Windows always in front

hey guys, this is probably a dumb questions, but when i have ichat windows open, they are always in front of everything else. for instance, i have safari open, but can't see half the webpage cause the ichat window is in the way. is there a way to change this? i looked in preferences but didnt see it. I could have just missed it though. thanks!

Turn off that setting in Chax.
You can set at each iChat Window so you will probably have to deselect it window by window.
12:49 PM Sunday; January 13, 2008

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