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Gnome-Control-Panel crashes while trying to access Online Accounts

Running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 x64. I set up Empathy with Facebook and Google Accounts, and I sent my PC to Standby, then it showed my FB Accounts was disconnected. Couldn't open Online Accounts (of ...
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Uninstall empathy without affecting dependencies

I am trying to uninstall empathy from my Ubuntu 12.10. So I issued the following command sudo apt-get purge empathy Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading ...
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Gnome 3 empathy can`t get the menu toolbar to show

I can`t get empathy to show me the menu toolbar in ubuntu 12.10 in Gnome. When I log in in Unity, I can see the toolbar on the top, but that is not much comfy to need to go to Unity whenever I want to ...
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Strange text formating in Empathy notifications in Gnome 3.6.2

My unexpanded notifications from Empathy looks like this: Looks like the bannerBody is copied into scrollBox and placed in that notification body. But it looks pretty normal when expanded. Is this ...
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empathy and google hosts

I set static ip in /etc/hosts for some google sites (Google is blocked frequently in China). Then empathy cannot login with google account. How can I make empathy work with hosts binding? I am sure ...
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Empathy Menu is not Persistent

I have been experiencing an on-going issue with Empathy's menu. If I open Empathy after I boot my box, the Empathy menu appears normally. Once I close Empathy and reopen it later, the menu has either ...
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Empathy with Gnome Online Accounts (GOA)

How is Empathy supposed to work in Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3.6? I added my Google and Facebook accounts to GOA and enabled "Chat" for both, but Empathy does not use the accounts. Instead it says ...
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gnome shell message notication not showing notifications some times

I have installed gnome shell on ubuntu 11.10 . The message notification some times dosent show the notifications. It only appears after i close empathy and restart it. How to fix this?
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Empathy 3.6, telepathy haze, libpurple and skype -> Please help me to mix them well

I'm trying to connect skype to empathy, and here is what I have done so far. I got Pidgin to display my skype contacts so Skype <-> libpurple works, but Empathy 3.6 does not show my Skype ...
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Notify-osd and Empathy bug!

Guys I'm using Gnome 3 and every time i receive a message on Empathy it open a window with title: "Empathy is ready" and the message on content!
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How to place Empathy in Gnome 3's messaging bar?

For consistency between Skype and Empathy, I'd like to put Empathy into the bottom messaging bar in Gnome 3 (Gnome Shell, if you will). Is there a way to do this? (I use Gnome 3.4, although answers ...
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Why does my empathy automatically close after loading contacts?

I'm using 12.04 with Gnome 3.4 and I'm having issues with empathy. Whenever I open empathy, it loads contact list and then vanishes. Its not in the panel, not in cairo dock, nowhere. When I try to ...
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High CPU usage and several problem with “emapthy” and “e-addressbook-factory”

I have a Ubuntu 12.04 64bit installed on Dell mini 10. And another machine with AMD phenom x4 CPU. Both cases suffer from this symptom but with different degree. After I right click on the contact ...
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Two notifications for empathy and no notification preferences tab?

I am getting an issue with empathy. When I am in a chat every time I send a message I get a standard gnome-shell notification echoing what I just set, the same applies for when a message is received. ...
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Why is the file /var/crash/_usr_lib_empathy_empathy-chat.1000.upload empty?

I just experienced an unusual crash: I tried to click on a name entry in the contact list of Empathy. A crash happened. Usually I am asked then if I'd like to report the error to Launchpad, and ...
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Can I add 'notification conversation' in Pidgin like Empathy?

I like the fact that with Empathy I can continue a conversation from any workspace because of the notification conversation, but I'm using Pidgin since it integrates with Conky. Is there a way I can ...
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How to make Empathy run on startup?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. I'd like Empathy to connect when I login to my computer. I know I can browse using the Startup Applications tool (although the add/browse dialogue is still useless in GNOME ...
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No notification sound with empathy

I'm using ubuntu oneric with empathy 3.2.0.1 and gnome-shell 3.2.2.1-0ubuntu0.1. When I use empathy with unity, I receive a notification sound every time someone send me a message. But When I use ...
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No contacts in Empathy after upgrading to 3.3.2 (Ubuntu 11.10 x64) [closed]

I recently upgraded to empathy 3.3.2 per the ppa:telepathy/ppa repository and suddenly all the contacts I had from Facebook chat, GTalk and MSN Messenger dissapeared even though the accounts window ...
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How can I get a “Busy” status option in the Me Menu?

