[Pidgin] #8426: "Status to apply at startup:" always reverts back to blank

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#8426: "Status to apply at startup:" always reverts back to blank
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 Reporter:  mauprdn                                      |        Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect                                       |       Status:  closed      
Milestone:                                               |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.4                                        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  Startup, status, invisible, away, available  |  
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Comment(by moxfyre):

 Sorry to not respond sooner.  Here's the savedstatus pref in my prefs.xml:

 {{{
 <pref name='savedstatus'>
   <pref name='default' type='int' value='1238165805'/>
   <pref name='startup' type='int' value='1238164909'/>
   <pref name='startup_current_status' type='bool' value='0'/>
   <pref name='idleaway' type='int' value='1239641141'/>
   <pref name='isidleaway' type='bool' value='0'/>
 </pref>
 }}}

 If I change the startup status to "Offline" and close Pidgin, prefs.xml
 changes accordingly:

 {{{
 <pref name='savedstatus'>
   <pref name='default' type='int' value='1238165805'/>
   <pref name='startup' type='int' value='1239641236'/>
   <pref name='startup_current_status' type='bool' value='0'/>
   <pref name='idleaway' type='int' value='1239641141'/>
   <pref name='isidleaway' type='bool' value='0'/>
 </pref>
 }}}

 Further changes to the startup status cause the value in prefs.xml to
 change, but in a non-obvious way, since it's just some weird integer.  In
 any case, the startup status is not retained... it's always "blank" on
 startup.

 Well, here's something new: if I delete the entire <pref
 name="savedstatus">...</pref> section, then restart Pidgin, then try to
 set saved status, it '''still''' won't do the right thing.  But now, when
 I start Pidgin, it incorrectly remembers the saved status as "Available"
 instead of just a blank combo box.  Not sure what, if anything, that
 means.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8426#comment:4>
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