Re: Windows opening below Panel

[George <jirka 5z com>]

[from gnome-list ... it seems like a problem]

On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 03:39:06AM +0000, Hall Stevenson wrote:
> This only recently started and needless to say, it's quite annoying. As
> my subject says, application windows, dialog boxes, etc are opening
> below the Gnome Panel. In many cases, what is below the panel are the
> "OK", "Cancel", "Help", etc buttons.

I sort of forgot about this problem ... this IS a problem ... since we give
the window manager a position for most windows, the window manager won't put
it arpund the panel ... 

I see three solutions:

1) add a new hint which says ... ok put this window where it requested, but
if that position is under the panel ... move it
2) use the "transient" property for doing the above in the window manager
(though I dunno if this this would be "correct" ...)
3) add a property to UI properties capplet to keep all dialogs in the
ABOVE_DOCK layer ... (which wouldn't really solve the problem in the first
place)

I like #2 the most ... 

George

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