Ubuntu
xfce4-panel package

Pidgin task bar icon keeps flashing in xfce

Bug #1015784 reported by Marius B. Kotsbak
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pidgin (Ubuntu)
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xfce4-panel (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The pidgin task bar icon is constantly flashing when its window is not active. I don't see any reason it should require attention.

I have not seen this behavior in gnome fallback or Unity (there it is integrated in the messages indicator).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xfce4-panel 4.8.6-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 20 22:20:34 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfce4-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :
summary: - Pidgin task bar icon keeps flashing
+ Pidgin task bar icon keeps flashing in xfce
description: updated
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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

I got rid of it by restarting Pidgin.

Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)
tags: added: quantal
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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

I think this is just a sign that new e-mails have arrived (I can see it in Lubuntu too). I'm trying to disable checking MSN e-mails to see if i stops flashing.

Changed in xfce4-panel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
xaxazak (xaxazak)
Changed in xfce4-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
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xaxazak (xaxazak) wrote :

Identical bug.

Flashing can only be stopped by closing pidgin. Doesn't flash on restart.
The unstoppable flashing seems to begin after topic activity after resuming from suspend.

Xubuntu 18.04
Pidgin 2.12.0 (libpurple 2.12.0)
RX 480 using mesa via padoka PPA (but I can't see why this would matter).

XFCE:
Dual monitor. 3 Panels.
Window Buttons panel item: grouping = Never, show from single monitor.

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