pidgin buddy list window missing at first startup

[Dikay]

The Pidgin main buddy list window is missing nearly everytime i start it... (just the first time after a system reboot)

With all plugins disabled and just one protocol (icq) using it some offline messages shows up at startup but i cannot open the buddy list with neither clicking again on the top panel icon nor the icon in the side panel. I must quit it (which isnt that easy without the main menu) right clicking in the sidepanel and quit... Then starting again all is fine and buddy list shows up...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic-pae 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 1 12:26:53 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120325)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dikay (darkknight900)]

Seems to be fixxed to me. Also other problems mentioned are fixxed after latest updates. main problem was fixxed earlier i think

[smurfzilla (jhughesjr)]

Having this issue myself after just upgrading to 12.04 - I actually couldn't get the buddy list to show up at all - had to uninstall and am now using Kopete

[Dikay (darkknight900)]

for some days i recognized the problem again so reopened bug to new...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Matthew Kelley (electragician)]

Guys, I recommend trying this, at least as a workaround: Go into Tools / Preferences and on the main Interface tab set "Show system tray icon" to "Always".

Reboot your system and invoke Pidgin from the Indicator applet menu (not from a launcher icon)... and see if it launches. If memory serves, clicking on it once will launch Pidgin (hidden) and clicking it again will bring up your Buddy List.

Hope this helps someone else.