Related to: ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10722
On Linux (X11), when you receive a Steam chat message, the chat window does not open. The window is actually created behind the scenes, but it is never shown.
fixsteamchat.shscript listens to Steam logs, detects when a chat window is created, and forces it to show.fixsteamchat.servicecan be used to turn the script into a systemd service that runs in the background.
The script requires xdotool: sudo apt install xdotool