diff -r d0f92b6cc6b4 -r 00b642e26a2d pidgin/gtkconv.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Wed Aug 12 02:24:41 2009 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Thu Aug 13 19:56:23 2009 +0000
@@ -3284,6 +3284,62 @@
 }
 
 static void
+regenerate_media_items(PidginWindow *win)
+{
+#ifdef USE_VV
+	PurpleAccount *account;
+	PurpleConversation *conv;
+
+	conv = pidgin_conv_window_get_active_conversation(win);
+
+	if (conv == NULL) {
+		purple_debug_error("gtkconv", "couldn't get active conversation"
+				" when regenerating media items\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	account = purple_conversation_get_account(conv);
+
+	if (account == NULL) {
+		purple_debug_error("gtkconv", "couldn't get account when"
+				" regenerating media items\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if account support voice and/or calls, and
+	 * if the current buddy	supports it.
+	 */
+	if (account != NULL && purple_conversation_get_type(conv)
+			== PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM) {
+		PurpleMediaCaps caps =
+				purple_prpl_get_media_caps(account,
+				purple_conversation_get_name(conv));
+
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call,
+				caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_AUDIO
+				? TRUE : FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call,
+				caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_VIDEO
+				? TRUE : FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, 
+				caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_AUDIO_VIDEO
+				? TRUE : FALSE);
+	} else if (purple_conversation_get_type(conv)
+			== PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_CHAT) {
+		/* for now, don't care about chats... */
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call, FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call, FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, FALSE);
+	} else {
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call, FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call, FALSE);
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, FALSE);
+	}							
+#endif
+}
+
+static void
 regenerate_options_items(PidginWindow *win)
 {
 	GtkWidget *menu;
@@ -3368,6 +3424,7 @@
 static void menubar_activated(GtkWidget *item, gpointer data)
 {
 	PidginWindow *win = data;
+	regenerate_media_items(win);
 	regenerate_options_items(win);
 	regenerate_plugins_items(win);
 
@@ -4216,7 +4273,11 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(gtkchat->topic_text), current_topic);
+	if (current_topic)
+		gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(gtkchat->topic_text), current_topic);
+	else
+		gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(gtkchat->topic_text), "");
+
 	prpl_info->set_chat_topic(gc, purple_conv_chat_get_id(PURPLE_CONV_CHAT(conv)),
 			new_topic);
 
@@ -5248,6 +5309,7 @@
 {
 	PurpleConversationUiOps *ui_ops = pidgin_conversations_get_conv_ui_ops();
 	gboolean hide = FALSE;
+	guint timer;
 
 	/* create hidden conv if hide_new pref is always */
 	if (strcmp(purple_prefs_get_string(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/im/hide_new"), "always") == 0)
@@ -5271,6 +5333,13 @@
 		purple_conversation_new(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM, account, sender);
 		ui_ops->create_conversation = pidgin_conv_new;
 	}
+
+	/* Somebody wants to keep this conversation around, so don't time it out */
+	timer = GPOINTER_TO_INT(purple_conversation_get_data(conv, "close-timer"));
+	if (timer) {
+		purple_timeout_remove(timer);
+		purple_conversation_set_data(conv, "close-timer", GINT_TO_POINTER(0));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
@@ -6121,36 +6190,6 @@
 			buttons |= GTK_IMHTML_CUSTOM_SMILEY;
 		else
 			buttons &= ~GTK_IMHTML_CUSTOM_SMILEY;
-
-#ifdef USE_VV
-		/* check if account support voice calls, and if the current buddy
-			supports it */
-		if (account != NULL && purple_conversation_get_type(conv)
-					== PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM) {
-			PurpleMediaCaps caps =
-					purple_prpl_get_media_caps(account,
-					purple_conversation_get_name(conv));
-
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call,
-					caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_AUDIO
-					? TRUE : FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call,
-					caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_VIDEO
-					? TRUE : FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, 
-					caps & PURPLE_MEDIA_CAPS_AUDIO_VIDEO
-					? TRUE : FALSE);
-		} else if (purple_conversation_get_type(conv) == PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_CHAT) {
-			/* for now, don't care about chats... */
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call, FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call, FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, FALSE);
-		} else {
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_call, FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->video_call, FALSE);
-			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(win->audio_video_call, FALSE);
-		}							
-#endif
 		
 		gtk_imhtml_set_format_functions(GTK_IMHTML(gtkconv->entry), buttons);
 		if (account != NULL)