--- title: Empathy Paper Jam description: Last week marked our first “paper jam” for the Lucid cycle, during which the Ubuntu community identified ten potential paper cuts affecting Empathy to fix in Ubuntu 10.04. These paper cuts include:Open (but do not raise) new conversation windows automatically“Automatically connect on startup” setting confusing – users may expect this to r […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/empathy-paper-jam?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 11 January 2010 # Empathy Paper Jam [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [papercuts](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/papercuts) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article Last week marked our first “paper jam” for the Lucid cycle, during which the Ubuntu community identified [ten potential paper cuts affecting Empathy](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+milestone/lucid-round-4) to fix in Ubuntu 10.04. These paper cuts include: * [Open (but do not raise) new conversation windows automatically](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/206547) * [“Automatically connect on startup” setting confusing – users may expect this to run Empathy on login](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/322314) * [Inconsistent Naming of “Invisible” status in indicator applet and Empathy](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-applet/+bug/489097) * [some protocol icons in create account dropdown menu are missing](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/437414) * [The microphone and webcam icons displayed in the buddy list need improvement](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/502999) * [Invisible accounts button is difficult to discover, arguably not useful, and an apparent interface glitch](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/504408) * [Empathy could use an Ubuntu-specific Adium theme](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/392488)\* * [Edit Custom Messages window is too narrow](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/502996) * [Contact List is sometimes not shown when Empathy is launched](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/503052) * [Ctrl-Tab should jump to the next tab](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/504405) If any of these paper cuts catch your eye, please take any you’d like to help triage, fix, integrate, test, or merge and get to work! Ubuntu (and Empathy) users everywhere will love you. \* Torrey Rice, author of the popular [“Renkoo” Adium theme](http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=xtras&xtra_id=2160) has agreed to get involved with Ubuntu development for the first time by updating Renkoo and ensuring that it works well with Empathy. Three cheers for Torrey! [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026