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Use purple_connection_set_display_name() to set the display name to the username, instead of setting a local alias if one isn't set. This allows the user to set a local alias if they want, and if it is unset, the displayed name will revert back to the username instead of email address. Closes #2793.

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the HOWTOs in the
"Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.