http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9771
Brian Freytag brianfreytag@gmail.com changed:
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--- Comment #85 from Brian Freytag brianfreytag@gmail.com 2008-06-01 14:23:38 --- A posssible work-around that works for me:
First off, my system specs:
Ubuntu 8.04 32-bit Wine 1.0RC3 AMD Athlon XP 2.2GHz 2GB DDR1 RAM (Dual Channel) Nvidia Geforce 6800n 120GB WD IDE HDD (100 for vista, 20 for linux for now)
My work-around:
This was a sort of response to that thread where the guy had his friend change their status and it worked for him... That did not work for me, but I found the idea of status changes to be interesting.
What I do, and it's worked 4 or 5 times without fail (at least for one open chat window) is to first type something... Then go to your Friends window and change your own status. I simply went through the list, changing my status all the way through offline, then back online then through again. Once I did that, chat started refreshing correctly and working great.
This is a hassle, but it works for me.
I believe this is something that the Wine devs need to take seriously. Friends IS one of the most important parts of Steam now.