20100715
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100 New Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
- Set status to Confirmed
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV |
trinikrono |
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creating a group of contact in pidgin doesn't add the first contact into the group |
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Pidgin causes KDE tray to grow to excessive size over time |
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Pidgin hangs when a gmail user initiates a voice chat |
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some times chat window freezes after clicking "close" button |
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So tiny "×" to click to close tabs |
evfool |
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Sending URLs in ICQ doesn't work |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV |
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i cannot hear the other person speak.....the other person can hear me speak |
trinikrono |
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Use VP8/WebM as the default video codec/format |
micahg |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance_cast() |
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pidgin crashes on after few seconds of work (when connect with icq established) |
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Pidgin disconnects from ICQ and myspace when setting status through MeMenu |
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messenger not working |
evfool |
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it doesnt start at all |
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mot de passe incorrect? |
ilidrissi.amine |
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cannot sign in from presence menu |
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Changing status using indicator-me applet causes pidgin to sign out, and signs in empathy instead |
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not run |
ilidrissi.amine |
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Pidgin perl plugin signals aren't triggered |
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Updating Pigin to use Yahoo.Messenger |
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error reading the information file error 0x000b error formating the the user name because the user name is too long. |
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icq authorization requests are shown in wrong encoding |
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pidgin crashed with SIGFPE in g_cclosure_marshal_VOIDVOID() |
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Should remember languages selected for spell checking, ideally per-contact |
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Should allow more than one language for spell checking |
trothigar |
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[lucid beta] pidgin freezes everytime |
trinikrono |
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unable to use avatar on pidgin - 'gadu-gadu' protocol |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in strcpy_chk() |
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finch 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7 FTBFS |
micahg |
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closing the buddy list doesn't actually exit the application |
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cant start pidgin |
drew212 |
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MSN account become unavalivable when send a off line message |
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pidgin assert failure: *** glibc detected *** pidgin: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0a361900 *** |
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Pidgin Instant Messanger Voice Call No sound on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid |
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status message does not appear when status set to busy or away |
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Process uses 100% CPU |
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hardy power pc needs upgrade path 2.6.6 for yahoo logins |
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1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2 update regresses the ui of formatting toolbar |
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Clear formatting button does not work |
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Message notifications leave empty space in notification area after disappearing |
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Pidgin package should bring security tools such as pidgin-otr as recommends |
trinikrono |
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pidgin-encryption doesn't work if pidgin-otr is installed |
micahg |
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"is now known as" message uses username instead of alias |
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pidgin randomly quits during conversation |
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closes unexpectedly as I login. |
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PulseAudio's Pidgin volume control slider keeps disappearing before I can adjust it |
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myspace contact can't be merged |
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pidgin keeps crashing |
drew212 |
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Empathy QQ client version should be qq2008 |
micahg |
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difficulty adding "buddies" to pidgin from msn protocal |
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pidgin never remembers msn friendlyname |
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Avatar and past logs not appearing with AIM and Yahoo! Messenger on Pidgin. |
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pidgin indicator applet name is too long |
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Fails to send files |
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pidgin crashes when conected to wlm |
drew212 |
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crashes when enabling MSN (pecan) account |
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People tend to fail to send me messages on MSN. Happens on random occassions. |
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Unable to set status |
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amarokpidgin plugin gets activated but music status is not appearing on buddy list |
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New sametime session doesn't auto logout original |
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Never ending authorisation request for Yahoo user |
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33 ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/send.c: No such file or directory. |
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Pidgin crashes when getting doing calls using the XMPP protocol |
drew212 |
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audio/video call does not work with Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro (pwc module) |
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user switcher applet does not recognize pidgin in karmic |
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not been able to connect on google talk. |
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Online users show time in indicator-applet |
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Pidgin freezes when pasting code in the conversation windows |
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MSN plugin and WLM plugin both not work |
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Buddy list gradually get's wider. |
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Pidgin consumes almost 100% memory and CPU with libnotify |
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Buddies disappear from list randomly |
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pidgin ignores system time settings regarding 24/12h clock |
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pidgin got mad and uses 4GB RAM |
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pigin crashes in conversations preview |
drew212 |
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chat in gtalk and gmail |
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could not log in |
drew212 |
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Custom smileys with non-standard image-size are shown squeezed and not-animated in preview panel, although the same smiley-image in theme are previewed fine |
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gmail buddies are too wide |
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sh: cannot create : Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character |
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pidgin crashes with a "Trace/breakpoint trap" message |
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Pidgin should depend on gstreamer-esd |
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Pidgin isn't in the indicator-applet after closing |
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I am not able to connect or reconnect on Pidgin |
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pidgin MSN autentication failure |
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no me deja empezar sesion |
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MSN name changes on Login to Email(2). |
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pidgin rather chatty on dbus with an MSN account active |
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i cant log in |
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pidgin msn closes suddenly with no reason and no error display |
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A group disappears from buddy list in the en_US.utf8 locale |
