Add a tab-specific “ignore_changes” option

- The documentation is included in the commit

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/en/configure.txt b/doc/en/configure.txt
index 479f5a06..08761f2f 100644
--- a/doc/en/configure.txt
+++ b/doc/en/configure.txt
@@ -505,6 +505,13 @@ foo = true
   a list of words (separated by a colon (:)) that will be
   highlighted if said by someone on a room
 
+*ignore_changes*:: false
+
+  True if you want this tab to stay in the “normal” state at all times (no
+  changes in the tab list), e.g. when people in a room talk a lot, and you
+  don’t want to be notified. (remember to use it with disable_beep if you
+  don’t want to be notified at all)
+
 *ignore_private*:: false
 
   Ignore private messages sent from this room.
diff --git a/src/tabs.py b/src/tabs.py
index 327ecfba..9b556ae2 100644
--- a/src/tabs.py
+++ b/src/tabs.py
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ class Tab(object):
 
     @state.setter
     def state(self, value):
+        if config.get_by_tabname('ignore_changes', 'false', self.get_name(), fallback=False).lower() == 'true':
+            if value == 'current':
+                self._state = 'current'
+            else:
+                self._state = 'normal'
+            return
         if not value in STATE_COLORS:
             log.debug("Invalid value for tab state: %s", value)
         elif STATE_PRIORITY[value] < STATE_PRIORITY[self._state] and \