every time i log in the empathy contact windows opens on my desktop. Its REALLY annoying

[axel]

Binary package hint: empathy

every time i log in the empathy contact windows opens on my desktop. Its REALLY annoying. I have tried closing down the window and then logging off again buit the window still opens up again on login.

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu.
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy packagename' or by checking in Synaptic.
2.32.1

This should be an easy thing to fix ... its a really dump behavior to code into the appp

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: empathy 2.32.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 24 10:43:39 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/empathy
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: empathy
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1590): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1590): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1691): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1590): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1689): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

thanks for your bug report. have you added empathy to your system's startup applications list? could you use 'empathy -h' instead of 'empathy' this option is meant to start empathy window hidden in the background. pleas let us know if that solves the problem.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[axel (simon-simonfoley)]

I do apologise ... I had swine flue and was not logged in for 4 weeks. Basically, the problem for what ever reason suddenly stopped occurring. I install updates daily, and after it stopped appearing on login I tried without success to recreate the problem, but I have been unsuccessful.

I assure you this was re creatable at the time otherwise I would not have logged it and wasted your valuable time.

If I did not get the flue we could have tracked this down.

I think that we will have to close this bug down.