Bug#685523: Stupidly brings windows to the front
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 05:47:56PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> Package: qtcreator
> Version: 2.5.0-2
> Severity: important
>
> Selecting tools->options in QT Creator pops up a dialog as it should.
> But every time the mouse focus changes to the main QT Creator window
> the dialog is moved to front potentially hiding other windows one has
> in front of it and disrupting the user. It is the job of the window
> manager and the user to make those decisions, not that of QT Creator.
It's a *modal* dialog box. It blocks Qt Creator until the dialog is
closed. Setting focus on 3rd party window and then back to Qt Creator
main window will *always* move the modal dialog back on top.
Unless this is about something else and I misunderstand, this is not a
bug. This is by design.
- Adam
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Adam Majer
adamm@zombino.com
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