I can control my IM status using Me Menu in Gnome Shell. The status options I have are Available and Unavailable. I'd like to control my status just I do in Empathy, but I do not have the full list of ...
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Is there a way to access the empathy roster via the user-menu?

I am new to gnome shell (just upgraded my system from ubuntu 10.10 to 11.10 and manually installed gnome-shell) and I am looking for an efficient way to access the empathy roster. The user-menu has an ...
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How do I open a conversation window with Empathy in Gnome Shell? [closed]

I'm using Empathy in Gnome Shell, and I cannot figure out how to open a conversation window with a contact. I've tried every action I can think of that should open a conversation window, such as: ...
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What is the *right* way to use gnome-shell integrated chat?

Please bear with me as I am still figuring out how to use gnome-shell. My question concerns how to use the integrated chat correctly. I have the following questions: 1) When people chat with me, it ...
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No Empathy notifications with Gnome Shell 3.2 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to enable Empathy chat room notifications? I installed the Gnome shell 3.2. when I run empathy there is no icon in the notification area (bottom-right) and there's ...
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Some notifications are not showing for Empathy [closed]

I am on Ubuntu 11.10 and using Gnome Shell. Since installation I am noticing that when my contacts Signs In or Signs Out, there is no notification showing at Gnome Shell. The sound notification ...
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Where does Empathy go when minimized in Gnome3 shell?

I'm trying out Gnome-shell instead of Unity and loving it. Unfortunately I can't figure out where Empathy goes when I click the close button (there is no minimize button.) I'm still logged in ...
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IM message indicator in gnome-shell

I'm trying to use instant messaging with Gnome Shell with the current Ubuntu 11.10 but up to now this is a total disaster. I have these problems: When I want to write someone a message I have to ...
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Gnome online accounts not syncing with Gnome Shell calendar

I'm using Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 11.10. I've recently activated online accounts, which is supposed to sync my Google Calendar with Gnome Shell's calendar. However, it does never sync. I've tried to ...
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How to enable Empathy chat room notifications?

Is it possible in Empathy (Ubuntu 11.10, gnome-shell) to receive notifications when somebody posts a message to a chat room? I have checked the "Enable bubble notifications" box under edit > ...
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How to “dock” empathy to side of desktop (Digsby style)

I come from a windows background, and one of the coolest apps I used was Digsby. It was a multi-protocol IM client similar in function to empathy. Now I like empathy, especially when used with ...
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How to input chinese in empathy?

Small problem here: I use Ibus to input chinese, until now, everything works fine, but I can't input chinese in empathy. I'm on gnome 3, enjoying the integration of empathy with the DE (so i don't ...
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Empathy doesn't obey system/theme/gnome-appearence font settings

I actually had this problem since at least 10.04. Empathy ignores gnome-appearance-properties, and settings in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf It's not just a matter of font size, but also it renders Unicode ...
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Is there any chat clients that work behind authenticated proxy server?

I am behind an authenticated proxy server and I have set it up via System->Preferences->Network Proxy configuration and applied system-wide. But most of the chat clients (primarily to access gtalk) ...
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Is it possible to use empathy 2.32 on gnome 2.30?

I'm running Ubuntu Lucid which contains the Gnome 2.30. The thing is that, I'm really interested on using empathy 2.32, since it fixes a lot of bugs. However I don't want to upgrade the entire system ...
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Schema org.gnome.Empathy not installed

Having recently installed Ubuntu on my iBook G4 (yup, power PC style), I click on all available buttons to see what happens (as Ubuntu is full of nice buttons, really). Strangely, when clicking the ...
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How do I install the empathy smilies (from maverick) in Pidgin?

How do I install the empathy smilies (from maverick) in Pidgin? I really like the look of them.
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Empathy doesn't seem to be saving my display picture

Hey how do I force empathy to save my display pic? I have tried to set it (in different formats and sizes) over a dozen times, all I get is this little silver man.
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How can the font size in empathy be configured?

Empathy uses a very small font size. I'd like to have some larger font. But the system setting has no entry for fonts. How can I use another/larger font in empathy?