Improper Window Handling on Startup

[Pritam Baral]

Pidgin 2.10.0
Ubuntu 11.10 beta1 with latest updates as of 14/09/2011

The window isn't properly handled upon first startup. Clicking anywhere transfers clicks to underlying window, as if this window didn't exist at all. Upon Maximise, doesn't maximise fully. Breaks window decorations too.

Interestingly, upon killing/quitting and starting it from the terminal/Dash again, it works smoothly. No errors, no wierd behaviour

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 14 20:54:39 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Lucas Welper (lucaswelper)]

When first starting Pidgin from the dash it seems to work fine... but if I first launch it from the messaging applet the main window never appears. Possibly related?

[Tom Slominski (tomslominski)]

The bug is still existing with all the latest updates as of 21.10.11.

[CassieMoondust (cassie-lx)]

I have the same issue, that Pidgin does not schow his window.
The Pigin icon in the left panel does not work and the message menu, also. I have to close pidgin first and start it manually, after this the buddy-windows shows up. After minimizing it it is gone...

 I think it is Unity or Compiz related and i think the window is there on the desktop but it is invisible (I could not click at other applikations like firefox, close or move does not work, seems to be hidden from something - perhaps related to the invisible windows bug which was reported from sam splillaz sometime before on his blog)
Ḿaybe my report is helpful for you.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 759898, so is being marked as such. Any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to report any other bugs you may find.