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Re: focus on usability
by AC on Thursday 03/Aug/2006, @16:19

What Kopete needs is an interface that lets the user connect to Google Talk, just like with jabber, msn, icq, etc. etc.

The fact that kopete does not provide such an interface is not an useability problem, it's just that it has not been implemented yet.

If Google Talk uses another propietary protocol that is not available in Kopete, you would not complain about usability, but about a missing feature.

But since Google uses the Jabber Protocol, wich makes it possible to use it in kopete with a workaround, you start complaining about the usability of KDE in general and kopete in particular?

Again, it is not a usability flaw, it's a feature that has not been implemented.

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Re: focus on usability
by gnulinuxman on Saturday 05/Aug/2006, @13:41

As mentioned above, Google Talk is a standard Jabber account. It isn't proprietary. I can talk to other Jabber users using it.

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Re: focus on usability
by Evan "JabberWokky" E. on Sunday 06/Aug/2006, @10:05

The protocol is standard, but it operates on a specific server and a port that is slightly off from the common Jabber port, plus it requires specific security settings. It would make it much easier for users if there was a single "Username/Password" + signup link dialog box for Google Talk.

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