Add a show_roster_jids option

data/default_config.cfg

@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ use_tab_nicks = true
 # the @) when displaying the MUC tab name.
 show_muc_jid = true
 
+# If this option is set to false, the roster will not show the contact JIDs
+# when that is possible.
+# e.g. instead of: toto (toto@example.org) (2)
+# poezio will only show: toto (2)
+show_roster_jids = true
+
 # The terminal can beep on various event. Put the event you want in a list
 # (separated by spaces).
 # The events can be

doc/en/configure.txt

@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ section of this documentation.
   jid. E.g. if you have poezio@muc.poezio.eu, it will be displayed as
   `poezio`. This will be used only if use_tab_nicks is set to true.
 
+*show_roster_jids*:: true
+
+  Set this to false if you want to hide the JIDs in the roster (and keep only
+  the contact names). If there is no contact name, the JID will still be
+  displayed.
 
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src/windows.py

@@ -1628,7 +1628,9 @@ class RosterWin(Win):
             presence = resource.presence
             nb = ' (%s)' % (contact.get_nb_resources(),)
         color = RosterWin.color_show[presence]()
-        if contact.name:
+        if config.getl('show_roster_jids', 'true') == 'false' and contact.name:
+            display_name = '%s %s' % (contact.name, nb[1:])
+        elif contact.name:
             display_name = '%s (%s)%s' % (contact.name,
                                         contact.bare_jid, nb,)
         else: