Pidgin main window doesn't re-appear after closing

Bug #999158 reported by Christian Theune
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #879950: pidgin not showing up. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

I regularly stumble over this. When having the main pidgin window closed I can't make it to come back. Neither clicking the logo in the unity side bar nor clicking the icon in the communication menu.

I need to restart pidgin to get it back. Very annoying.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 14 16:27:44 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-21 (113 days ago)

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