I have the same problem in 10.10 with all latest updates applied (Empathy says it is version 2.32.1 in the About box). It's quite an annoying niggle where I'm using it to post code snippets all day.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660754 Title: Turning off "show smileys as images" does not persist after closing the dialog. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs