H-Bomb is correct, this bug has occured in every version of Ubuntu since the switch to Empathy. New users do not know how to configure a program to auto-start. Even somewhat experienced users will not know the command needed to force a program like Empathy to start (usr/bin/empathy -h).
After a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04, on first boot the Messaging Menu will set the users status to "Offline" by default. If a user changes their status to "Available," "Away," "Busy," or "Invisible" and then restarts or shuts down the computer, the Messaging Menu will default back to "Offline" on the next boot. A new Ubuntu adopter will be forced to set their status to "Available" after every single boot, which would result in much frustration. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/941463 Title: empathy automatically start on login doesnot work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/941463/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
