Now, in hardy, clicking on the icon doesn't move pidgin to the current desktop nor does it switch to the desktop pidgin is on (as the previous poster noted). Same for buddy list or flashing icon to show chat window.
So, to find a new message in an existing chat window, I now have to manually switch to the desktop the chat window is on; same for the buddy list. Quite annoying and frustrating :(
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Now, in hardy, clicking on the icon doesn't move pidgin to the current desktop nor does it switch to the desktop pidgin is on (as the previous poster noted). Same for buddy list or flashing icon to show chat window.
So, to find a new message in an existing chat window, I now have to manually switch to the desktop the chat window is on; same for the buddy list. Quite annoying and frustrating :(
Seems to be a side effect of an Ubuntu added patch to metacity: 011_gnome_ 482354_ attachment_ 104591. patch ... see: http:// bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 482354# c46
Also, this got filtered to Pidgin's own tickets, in a bit of a heated argument: developer. pidgin. im/ticket/ 5521
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IMHO, the patch was a mistake, but not everyone will agree :)
To recompile metacity w/o the patch: 2.*/debian/ patches 482354_ attachment_ 104591. patch 482354_ attachment_ 104591. patch"
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential devscripts fakeroot
$ sudo apt-get build-dep metacity
$ apt-get source metacity
$ cd metacity-
$ rm 011_gnome_
$ cd ../..
$ debchange --nmu "remove 011_gnome_
$ dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc -rfakeroot
$ cd ..
$ sudo dpkg -i metacity*.deb
Restart GNOME, and volla, pidgin window focusing and workspace switching works again.