I can confirm that it already exists on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) with pidgin version 2.10.3-0ubuntu1.3 and pidgin-libnotify version 0.14-4ubuntu10.
And yes, it is really, really annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351545 Title: pidgin doesn't notify at start of conversation (libnotify) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/351545/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs