After upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 I am running into this. I used to have "empathy -h" in my startup applications, but now that destroys my ability to use Empathy since if I start it with the -h flag it is not possible to bring up the contacts list.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249783 Title: Cannot restore buddy list if started "Hidden in background" Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I start empathy hidden in background (either through the quicklist option or through the "empathy -h" command), when I open the empathy launcher (either from the dash or from the messagging menu), nothing happens. Ubuntu version: 13.10 Empathy package version: 3.8.4-1ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1249783/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
