This looks like bug 354026 that I filed with a patch. The current pidgin-libnotify toggles show for the buddy list, which generally doesn't focus the window the first time you select it in the message indicator. I have a patch that set visibility to true so it always presents it, noted in that bug.
-- indicator-applet fails to bring pidgin to foreground https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346554 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Indicator Applet Developers, which is subscribed to indicator-applet in ubuntu. Status in “indicator-applet” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “pidgin” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: indicator-applet The indicator-applet cannot bring pidgin to the front sometimes when another program is focused. I have created a capture video to explain it. First you see that the applet can bring up pidgin fine. But when I open a new tab in opera and then click the applet the contact list of pidgin is not opened in the foreground. But you can see it appear in the bar at the bottom. Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) Release: 9.04 indicator-applet: Installed: 0.1.3-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.1.3-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.1.3-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
