Just wondering if this issue was ever resolved. In kde with compiz as wm, whenever an application has to flash in the taskbar , i.e. a Kopete window when I have a message... once I have clicked on it, the flash remains there, the window is still highlighted, implying that it's urgent. It doesn't go away until compiz is restarted, or kwin is started. Any ideas? :) Kind thoughts, Francis Giannaros (apokryphos).