Re: Win32 Modal dialog problem

[Tim Evans <t evans aranz com>]

Clive Levinson wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a problem with modal dialogs using Win32 version of GTK.
> I am using:
>
> gtk_window_set_modal(GTK_WINDOW(myDlg),true);
> gtk_window_set_transient_for(GTK_WINDOW(myDlg),GTK_WINDOW(_mainwnd));
>
> although I guess that the gtk_window_set_transient_for is redundant.
>
> The problem is, if my app is active, and the dialog is active, if I Alt-Tab
> to another application, I then Alt-Tab back to my app, and close the 
> dialog,
> the previous application is enabled, covering my app's main window.
> How do I get around this?
> Thanks,
> Clive

Purely as a workaround, call gtk_window_presenton your main window from 
a callback connected to the "destroy" event on the dialog.  Something 
like this (untested):

void on_dialog_destroyed(GtkWidget *dialog, gpointer data)
{
    gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(data));
}
...
g_signal_connect(myDlg, "destroy", on_dialog_destroyed, _mainwnd);

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Tim Evans
Applied Research Associates NZ
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