Thank you for reporting this and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, I believe this is not a bug, but a configuration option: Tools->Preferences->Show System Tray Icon
It is possible that the default option has changed since you last installed. However, the "display only when there's something to notify" default is what is suggested in the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines document <http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/desktop- notification-area.html>. ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [Bug] Pidgin is not in icon tray area. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130448 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs