Hi Alecs1,
Here is the thing: for example, if I open firefox full screen and while browsing a website I click on a pdf file, acroread pops up. OK, now suppose I minimize acroread and continue browsing. If I click on another pdf link, acroread seems to open the file but it opens a new instance that is only blinking in the taskbar. IT DOES NOT COME UP MAXIMIZED.
Now, I tried this with other programs, not only acroread (e.g. matlab, kopete, etc.)
It seems to be something general of KDE.
Last night I thought that it was my particular user configuration. So I opened a new account, logged in with KDE and same problem! Then, I did logout and login as the new user but this time with Gnome instead. I found that the windows work as they should. No matter when you open a file (or in general, open a window) the window comes up MAXIMAZED up front.
I hope this is clear enough for you to understand my problem. Thanks for your help!
R