oooh... just as I wanted to reply to your original post, you edit it....
I posted a bug report about localisation issues, but nobody's interested (even showed them screenshots). About second part, just maximize KTorrent, hide it by clicking on its tray icon, click one more time to bring it up - won't be maximized. I didn't use Kubuntu for some time, so maybe it's already fixed.
Here's similar bug report (it seems it's not only Kubuntu problem):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/homebank/+bug/331113
Ktorrent seems to work now.
Article about localization problems in Kubuntu:
http://apachelog.blogspot.com/2009/0...untu-l10n.html
Article about Kubuntu being a "second class citizen":
http://apachelog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ing-loved.html
Thank you. This is interesting.
In this case I just did:Article about Kubuntu being a "second class citizen":
http://apachelog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ing-loved.html
sudo aptitude --without-recommends install firefox :> however, quite annoying.