I thought Emphaty doesn't start when "Automatically connect on startup" is checked because of bug, just as many others. I agree in full with cldx, Robomaster and alike comments considering pattern Emphaty should behave. It's the only way that makes sense.
-- "Automatically connect on startup" setting confusing - users may expect this to run Empathy on login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322314 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs