Are you using Xgl or something? You can restore your background setting the gconf key "/apps/xchat/main_window/background_type" to 0.
-- xchat-gnome wont start again after setting transparency background https://launchpad.net/bugs/91982 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
