Application windows occasionally disappear and cannot be made visible

Occasionally, all windows, including toolbars, sidebars, etc. will disappear in an application. The files remain open, and sometimes (but not all the time) the top menu will list the menu options for the affected application. Sometimes (but not always) I can access the menu items and select an option, but nothing ever visibly occurs. If I select "save," then whatever document is in the front-most missing window of the application will save (as long as there are no follow-up options). But it's troublesome if I'm not sure which document is in front. The only way to resolve the problem is to quit the application(often, force quit is the only option) and relaunch it.
This has been happening since 10.4 was first installed, and it also happens on my G4/667 Titanium Powerbook at home, so it's not isolated to my system. I have Application Enhancer with PullTab and WindowShade installed. Uninstalling these has no effect on the problem, however.
Sometimes it happens once in a week, sometimes it happens five times a day. It happens with any application, including the Finder.
Any ideas?

On occasion, a program will not come to the front. I've found that happens when the program is hanging and needs to be killed. Force quit the sucker.
I don't know about Word 2008 but it's a new program and I'd look into any bugs associated with it. I still run Word 2004.
Does this happen when Word and Firefox are open at the same time?

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