I'll just add it just happened to me in Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (Lubuntu)
It just sat there as well until I clicked the Pop up that said it was generating a new key and typed random keys as suggested by Paul G in post #5. I'm not sure if this is a pop-up generated by Pidgin or by the OTR plug-in, but whichever it is it's horribly written. The whole issue could be resolved by adding text that reads "Please press some random keys to generate the key" or something along those lines so people would KNOW to do so instead of thinking it's a garbage plug-in or app that's now frozen -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303862 Title: Pidgin freezes when generating new OTR private key To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pidgin-otr/+bug/303862/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
