Ubuntu
pidgin package

Pidgin's icon does not show in Unity Launcher

Bug #973936 reported by José Lou Chang
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
pidgin (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

When placing Pidgin's Launcher to the Unity Launcher by dragging, Pidgin's Icon is not displayed.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1) Install Pidgin

2) Drag Pidgin's Icon from Dash to Unity Launcher

3) Pidgin's Icon become "invisible"

I have attached a screenshot to showcase it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 4 20:45:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120325)
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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José Lou Chang (obake) wrote :
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José Lou Chang (obake) wrote :

Problem was solved by restarting the computer. This seems to be a weird occurrence (bug?), so I am not sure if I should mark it as "invalid". Perhaps we should investigate why pidgin's launcher was "invisible" in Unity Launcher until the computer was restarted.

Not everyone restarts their computer.

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Bruno Gomes (blfgomes) wrote :

The same thing happened to me and I was able to solve it by restarting the computer as well.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sergio Benjamim (sergio-br2) wrote :

It happens with me too, and pidgin doesn't appear on desktop (it disappears!), it is impossible to access it. I can access the application only on the chat/email/and etc area (on the mail icon, on top-right of the unity bar). I can't access Pidgin by alt+tab too.

I am using Ubuntu 12.04.

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userxyz (usernamexyz-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I've got the same problem as Sergio, I'm using 12.04. I can launch pidgin from the email/gwibber/chat area but when i search the unity dash, it doesn't show up. I've i start it through the chat area, it will launch and the icon will disappear. But if I fix it to the unity bar and restart, he gets removed... I don't know why

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