[kopete-bugs] [Bug 172405] New: gadu-gadu time received is wrong

[Michal Witkowski]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172405

           Summary: gadu-gadu time received is wrong
           Product: kopete
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: neuro at o2.pl


Version:           0.60.2 (using 4.1.2 (KDE 4.1.2), Arch Linux)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.26-ARCH

The gadu-gadu protocol supports two timestamps for a message: the 'sent
timestamp' (according to sender's clock or the gadu-gadu internal time, i don't
know) and the 'arrival timestamp' (according to the receiver's clock).

The problem is, that kopete displays the sent timestamp for incomming messages
in gadu-gadu chat windows. The order of messages on screen is correct and
reflects the order of conversation, but when the difference between clock times
of both parties is substantial (>5-10s) it is usual to see something like this:
remote_user: 12:00:50
local_user: 12:00:40
remote_user: 12:00:54
local_user: 12:00:47
As I said, it doesn't hurt that much in the chat window. When it really hurts
is in the chat history, where messages are sorted according to times. However,
since the times are wrong, the order of conversation is disturbed and it's
really hard to follow it.

A simple fix for the issue would be to set a timestamp for the received message
upon it's arrival.

However, one must be cautious and double check if this doesn't spoil the
timestamps of messages received from the waiting queue when one logs in.


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