[Bug 13124] Setting your own alias unimplemented

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13124

--- Comment #13 from Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras at gmail.com> 2010-08-06 08:08:56 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #12)
> I've done a branch based on Felipe's patch; I think it's ready for review, but
> it doesn't work ideally with the MSN prpl. When changing my alias from "wtf" to
> "omg", I get:
> 
> (haze:20880): haze-DEBUG: set_aliases_foreach: setting alias for myself to
> "omg"
> purple/msn-INFO: C: NS 000: PRP 17 MFN omg
> purple/msn-INFO: S: NS 000: PRP 17 MFN omg
> purple/msn-Message: Update contact information for Me with new display name:
> omg
> (haze:20880): haze-DEBUG: set_alias_success_cb: purple_account_set_public_alias
> succeeded, new alias omg
> purple/msn-INFO: S: NS 000: NLN NLN XXXXXX at hotmail.com 1 omg 1074004004 0
> 
> but then the blist-node-aliased signal fires, and gives me a different alias,
> that I haven't used since several attempts ago:
> 
> (haze:20880): haze-DEBUG: blist_node_aliased_cb: Contact #1
> 'XXXXXX at hotmail.com' changed alias from "SMcV" to "SMcV"
> purple/msn-Message: Update contact information for XXXXXX at hotmail.com with new
> display name: omg
> purple/blist-Message: Updating buddy status for XXXXXX at hotmail.com (MSN)
> 
> This appears to be because I *also* have an AB.Nickname for myself (possibly
> from Butterfly?), which is "SMcV", overrides the public alias, and can't be
> changed via Haze.
> 
> Still, if it works in some situations (lack of an AB.Nickname), it's a minor
> improvement...

Yes, this would only happen if:
a) the user has himself on the list
b) has a private alias for himself
c) is using the stock msn protocol

(Works fine on msn-pecan)

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