I was able to find a work-around for this problem at this link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=890277
I copied the following script from that page: #!/bin/sh sleep 10; /usr/bin/pidgin I created a scripts folder in my home menu and put it in it. Then I made it executable. I deleted *pidgin.desktop* from the *.config/autostart* in my home directory. Finally, I set up Pidgin in the *Startup Applications* in * Preferences* to run the script instead of Pidgin directly. It seems to work just fine. -- Bob Lanctot Ottawa, ON, Canada **
