I have reported a similar bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kopete/+bug/67835
Oddly enough, it's happened to me today in kde, but i think it's a case of the apps loading before the system tray is present, and so is not related to this bug. -- Freedesktop Notification Area Icon is often displayed in the wrong place in GNOME. https://launchpad.net/bugs/74219 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs