On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 08:39:34PM +0200, Josef Siemes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some problem with transient windows, e.g. in netscape (4.79), also
> in java applications.
>
> If I have some transients started from the application the transients sometimes manage
> to get behind the main window. For Netscape e.g.:
> Netscape -> Settings -> Cache -> Cache Directory. You'll get the main window and
> two transients. The problem is: If I click on the title bar from the main netscape
> window the second transient (the file-browser) goes behind netscape, while
> the first transient (the settings window) stays in front of the main window.
> Since netscape wants to have something in the file browser the rest of the windows
> are unusable, and the one that's usable is hidden by the others. So I want to have
> the file browser before the main window regardless of what I'm doing, or better: all
> transients in front of the main window.
>
> Is there any fvwm function that I missed to avoid this? Or do I have to look somewhere
> else to get this?
>
> BTW, I use fvwm 2.4.6, 2.4.9 shows the same effect.
> In fvwm2rc I have the following things that (AFAIK) refer to transients:
> MenuStyle * mwm
> Style * MWMButtons, MWMFunctions, MWMDecor, HintOverride
> Style * DecorateTransient
> Style * RaiseTransient
> Style * LowerTransient
> Style * StackTransientParent
There is little you can do about it. Transients of transients are
a very rare case. Back when we wrote that code we felt it wasn't
worth to take care of that case as it requires a whole lot more
work (on the machine) to do. If it's a problem I'll eventually
get around to implement it.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Tue Sep 03 2002 - 04:04:17 BST