This is fixed in Ubuntu 10.10 now. The key has been changed to "/apps/empathy/ui/show_offline". Thanks for reporting.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- Offline contacts not shown by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566909 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