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seems only have one contact |
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when pidgin open a lot of window open too to say that some contact have not a valid name |
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ICQ plugin should support text formating |
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pidgin should use low urgency on logon notifications |
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video chat with only one party having a camera |
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confirming contacts with each logging |
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Font Size Only Changes with English |
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Pidgin taking 100+% CPU at random times |
evfool |
78 Incomplete Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
Change the bug's status to "Confirmed" or "Triaged" if the reporter replied with enough information or
- Ask a secondary follow up question and subscribe to the bug report
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
Setting pidgin as invisible shows as away on gtalk network |
kamus |
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Pidgin crash by contact rename |
kamus |
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Error reading the file information error 0x0001 can't format the user name |
kamus |
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IRC support problems |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV |
kamus |
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MSN Buddy List Disappeared After Pidgin Closed |
kamus |
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Pidgin keeps shuting down |
kamus |
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Pidgin crashed |
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messenger...protocole n'est pas supporté par le serveur |
kamus |
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i can see all my buddies 0/0 and nothing |
kamus |
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Changing Nick Name not reflecting the users window on IRC with Pidgin |
kamus |
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messaggistica istantanea |
kamus |
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Empathy steals Pidgin online status |
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when i close my pidgin buddy window, it cant see anywhere in the panel.. And my account is also offline. |
kamus |
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Pidgin silently crashed with SIGSEGV due to pn_peer_call_free() in libmsn-pecan |
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Pidgin's window is closed sometimes |
kamus |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in malloc() |
kamus |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in malloc() |
kamus |
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Private and not private button in pidgin |
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When press 'f', there is New Message window is opening |
kamus |
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Pidgin is crashed out by other im clients being closed during a bonjour session |
kamus |
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My friends list (Yahoo Messenger) is not appear. |
kamus |
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pidgin crashes whenever my internet is connected |
kamus |
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Pidgin opens local executables when clicked on file:// links |
kamus |
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problem with pidgin are scrabbles |
kamus |
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Irc Add button doesnt changes to Remove after adding # to favorites. |
kamus |
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cannot acess net.passport |
kamus |
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Buddy list synchronization issue |
kamus |
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[Jabber/XMPP conferences] xhtml tags in nicknames |
kamus |
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skype plugin for pidgin is not synchron |
kamus |
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no can write letter "o" |
kamus |
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Jaunty: Pidgin can't start properly after crash |
kamus |
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new conversation window in pidgin not opening by moved toolbar |
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send mail doesn`t work |
kamus |
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Pidgin uses to much CPU |
kamus |
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Pidgin default encoding should be Latin/Unicode Hybrid |
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irc window does not close |
kamus |
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pidgin evolution plugin, Evolution hang |
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pidgin doesn't add new contact |
kamus |
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Pidgin impossible sent a message |
kamus |
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group closes instead of being renamed |
kamus |
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opening new window scrolls to middle of window instead to bottom |
kamus |
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Pidgin freeze by group fusion |
kamus |
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Pidgin doesnt retain google talk settings |
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Pidgin hangs on sending picture in message with gadu-gadu protocol |
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pidgin on jaunty is lagging and sticks when typing for a couple seconds |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in purple_connection_error() |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in free() |
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pidgin crashed while in another workspace - SIGPIPE |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in kernel_vsyscall() |
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Pidgin crashed in a File>Quit after being re-opened from the notificaiton area |
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During file transfer, the GNOME file browser appears but is in an incomplete and unusable state. |
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pidgin crashes after extended use |
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Pidgin crashes often and leads to xorg zap |
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Contact list doesn't always come on top |
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Aim, Msn and Gadu-Gadu often don't work. |
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copying smileys when chatting |
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pidgin randomly crashes |
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HTML Log should reflect formatting changes |
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pidgin Crash frequently with munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x6bb112b0 |
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pidgin won't add custom emoticons |
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pidgin creates mysterious chat room |
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Better feedback after receiving a file |
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wrong text colors when dark or other non-default color sheme used |
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MSN disconnects when setting status or log in as "invisible" |
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[Intrepid] pidgin transfers files at very low speeds (msn) |
micahg |
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Pidgin reports MSN contacts with mobile number always online |
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When adding a Pidgin buddy from Evolution contacts wrong protocol type is used |
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Can't block a contact with jabber protocol |
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can't sort group names |
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*** glibc detected *** pidgin: malloc(): memory corruption (fast): |
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Pidgin's auto-reconnect does not always reconnect |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_free_chain_with_offset() |
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file-transfer dialog does not resize when turning "details" off |
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pidgin freezes while typing a message |
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pidgin keeps stealing focus from its own password dialog |
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gaim causes warnings on trillian clients |
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Certain windows steal focus |
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100 Confirmed Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
- Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
Set status to triaged UbuntuBugControl
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
google talk is never authorized / fails to connect |
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Pidgin introduces spurious uneditable public status message, without user's permission. |
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pidgin do not minimize to notification applet |
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Contacts using GTalk on Android phones makes pidgin alert very often |
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System tray icon doesn't fit with transparent panel |
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never logs , spin-ing wheel frozz , at bottom "available" box on Pidgin window |
