Please update pidgin-facebookchat to version 1.54 from upstream.

[Nicola Ferralis]

Binary package hint: pidgin-facebookchat

New upstream release available (1.54). Karmic currently in version 1.47-1.
Upstream: http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/

Changelog:

Version 1.54

    * Added an option to disable history
    * Users are now away and idle, not just idle
    * AIM links work in 'Get Info'/Profile screen
    * Fix buddy names not being shown straight away
    * Fix for a crash on 64-bit Linux
    * Fix a crash in friends checking when there's no data
    * Some code cleanups
    * ARMEL version no longer needs latest version of glib, but will not style incomming messages

Version 1.53

    * IM History displays when opening a conversation window
    * Improved RSS/notifications code
    * 'New inbox message' count optional, set using "New mail notifications" in account settings
    * Fix missing buddy icons
    * Fix dropped/missed messages
    * Fix for crash on 64-bit Linux
    * Fix to set status messages when marked as 'away' in Pidgin
    * Fix for 'get info' screen for people with usernames (Thanks to hanzz.k)
    * Fix for 'numbers instead of aliases'
    * Fix some memleaks
    * Regression: No longer marks messages as read in Facebook website
    * Regression: Does not work with 64-bit UID's

Version 1.52

    * Quick release to fix a crash that occurs sometimes

Version 1.51

    * Fix idle status of buddies
    * Less disconnects for people with large friends lists
    * gzip compression for smaller page downloads
    * Fixes for notifications for non-English users
    * Display messages sent from website in Pidgin
    * Inbox count display
    * Usernames and/or passwords with utf-8 characters should work now
    * Display *bold* and _underline_ formatting in incoming messages
    * Memleak fixes
    * Proxy server fixes
    * Fixed some crashes on disconnect
    * Fixes some buddy's appearing offline when they weren't
    * New channel finding code, should mean less conflicts with Facebook website
    * Uses json-glib library for parsing buddy list and is a required dependency

Version 1.50

    * Should fix bandwidth usage problems
    * Fix a crash-on-quit bug
    * Can set status to 'idle' by changing to 'away' in Pidgin
    * Sends correct local language for using non-default languages (eg English) in other countries (eg Japan)

[t405 (tent405)]

updating this package would also fix the "Authentication Error" that some seem to be having when sending messages through facebook pidgin plugin

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Confirmed - I will get to work on this as soon as I have time.

[Alessio "Spinus" Moscatello (spinus)]

A newer version was released. Changes:
Version 1.51

    * Fix idle status of buddies
    * Less disconnects for people with large friends lists
    * gzip compression for smaller page downloads
    * Fixes for notifications for non-English users
    * Display messages sent from website in Pidgin
    * Inbox count display
    * Usernames and/or passwords with utf-8 characters should work now
    * Using json-glib parser library
    * Display *bold* and _underline_ formatting in incoming messages
    * Memleak fixes
    * Proxy server fixes
    * Fixed some crashes on disconnect
    * Fixes some buddy's appearing offline when they weren't
    * New channel finding code, should mean less conflicts with Facebook website

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

I'll try and get this done this evening after work.

[Nick Andrik (andrikos)]

The newest version is 1.53, I have uploaded a packaged version on my PPA.
Jonathan can you take a look?

https://launchpad.net/~andrikos/+archive/ppa

[Nick Andrik (andrikos)]

I updated the description and my ppa's version to 1.54
https://launchpad.net/~andrikos/+archive/ppa
Also, subscrided ubuntu-universe-sponsors in order to find someone for sponsoring the upload

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Nick: Awesome, uploaded to Debian mentors for sponsorship:

- http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pidgin-facebookchat/pidgin-facebookchat_1.54-1.dsc

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Uploaded to Debian: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2009/07/msg00621.html

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Sync request filed for Ubuntu at bug #397370.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package pidgin-facebookchat - 1.54-1

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pidgin-facebookchat (1.54-1) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Nick Andrik ]
  * New upstream release (LP: #379721, Closes: #525288).
  * Remaining changes
    - debian/patches/01_makefile_changes.diff : Makefile changes.
  * debian/control: Added libjson-glib-dev and zlib1g-dev to Build-Depends.

  [ Jonathan Davies ]
  * Various crashes fixed in new release (LP: #358043).
  * debian/control: Added pidgin and finch to Suggests lines so the user has
    an idea about what to install with plugin (Closes: #512694).
  * debian/rules: Replaced dh_clean with dh_prep to silence Lintian over
    obsoleted flags.

 -- Jonathan Davies <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:04:59 +0100