--- artha-1.0.3.old/src/gui.c
+++ artha-1.0.3/src/gui.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <sys/signal.h>
 #include "gui.h"
 
 /* Global variables */
@@ -461,6 +462,37 @@
 	last_lookup_a_notification = TRUE;
 }
 
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* "SignalForceVisible" is a  signal handler  that forces  the main */
+/* GUI  out of the  system tray  (if it's been  collapsed  into the */
+/* tray).  Note: For this routine to work as planned, the main pro- */
+/* gram must be patched as follows:                                 */
+/*                                                                  */
+/*    wordnet_terms_load(gui_builder);                              */
+/* +  MainBuilder = gui_builder;                                    */
+/* +  signal (SIGUSR1, SignalForceVisible);                         */
+/* +  SignalForceVisible (0);                                       */
+
+static GtkBuilder *MainBuilder = NULL;
+
+void SignalForceVisible (int kludge)
+{
+    GtkComboBoxEntry *combo_query = NULL;
+    GtkWindow *window             = NULL;
+
+    if (MainBuilder == NULL) return;
+    combo_query = GTK_COMBO_BOX_ENTRY
+        (gtk_builder_get_object (MainBuilder, COMBO_QUERY));
+		
+    window = GTK_WINDOW
+        (gtk_builder_get_object (MainBuilder, WINDOW_MAIN));
+    tomboy_window_present_hardcore (window);
+    gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (combo_query));
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 static GdkFilterReturn hotkey_pressed(GdkXEvent *xevent, GdkEvent *event, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	gchar *selection = NULL;
@@ -3734,6 +3766,9 @@
 					WordnetTermsLoaderData loader_data = { gui_builder };
 					wordnet_terms_load(&loader_data);
 
+                    MainBuilder = gui_builder;
+                    signal (SIGUSR1, SignalForceVisible);
+                    SignalForceVisible (0);
 					gtk_main();
 
 					/* on Win32 platform, icon stays even after app close, this is