This seems to be a bug in empathy. telepathy-indicator (the component providing messaging menu integration with empathy) correctly requests TP_CONNECTION_PRESENCE_TYPE_HIDDEN when I choose "invisible" from the messaging menu.
** Package changed: indicator-messages (Ubuntu) => empathy (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-messages in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1077626 Title: Top bar problem with status Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When I select (invisible) in the top bar, empathy changes the status to (busy). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: elementary OS 0.2 Package: elementary-desktop 1.284-0~355~precise1 [origin: LP-PPA-elementary-os-daily] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14+elementary3~precise1 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.315+elementary2~precise1 CrashDB: elementary_meta Date: Sun Nov 11 12:52:02 2012 LiveMediaBuild: elementary OS 0.2 "Luna" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20121101-16:54 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: elementary-meta SuspiciousXErrors: ThirdParty: True UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1077626/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp