Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, and video chat and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.
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Certificate is self-signed for Google Talk
Whenever I start Empathy I'm getting warning about certificate being self-signed. Even if I check not to monit about it, the warning appears after restart. Beside this "connect at start-up" doesn't ...
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How to chat yahoo messenger with empathy?
I log in to my Yahoo account. But after I go to empathy, it just says that "No online contact." How can I chat?
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Empathy Notifications ? How open Emphaty from envelope?
Well no, was no similar question. Ok somebody start to chat me, I got envelope. When I click on it Telepathy not Empathy opens, always. Well Empathy looks better and has nicer UI. How to make Empathy ...
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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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Does empathy work with asterisk?
Please bear with my ignorance. It is my understanding that I can use Asterisk as a back end and empathy as a front end for Voip telephony. Is that true?
The reason I am using asterisk is because I ...
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Can't delete Facebook and Google in Online Accounts! Where is the config file for Ubuntu Online Accounts located?
since today I have an issue with my Ubuntu Online Account Settings. I started Empathy to log into my messengers, but I got an error that Facebook, Google and MSN need an authentication. I tried to ...
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Empathy doesn't integrate with Messaging Menu?
Even if Empathy is running, it doesn't have a grey arrow in the Messaging Menu. Chat statuses (Available, busy, etc.) also don't work in the menu and are stuck to "Offline".
I use 12.10 Quantal ...
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video chat options greyed out in pidgin
Does anyone have any idea why both in Pidgin and Empathy all video chat options would are greyed out?
My webcam is recognised by the Ubuntu and works in Cheese, but no longer works in any chat ...
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Empathy does not recognise webcam with 12.04
there is a question with the same title but it has long forgotten. So I need to ask again. I use HP 625 laptop and yesterday upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. Then Empathy lost connection with the built-in ...
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Empathy error - Facebook connection
I set up my Facebook profile CORRECTLY, and this is what happens...
"Name is used"
(on the photo, in the red thing is this: Disconnected - Name is used)
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How to achieve Echo Cancellation with Pulse Audio?
I want to use Echo cancellation for my Skype calls and Empathy on Ubuntu 12.10 (pulseaudio 2.1). Anyone knows how to do that?
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Intermitent Facebook connection on Empathy
I'm using Empathy on Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bits) to connect to "people near me", gtalk and facebook. I've been using it for about 2 weeks with no issues.
Then suddenly today the facebook account started ...
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Empathy doesn't show properly on indicator menu (12.10)
Whenever I get a message on Facebook or gtalk, a bubble pops in the upper right corner, and I hear a sound. But, the message icon doesn't turn blue, and no "new messages" or such is displayed.
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Full screen or more visible Skype, Pidgin, Empathy notifications?
I work in a shared office and I have the heaphones plugged in in order not to bother my colleagues with the poping sounds of chats and incoming calls. The problem is that I miss most of my calls and ...
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Facebook groupchat + empathy
I can't take part in a facebook group chat with Empathy. Do you know if there is a solution for this issue? Thanks a lot!
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How to change Empathy appearance in 12.10?
Since I updated to Quantal, I cannot modify Empathy's appearance. In particular,
I want Empathy to shows just the names and status icons of my contacts, without avatars and other stuff.
In the ...
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How to fix mission-control-5 error when using Empathy on Ubuntu 12.10
When i start Empathy messenger i get the following error:
Error contacting the Account Manager
There was an error while trying to connect to the Telepathy Account Manager. The error was:
Process ...
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How do I make Empathy match my keyring with my password?
I changed my password a few months ago from the password I first used when I installed Ubuntu on my machine. I tried to add a Google Talk account to Empathy, but every time Empathy gives me a message ...
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Empathy on 12.10 was connecting to Windows Live until recently
I was connecting my Windows Live account just fine to Empathy until today. I've been away for a few days so the problem may have started a few days back. It's coming up wanting me to Grant Access. ...
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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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LAN chat b/w ubuntu and windows [closed]
Two users on the LAN running empathy can see each other under 'People Nearby' (telepathy-salut implementing link-local XMPP protocol). Is there a chat program in Windows that can see ubuntu users on a ...
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How to increase Empathy notifications sound?
Is it possible to increase volume of Empathy notifications? Alert volume in sound settings already maxed out.
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Removing Empathy from 12.10 wants to remove the Gnome-Core package
I would like to remove Empathy from my Ubuntu system, (I am currently running Quantal without Unity, just Gnome). When I try remove it in Synaptic it also wants to remove Gnome-Core, which I assume ...
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IRC in Empathy on 12.10
I opened Empathy, go to accounts (F4), it takes me to "Online Accounts" where I can choose between many account types, but there is no IRC. There is face, google, twitter....but no IRC.
Am I missing ...
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Can empathy be configured to stay updated will a full conversation?
