When I'm working, the idle status is set anyway. I've got the following configuration of pidgin: net-im/pidgin-2.6.4-r1 USE="dbus gnutls gstreamer gtk ncurses nls perl spell startup-notification tcl zeroconf -debug -doc -eds -gadu -groupwise -idn -meanwhile -networkmanager -prediction -qq -sasl -silc -tk -xscreensaver -zephyr" Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the preferences (Status/Idle tab) 2. Check "Change to this status when becoming idle" and set the time 3. Work some minutes and the status changes anyway I'm using the gnome environment.
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Hi, I upgraded to 2.6.4-r1 to check the problem. It seems they have removed an option from the 'Report idle time:' drop down menu. It used to contain "Based on keyboard or mouse use", which would do what you want. Looking at http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/467 reveals that the xscreensaver use flag for pidgin is now required to re-enable that feature. Amending your /etc/portage/package.use or running: $USE="xscreensaver" emerge =net-im/pidgin-2.6.4-r1 should fix the problem. Thanks, Vincent.
Thanks, this fixed the issue. Still, I wonder what is the idle state for when it is based on nothing?
