XChat-Gnome version 1:0.26.1+git20101206.557c940-0ubuntu3 in natty has an option on the Preferences window to always show the user list, which works.
XChat-Gnome version 1:0.26. 1+git20101206. 557c940- 0ubuntu3 in natty has an option on the Preferences window to always show the user list, which works.