Edgy: kopete sending   instead of space

I'm also experiencing the same behaviour.

I'm using the AIM protocol and the other client (that receives the  -sequence) is using Trillian.

Kopete 0.12.3
Edgy

is this just on aim?

Does this behavior only happen with AIM and Trillian? If so, it looks like a possible regression of this KDE bug:

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80158

Waiting for more information from upstream.

By the way, does this behavior still happen in the latest Kopete version (0.12.4)?

I just compiled from the KDE3.5 branch and the same behavior can be observed there (Kopete 0.12.4).

I've tested MSN, Jabber and AIM-protocols against a Trillian-client... Only AIM seems to be affected by this issue

This happens with me as well, using AIM, with me using Kopete and the recipient using Trillian 3.1 build 121. I'm using Kubuntu Edgy - KDE 3.5.5 and Kopete 0.12.3.

I tried using the Auto Replace plugin to fix it. I tried replacing   with one space, two spaces, and replacing two spaces with one space, and none of them worked.

One space is normal, two spaces gets  , three spaces gets a space and a  , and four spaces gets two   - example (three spaces between when and i in the first sentence, 4 spaces between about and four in the second sentence):

Susan: and what do you get when  i send 3 spaces in a row like that? how about    four like there?

Is there anything else I should do? I'm totally new at using Launchpad. Do I click the Also Needs Fixing Here button?

I'm running into the same issue. Running Kubuntu 7.04 i386. Contact is on AIM channel with the other end being a Trillian user.

This is by design within the lexer:

 while ((pos = re.search(str, pos)) != -1) {
        len = re.matchedLength();

        if (len == 1)
            continue;
        QString s = " ";
        for (int i = 1; i < len; i++)
            s += "&nbsp;";
        str.replace(pos, len, s);
    }

As much as I'd like this bug to go away, as this is intentionally AWFUL design (we want to send two spaces? fudge it so it'll pass an HTML client!) I'd like Trillian to get this taken care of, too.

I'd also like a pony.

fixed in gutsy?

Yes, it's fixed for me in Gutsy! Using Kopete 0.12.7 (Using KDE 3.5.8).

Fixed upstream in KDE 4 for both AIM and Trillian.

Not fixed for me. Running Gutsy with Kopete 0.12.7 and KDE 3.5.8.

Just ran into this bug again. Local is Kopete 0.12.7 with KDE 3.5.9, remote is Trillian 3.1 (May 19, 2008), not pro.

Remote reports that the first message from me contains many nbsp:
(I typed 'Woof!' followed by Enter, remote copy/pasted back)

Woof! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

and that subsequent messages only follow with deliberate multiple spaces.

Hope this helps.