I don't remember when this was fixed, but Empathy has long switched back to using color status icons, and the messaging menu now uses color status icons too.
** Changed in: ubuntu-mono (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600215 Title: Unable to tell who's online based on mono icons To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/600215/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs