Re: [fluxbox-users] Pidgin stuck at idle/away status

I do not use pidgin so this a wild guess... Have you tried with a different
version of pidgin? I think that it would be good to isolate the problem and
determine if it is pidgin or fluxbox related because, unless I
misunderstood it, it is not clear.
-Antonio

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Javier Vasquez <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use plain fluxbox with no DE.  I also use pidgin.
>
> I've noticed myself that pidgin goes to idle state, and never gets out of
> it.
>
> My current configuration for status:
>
> -------------
> Report Idle Time:  Based on keyboard or mouse use
> Minutes before becoming idle:  5
> [Enabled]  Change to this status when idle:  Away
> Away Auto-Reply:  Never
> [Disabled]  Use status from last exit at startup
> Status to apply at startup:  Available
> -------------
>
> I've played with the auto-reply unsuccessfully, and also with the
> status from last exit, also unsuccessfully.
>
> Weird thing though is that even though it starts @ available (given
> the configuration), almost immediately it moves to idle/away.
>
> If I force to "available", and then allow the configured amount of
> time with no keyboard/mouse activity, then pidgin moves to idle/away
> as expected.
>
> But if I touch any key or move the mouse, it never goes back to
> available.  Not only I notice it, but also my contacts of course.
>
> I use Arch, but I have partners using Arch but with DEs, and they
> don't face this problems.  So I'm wondering if this would be related
> to something missing that fluxbox as a WM doesn't provide.
>
> DBus is already running prior to starting fluxbox.   So no problem with
> DBus...
>
> Any hints?
>
> --
> Javier
>
>
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