diff -Nur kuake-0.3.orig/src/kuake.cpp kuake-0.3/src/kuake.cpp
--- kuake-0.3.orig/src/kuake.cpp	2004-03-11 21:16:07.000000000 +0100
+++ kuake-0.3/src/kuake.cpp	2005-03-23 22:32:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -128,15 +128,19 @@
   kwinmodule = new KWinModule(this);
 
   readConfig();    
-  changeState(true);
+  //changeState(true);
   //resizeKuake();
   //emit slotChangeState();
   
+  if (!compact)
+    stack->show();
   show();
     
   KStartupInfoId id;
   id.initId(kapp->startupId());
   KStartupInfo::sendFinish(id);
+
+  resizeKeepingState();
 }
 // --------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@
 				KWin::setStrut(winId(), 0, 0, 0, (toggleButton)?_BUTTON_SIZE:0);
 			break;
 			case _ALIGN_LEFT:
-				setGeometry(0, 0, (toggleButton)?0:-_BUTTON_SIZE, screenHeight);
+				setGeometry((toggleButton)?0:-_BUTTON_SIZE, 0, _BUTTON_SIZE, screenHeight);
 				pbResize->setGeometry(0, 0, _BUTTON_SIZE, screenHeight);
 				KWin::setStrut(winId(), (toggleButton)?_BUTTON_SIZE:0, 0, 0, 0);
 			break;
@@ -370,6 +374,11 @@
 	KConfig conf ("kuakerc");
 	
 	sizeRatio = conf.readNumEntry("size_ratio", _SIZE_RATIO_THIRD);
+	alignment = conf.readNumEntry ("alignment", _ALIGN_BOTTOM);
+	animation_steps = conf.readNumEntry("animation", _ANIMATION_MEDIUM);
+	toggleButton = conf.readBoolEntry("toggleButton", true);
+	compact = !conf.readBoolEntry("state", true);
+
 	switch (sizeRatio)
 		{
 		case _SIZE_RATIO_FULL:
@@ -391,14 +400,13 @@
 		break;
 		}
 	
-        alignment = conf.readNumEntry ("alignment", _ALIGN_BOTTOM);
 	switch (alignment)
 	 {
 	 	case _ALIGN_TOP:
                     emit slotAlignmentTop();
 		break;
 	 	case _ALIGN_BOTTOM:
-                    emit slotAlignmentTop();
+                    emit slotAlignmentBottom();
 		break;
 	 	case _ALIGN_LEFT:
 	            emit slotAlignmentLeft();
@@ -411,7 +419,6 @@
                 break;
 	}
 
-	animation_steps = conf.readNumEntry("animation", _ANIMATION_MEDIUM);
 	switch (animation_steps)
 	{
 		case _ANIMATION_NONE:
@@ -428,7 +435,6 @@
 		break;
 	}
         
-        toggleButton = conf.readBoolEntry("toggleButton", true);
         ctx->setItemChecked(ctxToggleButtonID, toggleButton);
 }
 // --------------------------------------------------------------- //