=== modified file 'passthroughserver/mpassthruwindow.cpp'
--- old/passthroughserver/mpassthruwindow.cpp	2011-10-17 16:13:55 +0000
+++ new/passthroughserver/mpassthruwindow.cpp	2011-10-31 19:31:50 +0000
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@
         // is iconified (since the keyboard is transient to the remote
         // window it could result in the remote window to be shown by calling
         // showFullScreen)
-        if (!isVisible() && remoteWindow && !remoteWindow->isIconified()) {
+        // But skip this check if we explicitly say so
+        if (mApplication->forceShow() ||
+            (!isVisible() && remoteWindow && !remoteWindow->isIconified())) {
             showFullScreen();
 
             // If bypassing window hint, also do raise to ensure visibility:

=== modified file 'src/mimxapplication.cpp'
--- old/src/mimxapplication.cpp	2011-10-17 16:13:55 +0000
+++ new/src/mimxapplication.cpp	2011-10-31 19:31:07 +0000
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     mManualRedirection(false),
     mBypassWMHint(false),
     mBackgroundSuppressed(false),
+    mForceShow(false),
     mPassThruWindow(),
     mRemoteWindow()
 {
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@
             mBypassWMHint = true;
         } else if (arg == "-use-self-composition") {
             mSelfComposited = mCompositeExtension.supported(0, 2) && mDamageExtension.supported();
+        } else if (arg == "-force-show") {
+            mForceShow = true;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -183,6 +186,11 @@
     return mBypassWMHint;
 }
 
+bool MImXApplication::forceShow() const
+{
+    return mForceShow;
+}
+
 void MImXApplication::setSuppressBackground(bool suppress)
 {
     mBackgroundSuppressed = suppress;

=== modified file 'src/mimxapplication.h'
--- old/src/mimxapplication.h	2011-10-17 16:13:55 +0000
+++ new/src/mimxapplication.h	2011-10-31 19:31:32 +0000
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     virtual bool selfComposited() const;
     bool manualRedirection() const;
     bool bypassWMHint() const;
+    bool forceShow() const;
 
     //! Flag that is used to sync between MAbstractInputMethodHost and
     //! rotation animation in order to capture the VKB without
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
     bool mManualRedirection;
     bool mBypassWMHint;
     bool mBackgroundSuppressed;
+    bool mForceShow;
 
     std::auto_ptr<MPassThruWindow> mPassThruWindow;
     std::auto_ptr<QWidget> mPluginsProxyWidget;