The idle status is based on what is selected in the preference for idle. We are using 'Based on keyboard or mouse use' here, and I think that is the default.
Perhaps if the users with this problem could vote up ticket http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7629 it would help get the problem resolved sooner. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Dmitry Diskin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I also have the exact same problem. Pidgin stops setting auto-away > after some time. The patch you mentioned is for idle status is being > tracked with "purple" (based on last message sent), I use system, > i.e., based on keyboard and mouse activity. Maybe there is another > bug/ticket on that subject? > > Regards, > Dmitry. > > > My tests of the patch in http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2175 look > good so > > far. Can you try the patch on your systems? > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Jesse P. <SLNTHERO at aol.com> wrote: > > > >> [Pidgin]-When will automatic away based on idle time be fixed? > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've been using Pidgin for over a year now on both XP, Vista, and Ubuntu > >> Linux. > >> On all three OSs, after about a day of use, Pidgin stops setting away > >> status > >> based on keyboard/mouse inactivity. > >> > >> Is only major issue i have encountered with Pidgin. > >> Hope it can be fixed, great program! > >> > >> > >> JeZ+Lee > >> SLNTHERO at aol.com > >> Silent Hero Productions(R) > >> Video Game Design Studio > >> www.SilentHeroProductions.com > > -- > Dmitry >
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