I was able to reproduce this issue as described on my IBM Thinkpad T42. Kubuntu 6.06 LTS KDE 3.5.3
Note: If Kmix window is closed, subsequent logins will show the icon in system tray only. -- When using, KMilo on my thinkpad, Kmix opens full sized at KDE startup https://launchpad.net/bugs/41710 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs