[Bug 24104] TpAccountManager: have a concept of the global presence that new accounts get

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24104

--- Comment #2 from Simon McVittie <simon.mcvittie at collabora.co.uk> 2010-07-12 09:50:05 PDT ---
On Bug #29021, wjt writes:
> It would be nice if the default value of ConnectAutomatically and
> AutomaticPresence could be configured (by tonking properties on AM, say).
> 
> It would also be nice to be able to configure these two properties globally,
> say by tonking some other properties on AM. Then Empathy could show UI like
> this:
> 
>   [×] Automatically connect on startup
> 
>   Default status: ( ) Available
>                   (o) Busy
>                   ( ) Invisible
> 
> and implement it by setting two properties rather than 2 × n properties.

We have a number of related things:

* default requested presence for new accounts (can be offline)

* default automatic presence for new accounts (cannot be offline)

* whether accounts should connect automatically if connectivity is available

Regardless of the value of ConnectAutomatically, accounts will also connect
with AutomaticPresence if a channel is requested, which is why
AutomaticPresence is only allowed to be an online presence.

A possible API:

property AccountManager.DefaultConnectAutomatically: b r/w
    The default ConnectAutomatically state with which to create new accounts,
    if none is specified in the _CreateAccount_ call.

method AccountManager.SetAllConnectAutomatically(b) -> nothing
    Set DefaultConnectAutomatically, and the ConnectAutomatically properties
    of all accounts, to the given value.

property AccountManager.DefaultAutomaticPresence: (uss) r/w
    The default AutomaticPresence with which to create new accounts, if
    none is specified in the _CreateAccount_ call.

method AccountManager.SetAllAutomaticPresences(u, s, s) -> nothing
    Set DefaultAutomaticPresence, and the AutomaticPresence properties
    of all accounts, to the given value.

method AccountManager.SetAllPresences(u, s, s, b: Save_Default) -> nothing
    Set the RequestedPresence of every account to the same value.
    If Save_Default is TRUE, and the presence is not offline, also
    set DefaultAutomaticPresence, and the AutomaticPresence properties
    of all accounts, to that value.

addendum to RequestedPresence:
    If ConnectAutomatically is TRUE, the RequestedPresence of a new account
    defaults to its AutomaticPresence; otherwise, it defaults to
    (Offline, "offline", "").

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