Pidgin missing FIle Menu

[spyd4r]

I am using Pidgin on Ubuntu 9.10 under openbox all other applications are fine, but Pidgin is missing its File Menu..

not really sure here, I have been forced to use keyboard shortcuts to change settings.

any suggestions on how to restore it?

[hwttdz]

Can you post the output of "pidgin -v; pidgin"

[spyd4r]

Pidgin 2.6.2 (libpurple 2.6.2)

btw, i also tried it under a gnome session, with and without compiz and its still missing...

[mr_steve]

Pidgin 2.6.2 (libpurple 2.6.2)

btw, i also tried it under a gnome session, with and without compiz and its still missing...

Do you by chance have the "Buddy List Options" plugin enabled? I notice that it has an option to hide the menu bar. Ctrl-U will bring up the plugins dialog to check.

[spyd4r]

Do you by chance have the "Buddy List Options" plugin enabled? I notice that it has an option to hide the menu bar. Ctrl-U will bring up the plugins dialog to check.

i dont see that plugin in my list actually.


i have the following enabled

extended preferences
libnotify popups
nautilus integration
pidgin gtk+ theme control
send button
timestamp
voice/video settings

[mr_steve]

i dont see that plugin in my list actually.


i have the following enabled

extended preferences
libnotify popups
nautilus integration
pidgin gtk+ theme control
send button
timestamp
voice/video settings

Odd. I don't actually have the extended preferences plugin installed, so I'm not sure if it has a similar option. I guess I'd start by disabling all the plugins and restarting Pidgin.

[spyd4r]

Odd. I don't actually have the extended preferences plugin installed, so I'm not sure if it has a similar option. I guess I'd start by disabling all the plugins and restarting Pidgin.

everything disabled..

no dice, still missing.. so odd.. :/

[mr_steve]

everything disabled..

no dice, still missing.. so odd.. :/

Well, about the last thing I can think of is to start Pidgin with a fresh configuration and see if it persists.

In your home directory, you'll have a hidden folder called .purple. With Pidgin closed, rename that folder to something else, like .pidgin.old, and start Pidgin again.

If the problem continues, you might have to remove and re-install Pidgin, or you might have some other issue with the window manager or something. Do any other applications exhibit this problem?

[jdorenbush]

First, shutdown Pidgin. Then, inside your .purple directory, open up prefs.xml in a text editor and search for this:

<pref name='hidemenu' type='bool' value='1'/>.

If you find that, change the value from '1' to '0'. Save the file and restart Pidgin, and hopefully your menu will have been restored.