pidgin disconnects, finch stable

[Tres Finocchiaro]

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> any pointers on how to make that setting permanent, so the icon will do
> that?


Please try this (Tested in Ubuntu 12.10)

sudo gedit '/usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop'


Change the line:

> Exec=pidgin

to:

> Exec=pidgin -f


If you've created any shortcuts elsewhere, you will want to make this same
change on those files.  They are usually ".desktop" file extensions.

Or, alternately, you can create a file in /usr/sbin called "pidgin".  Use
this method with extreme care:

sudo gedit /usr/sbin/pidgin


Paste this:

#!/bin/sh
> echo "Starting pidgin -f..."
> /usr/bin/pidgin -f $@ &
> exit 0


Make the file executable:

> sudo chmod +x /usr/sbin/pidgin


Now all calls to "pidgin" *should* use your newly modified version.  Test
this by launching it from the command line, and you should receive a
message "Starting pidgin -f".  Modify to your needs.

-Tres

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