Automatic opening of chat windows should at least be optional. In fact I like Taavi S.'s idea best (to open automatically when you are available, and to use the blinking tray icon behaviour when you are busy etc).
For myself, I limit all chat windows to a specific workspace, so they can never disturb me or be intrusive. One should not assume that just because it annoys you, it annoys everybody.
I think this is a very important fix.
Automatic opening of chat windows should at least be optional. In fact I like Taavi S.'s idea best (to open automatically when you are available, and to use the blinking tray icon behaviour when you are busy etc).
For myself, I limit all chat windows to a specific workspace, so they can never disturb me or be intrusive. One should not assume that just because it annoys you, it annoys everybody.