The Google Talk web app and Android app will always update themselves with all messages sent from all clients and I was wondering if Empathy can be configured to do this. For example, if I start a ...
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local chat between empathy and telepathy?
Empathy and telepathy, both have local chat, or chat for LAN.
How configure local chat for obtain communication between empathy and telepathy clients ?
Clarification: In a LAN, one pc use telepathy ...
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Connect to Google Talk without giving access to my full Google Account
I would like to use Empathy as a Google Talk client. When I choose to go online, I'm asked to give is-admin@canonical.com (Ubuntu) access to manage my online Photo's, Google Drive, Emails and Videos.
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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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After upgrading to 12.10, Empathy displays 'network error' when connecting to Google Talk
After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10, Empathy displays 'network error' when trying to connect to Google Talk. In 12.04 (and earlier versions), Empathy was setup and functioning correctly using Google Talk.
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Why do I have two IM Clients
After Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 I have had two different types of IM messaging screens. Why has this happened? and how do I get rid of one?
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Cannot connect to online accounts in Empathy (Ubuntu 12.10)
All my online accounts that connect to Empathy for IM will not work. Empathy gives an error message of "No reason specified" for each one. Gwibber works fine, so it seems to be a problem more related ...
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Active Directory user + Upgrade to 12.10 -> Empathy is KO
I'm facing a pretty annoying bug. I've just upgraded my computer from 12.04 to 12.10. On 12.04, my user account was connected to my Active Directory server, this also works after the upgrade.
Since ...
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Empathy protocol icons
I'm surprised that Empathy can't display the protocol icons.
Even in the latest Ubuntu 12.10. I'd like to know why if someone can tell me.
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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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empathy can't connect to facebook chat
I am using ubuntu 12.10, and when I try to connect to my Facebook account through Empathy, it gets disconnected and says this account is already connected to the server.
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How to add custom mail id in empathy
How to add custom mail id in telepathy account manager/empathy? i.e I want to add your-name@yourcompany.org which was created in google apps. I want to use it as gmail id.
I tried logging in by ...
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Empathy logs into chat networks, without beeing started?
I have Empathy installed on my Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3. I appear to be online in the chat networks when my computer is connected to the internet. However, I did not even start Empathy, at least not ...
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Bottom panel disappears when a new message arrives on Empathy in Gnome Shell Remix 12.10
Every time a contact sends a message (just when its window is closed), the bottom panel with message tray disappears. I have to press Alt+F2 and "r" and back to normal. Why it's happening?
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SIP Phones unreliable past 12.04 - Empathy additional features?
I am currently running Empathy SIP, which works "ok" but it's definitely not up to the same standard that QuteCom is on Windows. QuteCom on Ubuntu is unstable, but yet still in the stable repository. ...
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Empathy missing it's theme?
Here you can see that it is really ugly :
while my theme is:
I am on a fress install of Ubuntu 12.10.
P.s I am contacting with a facebook friend..
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How to disable sip auto answer
I just noticed that my SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) client automatically answer ALL incoming calls. Not good. I'm using telepathy-sofiasip with Empathy. I wonder how I can disable the ...
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How can I see if a contact has video/voice capability in Empathy?
I'm using empathy for the first few weeks now on Ubuntu 12.10.
I can't find any symbols indicating a contact has the ability to do a video chat or voice chat...
Though I can see a "Mobile" symbol ...
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How to configure pidgin-sipe in Empathy?
I couldn't find a way to add SIPE to Empathy in Ubuntu 12.10. I installed pidgin-sipe but I don't see the protocol in the empathy list of protocols.
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Empathy not showing in messageing menu
I just installed 12.10 and noticed that, even if I added more than one account to Online Accounts and I'm actually using empathy to chat, it is not present in Messaging Menu or in any other point of ...
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Google Talk App Specific Passwords in Empathy
I have been using App Specific Passwords in Google for a while and recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. Since then, I have been unable to get Empathy working with Google Talk. Is there a way to get it ...
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empathy irc text formatting
How do I post in bold, italic, colors in an irc chat windows in Empathy? and how do you mention someone if you need to direct a msg at them specifically like @someone?
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On Ubuntu 12.10, Empathy as startup application caused HUD to open behind other windows
Anyone know of a fix for this behavior.
Having Empathy as a startup application causes the HUD to only open behind other windows. It doesn't matter if the windows were opened at startup, or later, ...
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Facebook integration in Empathy doesn't work in 12.10
The new web apps feature is fun, I've set up everything as it should be, but Empathy still doesn't connect to Facebook.
When I go to the "Online-accounts" dialog and open the Empathy options dialog ...
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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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Why the “identifiant” aren't replaced by the email-address in Empathy? [closed]
Since the upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 12.10, I can not see the email address from my Windows Live friends in Empathy.
Essentially, when I put the mouse over a contact, a little box will ...
