Index: PreferenceWindow.py
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--- PreferenceWindow.py	(revision 1342)
+++ PreferenceWindow.py	(working copy)
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@
         self.proxySettings.save()
         
 
+    
 class ThemesTab(gtk.VBox):
     '''This class represent the tab that ...'''
     
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@
         mkcheck(self, 'showTabCloseButton', _('Show close button on _each tab'))
         mkcheck(self, 'avatarsInUserList', _('Show _avatars'))
         mkcheck(self, 'avatarsInTaskbar', _('Show avatars in task_bar'))
+        mkcheck(self, 'hideNewWindow', _('Hide new conversation window automatically'))
         #mkcheck(self, 'showMailTyping', _('Show ma_il on "is typing" message'))
         #mkcheck(self, 'disableEsc', _('Don\'t _close by pressing ESC'))
         
Index: ConversationManager.py
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--- ConversationManager.py	(revision 1342)
+++ ConversationManager.py	(working copy)
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         sap(self.config.connect('change::showStatusBar', self.updateUI))
         sap(self.config.connect('change::showTabCloseButton', self.updateUI))
         sap(self.config.connect('change::showSendButton', self.updateUI))
+        sap(self.config.connect('change::hideNewWindow', self.updateUI))
 
         self.controller.connect('preferences-changed', self.updateUI)
     
@@ -128,11 +129,10 @@
 
             # Gnome does not support calling iconify() before show() (?)
             # so we call it before and after, other WMs may support it...
-            if not weStarted:
+            if self.config.user['hideNewWindow']:
                 window.iconify() 
             window.show()
-            if not weStarted:
-                window.iconify()
+            
                 
         conversation.setWindow(window)
         window.set_icon(conversation.getWindowIcon())
Index: Config.py
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--- Config.py	(revision 1342)
+++ Config.py	(working copy)
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     'showTabCloseButton' : True, # TODO: w/o signal
     'avatarsInUserList' : True, # TODO: w/o signal
     'avatarsInTaskbar' : False,
+    'hideNewWindow' : False,
     'showMailTyping' : True,
     'showSendButton' : False,