockups are welcome ;)
Comment 2 Danielle Madeley 2009-04-24 07:49:17 UTC
Sounds like it's time to get a plugin API for Empathy.
Comment 3 Jordan Mantha 2009-06-15 05:00:08 UTC
I would just like to say that I would really love to see a character counter. I've been searching around the 'net for a good Linux IM client that would be useful for microblogging too. Having a character count would make empathy perfect for the job.
Comment 4 Frederik Elwert 2009-11-24 16:12:23 UTC
I would definitely second this request. I think it should be an opt-in feature, so it would not add too much clutter by default. But especially for microblogging this is essential. (And the SMS use case sounds plausible, too.)
Comment 5 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-22 13:19:48 UTC
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