Group count behavior/modification

There's plenty of space in the "List layout" > Groups tab. It could be split up into:

Group Names (for what's already there) and Group Counts for these options:

Always show group count when collapsed Align group counts <dropdown with left/right>

I think the default should have the group count showing when collapsed, and have it right aligned like iChat.

We could also take the group count options out of the View menu and put them in here, since I highly doubt people change these *that* often ... just a thought.

(In [23671]) Display the group counting information on the right side of the group's cell. If a group is collapsed, always show the visible count. Fixes #9763. This also changes the behavior of the counting: it will count visible objects now, not just online. Something about "(3)" and seeing 1 below it because mobile was hidden was driving me crazy. This will also hide the "(3 of 3)" (for example) when visible == total.

I'm not a fan of making the group count always visible when the group is collapsed. I collapse the group because I don't want to see the contacts in it/don't care how many are there. Seeing this information doesn't seem to serve a useful purpose. I have absolutely no problem with this option sticking around, but I would definitely rather see an option to turn it off, perhaps a sub-option of 'Show Group Visible Count' like we do with the different variations of contact types (hide mobile, etc).

I like it, but providing an option is always nice. There's more than enough room in the "List Layout" preference pane sheet under Groups where we could put these options - I personally think they should be removed from the menu and placed in there since not many people really need to access group count options that quickly (I change mine once a year, if that).

I was going to put it in the list layout but I didn't feel like writing the translation code to update settings, mostly.

I don't know, I don't think this should be an option. We have a lot of options. iChat, for example, does it by default. It doesn't take up any extra room, nor does it animate or make funny noises. I do agree that the counting stuff needs to be list layout based, perhaps next weekend I'll crank that out (I doubt I'll have time during the week).

Replying to zacw:

I don't know, I don't think this should be an option. We have a lot of options. iChat, for example, does it by default. It doesn't take up any extra room, nor does it animate or make funny noises.

[Insert standard "We are not iChat. If iChat were perfect there would be no reason for Adium to exist" sermon here.]

As far as not taking any extra room... Yes, it actually does. Granted it's not a lot, but it does take up more room on my list (auto-width group bubbles). As I've said before, give me a compelling argument and I may be swayed, but "because iChat does" doesn't work for me.

Just gonna weigh in on the Prefs Bad® side of the discussion. I don't actually use groups, so beyond the aforementioned complaint, I don't really care ;)

I've got to agree with the side here that it should be an option to turn it off. It might not take upt hat much extra room, but for me, it's ruining the visual appeal of my buddy list and has me wanting to downgrade to 1.2, or open up xcode and remove it myself

(In [23985]) Add a HiddenPreferences to hide group counts when collapsed. Use defaults write com.adiumx.adiumx AIHideCollapsedGroupCount -bool YES to hide the count, and defaults write com.adiumx.adiumx AIHideCollapsedGroupCount -bool NO to disable hiding it. Fixes #9986. Closes #9763.