Okay, I've found and linked to the upstream pidgin report for this. I would recommend directing future comments and work there as that is where it needs to be addressed.
** Bug watch added: Pidgin Trac #4509 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4509 ** Also affects: pidgin via http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4509 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Triaged -- invisible status does not work for google talk account https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248475 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs