[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #34067] Ask nick before autoconnect to IRC at first GUI launch or if it is equals to default one in config file

[Andriy Shinkarchuck]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?34067>

                 Summary: Ask nick before autoconnect to IRC at first GUI
launch or if it is equals to default one in config file
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: andruxoid
            Submitted on: Thu 18 Aug 2011 09:50:47 PM GMT
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

When launching GUI for the first time, "Autoconnect to IRC" is enabled by
default and default nick is "User1".

If many users connect with default settings (i mean nickname User1),
underscore is appended to theirs nick (User1_, User1__, User1___ and so on) by
NickServ, but freenode limits nickname to 16 symbols, as we tested with Jacob
Dawid.

So only 11 users can connect to #octave with default settings simultaneously.
12th will be kicked off, which is inadmissible behaviour.

So i suggest popup form with input field for entering nickname at first launch
of GUI (check if config file present already) or at every launch, if default
nickname "User1" trying to use.
This input field should accept any nick except IRC system nicknames like
NickServ, fsbot etc. I think we should prevent user to connect to IC with any
default nick anyway.




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