[Pidgin] #12477: "Waiting for network connection" when my computer sleeps?

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#12477: "Waiting for network connection" when my computer sleeps?
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Reporter:  jseger9000  |        Type:  plugin request
  Status:  new         |   Component:  plugins       
 Version:  2.7.3       |    Keywords:  Autoconnect   
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 I've been using Digsby, but wanted to switch to Pidgin because I like the
 ideals of open source stuff. Pidgin works great, but I am having one
 annoyance with it.

 I'm using it on a laptop that has a wi-fi connection. Whenever I close the
 computer for a good length of time (for the night or while I'm at work)
 and I reopen it, Pidgin shows me as available, but has a message saying
 "Waiting for network connection" and will not show any of my contacts.

 If I close Pidgin and reopen, everything works fine. But I would like to
 see some sort of plug-in like the "Disconnect All" plug-in for
 Instantbird. Then if Pidgin does this "Waiting for network connection"
 thing, I could just click a button to have Pidgin reconnect without
 closing the program.

 Perhaps that feature is already part of Pidgin, but if so, I can not find
 it.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12477>
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