Problem seems to be related to the notification area panel applet. If I remove and re-add the notification area applet before causing a juk/amarok/whatever window to be displayed, there is no problem.
However, if I have the notification area there when I log in, the GNOME splash screen stays for a suspiciously long time with juk as the last item being started, and the problems start when I cause a juk window to be displayed. Hope that helps! Cheers, Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]