A new job, a new desktop, Kubuntu 10.0.4 with KDE 4.2.2. But Kopete isn't raising its window to the top when a new message comes in. I checked Settings / Configure / Behavior / Events / Raise Window on Incoming Events Checked, but if any other window is covering Kopete then I have to go digging for the window when a new message comes in on a conversation.

Any suggestions on how I can fix that would be hugely helpful.

What are you focus stealing protection settings? Have you tried overriding these settings in the kopete window?

I haven't touched the defaults, under System Settings / Window Behavior / Window Specific it's got one entry: "Disable focus stealing prevention for XV"), that's for Window class "^xv.*", and in the Workarounds tab under that it has "Focus stealing prevention" checked and "Force" selected.

Does that mean anything to you? Or are you asking about something else?

Anybody got any ideas? Or should I just switch to Pidgin?

On the Kopete window you wish to affect, right click on the Window decoration > Advanced Settings > Special Application Settings. The Force the Focus Stealing Prevention to Off on the Workarounds tab.

That's it! Thank you so much!