Which version of xchat-gnome do you use? Bug 35878 mentions this should be fixed since 1:0.13-0ubuntu1.
** Changed in: xchat-gnome (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- "/me"-actions are displayed incorrectly https://launchpad.net/bugs/69702 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
