[Bug 294151] New: Advanced Settings for Google Talk (GTalk) account are locked

[J Janz]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294151

           Summary: Advanced Settings for Google Talk (GTalk) account are
                    locked
           Product: telepathy
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: accounts-kcm
        AssignedTo: kde-telepathy at kde.org
        ReportedBy: kde at juniorjanz.net


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.8.0) 
OS:                Linux

First of all, I'm using kubuntu kde-telepathy's daily builds ppa (so, please
forgive me if this is fixed already).

When adding or editing a Google Talk account, it's not possible to override
server data because the fields for that, despite being there, are disabled and
can't be enabled.

I have a Google Account and I can only use it at work changing port and server,
telling it to allow clear-text passwords and old SSL. I can do that with kopete
or pidgin (and, unlike kopete, pidgin has a -- configurable -- GTalk profile as
well) but kde telepathy doesn't let these to be overriden and I'd have to use a
regular jabber setup, which makes having a GTalk profile as option useless
unless strictly when you can use default settings.

As I find it a neat information (specially at contact list), I'm not suggesting
to drop GTalk profile but to unlock fields there, as we're already under
Advanced Settings after all. Maybe, if you find it's that sensitive, you could
add a "Override default server information" checkbox, as kopete does (I'm not
sure this is precisely what the label says, as mine is in Brazilian
Portuguese), which then enables them (but then it's not unlocked by default so
user don't get too scared or mess with it too easily).

Thank you, in advance.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Add or edit a Google Talk account and hit Advanced Settings button: server
information fields are disabled and we have no way to enable them.

Actual Results:  
It's not possible to override server information for GTalk accounts.

Expected Results:  
To be able to override server information for GTalk accounts.

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