I modified the source to provide a --focus argument.
I couldn't get it to focus when using the --scale dialog for some
reason. It's been years since I coded in C so the patch should be
considered a "leg up" in getting the real work done.
Hope it helps!
** Attachment added: "Modifies the source
"It's preferable to make presence easy to those
that use presence correctly than giving the possiblity to lie.
If you are on your computer but don't want to get disturbed, you should set
your presence to busy and not away."
Wow. Dealbreaker and uninstalled.
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Empathy status away, when idle it