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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I can't see all my Facebook friends in the Empathy Chat
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and I connected Empathy with my Facebook account.
It adds only a couple contacts, while I know that from the browser, many of my friends are online.
How can I solve ...
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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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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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Is there a way to disable a specific account in Empathy?
With the new online accounts feature, all my accounts are now centralized. However, it seems there is no way to disable a chat account without disabling this account for everything else on the system.
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After 13.04 Install: Unable to Enter Online Accounts
In System Settings after an upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 I am not longer able to add Online Accounts. (I noticed this after launching Empathy, which prompted me: "You need to set up an account to see ...
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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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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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Why does Empathy fail so much?
I find myself seeing the "Requires Authorisation" error every time I reboot and fire up Empathy. Most times I have to completely delete the account and add it again in order to connect. Is this ...
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Integrating Pidgin with Online Accounts
After upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 12.10, Pidgin does not show in the message icon anymore in the tray. I found that the upgrade enabled Empathy with a very old bunch of accounts. I would like to ...
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Empathy doesn't seem to be connected to Ubuntu Online Accounts
I made the decision to switch from Pidgin to Empathy on my Ubuntu 12.10 netbook. However, after uninstalling Pidgin and installing Empathy, there seems to be a disconnect between Empathy and Ubuntu ...
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Facebook chat not getting connected in Empathy
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 for months now, and Empathy was working perfectly fine. Even Gwibber. But lately, these both have stopped working!
The connection for Facebook chat is not getting ...
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Remove status option from gray post icon on top bar
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, and set configuration system.
On top bar is a gray post icon, and I can add for her other application: Gmail Notifer, Fbuntu ect. But I have one problem and I can't ...
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Is there a way to group contacts by IM protocol in Empathy?
Just installed Ubuntu after a very long break of several years. I see that empathy is the new deal for messsaging. But all the contacts are messed up. No protocol icons what-so-ever.
I just need to ...
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Can I tell Empathy to notify me when a given contact connects?
Say I'm waiting for my contact Emma Goldman to log in. I would then like Empathy to issue a desktop notification as soon as it happens. And optionally not again the next time Emma logs on.
Is there a ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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sending sms using empathy
I've got gnome-phone-manager installed on ubuntu 12.04, and noticed it adds an SMS account type to Empathy. The only setting required to set up is 'bdaddr' which I think is a blue tooth address. i ...
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Formating text in Empathy chat
I love the look of Empathy so much more than Pidgin and would really like to use it as my main chat client but I can't seem to find a way to format text.
It does not appear to be a feature of the ...
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How to configure Empathy notifications
Is there a way that I can receive a notification when a specific contact go online in Empathy?
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How do I make Ubuntu see my dial-up connection as a network connection?
I connect to the internet via a dial-up modem using Gnome PPP. This works great for browsing the web. However, some applications think that I am not connected to a network. Specifically, Evolution and ...
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How to flush the Empathy stored passwords?
I recently changed my Google Talk password, which causes Empathy to prompt for the new one. When I enter it, everything works fine.
However, after a reboot (or desktop environment reset) it will ...
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Empathy authentication error to XMPP server
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a new machine and have been working on setting it up, but I've run into an interesting problem.
I have a custom XMPP server for work (I don't control it, but ...
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Empathy endless “loading” and higher CPU consumption
When I start empathy, or wake up my laptop, empathy usually has an endless loading indicator to the right of the status bar that only goes away when i set my state to offline and then online again. ...
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How do I get Empathy to open all new IMs in the IM window?
I should note that I'm opting to use Gnome Shell. I'm on Ubuntu 12.04.
Here's my issue: When I get a new IM, it shows up in the notification area, but not in my IM window. I have to go to the ...
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Empathy not connecting to openfire
I have Openfire installed on a local network and am trying to connect to it with empathy with the username/password created and empathy keeping raising authentication failed error. Using pidgin, am ...
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How delete Gmail account from Evolution?
I would use evolution only to work (company email/calendar/contacts etc), but it's already set up an gmail account. Unfortunately I can't delete it because the "delete" button is disabled for this ...
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how to disable Empathy notifications in ubuntu 13.04
in 12.10 there was a tab on preferences of empathy that i could configure notifications in empathy and now in 13.04 it's not available anymore
so is there any way to disable the notifications or the ...
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Empathy doesn't show all notifications
In 13.04, Empathy doesn't show all the bubble notifications and it can't be configured. In the preferences, I can only configure sounds notifications but not visuals.
Empathy only shows bubble ...
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Unable to stay logged on to accounts with empathy
I have a few chat accounts which I use with frequency such as facebook chat, YIM, AIM, and MSN. I'd rather not have to download a client for each one since that would make it a pain to switch between ...
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How do I hook calls to xMessage?
I've been playing around with various Instant-Messenger clients for Ubuntu, and can't find any with a "Quick Reply"-style feature. Example:
Empathy utilizes xMessage for notification popups, which ...
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Can I see previous messages (from server) in empathy?
Is there any way for empathy to display older conversations that you've had on different clients? Even when restarting the computer, messages that you just had with someone on empathy gets erased/sent ...
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How do I install video4linux2 in Ubuntu 12.10, and do I need to?
I'm still pretty new to Ubuntu so please bear with me.
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and I am trying to get a couple of old external USB webcams working on my laptops. The built-in laptop webcams work ...
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indicator-messages empathy status not working
I installed pidgin and uninstalled it shortly after. After that, the buttons
Available
Away
Busy
Invisible
Offline
don't work anymore. Whichever I press, the dot that ...
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MSN in Empathy behind firewall - port 5222 and 5223 blocked
I moved to ubuntu 12.10,Empathy 3.6.0.3 and MSN connection in my office stopped working. I'm behind company firewall which I'm not able to change. Facebook messenger looks to be falling over to 443 ...
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Empathy Chat: People Nearby text chat OK but file transfer fails. Why? How to troubleshoot?
Problem:
Chat works (sending text and smileys) with the "People Nearby" feature but sending files silently fails. Going to Contact > Send File presents the sender with a file chooser and no error is ...
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Chat clients unable to connect to Facebook or Google accounts
I've been trying to use Pidgin / Gwibber / Empathy or any other chat client in my Ubuntu 12.10 but everytime I add an account I get a network error. Pidgin displays the verbose error "Lost connection ...
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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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How does one change window behaviors?
I'm fairly new to Ubuntu and have spent some time learning the OS. I absolutely love it, and have no idea how I managed to program in Mac OS X when this just feels so much more intuitive (although, ...
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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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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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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)