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pidgin started to swap, taking up a huge amount of memory |
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Pidgin stops responding on starting an audio call |
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Gadu-Gadu Invisible status |
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pidgin room list hangs when name (for sorting) is pressed while list is still updating |
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Pidgin MSN chat/switchboard timeout error |
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new massage |
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Can't open my Gmail account in Pidgin |
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Pidgin is always at Available - connecting and will never connect. My internet is working, but Pidgin won't connect at all. |
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When I connect to Jabber MUC Pidgin crashes. |
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pidgin crashed with SIGFPE in g_hash_table_lookup() |
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Pigin segfault when closing chat window |
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Can't choose group |
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Pidgin doesn't show all MSN smileys using msn-pecan protocol |
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If you type "/quit" when on irc channel in pidgin,its closing and channel self deleting from list |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in xmlParseChunk() |
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pidgin freezes when using sound |
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Apps should display a system tray icon when the messaging menu is not available |
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Notifications in Pidgin are changed without permission |
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logged out while closing Pidgin main window |
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indicator-applet fails to bring pidgin to foreground |
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pidgin update from ubuntu 8.10 causes over 500+ processes |
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pidgin will not open I reinstalled it will appear now but not open.. |
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Cannot send or receive files (not at all) |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in pidgin_conv_switch_active_conversation() |
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The 'Unable To Retrieve Buddy List' dialog is recreated every few seconds |
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starting pidgin brings up an IRC window with a wrong password |
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Account settings not saved |
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[Jaunty] Pidgin reports "Proxy configuration program was not found." |
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Pidgin crashes when sending only breakline |
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pidgin hangs on space after unbroken wrapped line |
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Pidgin crashed with glibc "/usr/bin/pidgin: free(): invalid pointer: 0xbf846390" |
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pidgin crashed with SIGILL |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in clone() |
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icq invisible status does not hide me at default |
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Pidgin pop-up doesn't work on ubuntu 8.04-gnome |
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Pidgin crashes at startup |
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pidgin crashes in Preferences (Intrepid) |
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different window sizes for different protocols |
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pidgin doen't show OS version via XMPP |
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Pidgin doesn't realize when the 'friendly name' is too long |
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Pidgin memory leak on Intrepid |
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Cannot connect to yahoo server from behind a proxy |
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using the fast user switch applet or notification area icon to change pidgin status doesn't retain status message |
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Regressions in the Bonjour protocol on Pidgin 2.5.2 (Intrepid Ibex) |
micahg |
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User Switcher Applet (FUSA) icons do not match Pidgin |
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Pidgin does not respond after I send any text to my friend |
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Hide new IM conversation setting acts like 'never' when set to 'always' |
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cannot connect to myspace im. showing Server has disconnected. |
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Pidgin feature request |
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wrong error mesage in swedish translation of irc server connection. |
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Pidgin 2.5.1 unblocks all blocked MSN contacts |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_context_dispatch() |
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The "Play a sound" in the alert manager is continuing to play instead of stopping when the window of the "alert" is closed. |
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Allow to drag your own avatar |
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Pidgin freezes sporadically in Intrepid |
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Closing the new mail dialog with multiple email sources sometimes crashes pidgin |
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TLS certificate details are inadequate |
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pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in free() |
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Can't "alias on some protocols, ICQ being one. |
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Error Reading blist.xml with utf-8 characters in group-descriptions |
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Filetransfer Window stays always on top |
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pidgin crashed with signal 7 in g_shell_quote() |
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Have to login manually when opening Hotmail inbox |
micahg |
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jabber contacts that are deleted at server-side still remain on the client-side list |
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pidgin opens then closes |
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pidgin randomly crashes with Segmentation fault |
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"New instant message" dialog should strip space at the end of a Jabber address if present |
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Clear Scrollback should have a query by default, as it cannot be undone |
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pidgin crashes |
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Account list don't display. Pidgin doesn't work |
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Difficult with sending link to MSN buddy |
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the group name of QQ can't show normally |
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It doesn't show my avatar with the Yahoo Protocol! |
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pidgin, not allowing to see previous buddy icons |
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Spellchecker set to locale language |
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purple-remote doesn't find libpurple instance |
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New message doesn't raise pidgin window |
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Please provide some way to control whether emoticons are replaced in screen names |
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Cannot resize text input area in Pidgin |
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Don't overwrite symbolic links to settings files with proper files |
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Pidgin stores passwords in plain text |
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pidgin hogs all system memory |
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Pidgin does not show the correct protocol name and icon |
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moving a buddy to another group caused deleting the buddy |
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apturl support |
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pidgin crashed while sending a file (when clicked 'open') |
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pidgin program icon doesn't scale |
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pidgin no longer flashes/notifies on taskbar upon receipt of message |
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Status Message undeletable |
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Extreme memory leak in Pidgin when attempting to play sound |
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Pidgin doesn't autoconnect when on ppp network. |
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Hint: if you want, you can add #ubuntu by default to Pidgin |
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Loging in notification in IRC |
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The pidgin notification icon does not resize when increasing the panel width |
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Progress
More Bugs
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UbuntuBugDay/20100715 (last edited 2010-07-16 09:10:04 by 80)