#464283 pidgin: presence at startup setting not honored

Package:
pidgin
Source:
pidgin
Description:
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Submitter:
Alexandre Fayolle
Date:
2026-09-21 17:37:14 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#464283#5
Date:
2008-02-06 08:09:06 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

When I launch pidgin, the initial presence set in the program is always the one
I had when closing pidgin, regardless of the "startup presence" preference in
the Preference dialog box.

Steps to reproduce:

0. Start pidgin
1. connect to a jabber server (other protocol might work as well but I only have a jabber account)
2. check that the startup presence preference is set to "online"
3. set presence to "Away"
4. Close pidgin
5. Start pidgin again : presense should be "Online" but is "Away".

Thanks for your time.