Impossible to change display name and avatar in Empathy using jabber or gtalk (at least)

[Nicolas DERIVE]

Binary package hint: empathy

I think all is in the summary. Under Gutsy or under Hardy, I can't change my display name and my avatar in Empathy, using latest version available. It doesn't really affect chat directly, but it's annoying.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the avatar issue is similar to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=544678

[Duncan Hawthorne (duncan.hawthorne)]

the bugzilla link given is only about msn, the OP at bugzilla writes in the second post that the jabber avatar does update, so that is not the right link, so i removed it

[Duncan Hawthorne (duncan.hawthorne)]

anyway, using 2.23.90 in intrepid. i am currently able to change my gtalk avatar and see it has updated from another account. Nicolas DERIVE, any chance of you trying out the intrepid version, and see if you are still affected by this bug?

on 2.23.90 i am also able to change my display name and have it updated on my contact list. It is not updated on other users contact list, but i think what it does IS the expected functionality. Google gives the initial name of your contact by whatever you set in gmail, and when you change your name in empathy, that is just renaming your contact, giving it a local alias. Other users can choose whatever name they want for your contact, so changing your name shouldnt change the name for you on there contact list.
Can we say this bit is fixed too?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

that works fine for me also, please re open if you still get the issue with intrepid or jaunty, thanks.