I had the same issue. If you use 'pidgin' instead of 'gaim' as the command to start pidgin your preferences are loaded.
-- pidgin does not remember buddy sorting, sounds, well anything except accounts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
