I can confirm this is an issue with maximus. Maximus is installed by default on UNR and maximizes almost everything you run. However, it keeps a blacklist (two actually) of applications not to maximize, such as pidgin. Empathy is not currently blacklisted, and I can confirm that it does get maximized.
** Changed in: maximus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Empathy windows get maximized https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378055 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs