Re: GtkWindow Z-order Issue

[Sundaram <legends2k yahoo com>]

Hi Larry,
Yeah, I know of this func. gtk_window_set_keep_above(). But this will make the window stay 'Always on Top', 
which will get annoying, as this is not a conscious decision by the user. The GTK+ API doc. warns us of this 
as "Note that, according to the Extended Window 
Manager Hintsspecification, the above state is mainly meant 
for user preferences and should not be used by applications". Is there a way to achieve it without setting 
the window's 'Always on Top' property?




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From: Larry Reaves <larry yrral net>
To: Sundaram <legends2k yahoo com>
Cc: GTK+ DevList <gtk-app-devel-list gnome org>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:48:06 PM
Subject: Re: GtkWindow Z-order Issue

On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 03:59 -0800, Sundaram wrote:
> Hi,
> I have written a thesaurus using GTK+. It registers itself for a event callback with X Server for
> a set hot key combination. When I get the call from X, I pop up the
> thesaurus' main window with the word looked up. Everything works fine,
> but to pop up the window from the system tray, I call the
> gtk_window_present() with my window handle, some times the app's
> GtkWindow comes in front, above all windows. But most times, it comes
> up from the sys. tray, but is hidden behind some other window of other
> applications. What do I do to make sure its Z-order is the top most
> when the user summons with the hot key?

Google says:

gtk_window_set_keep_above ()


> Thanks!
>
> Best Regards,
> Sundaram


-Larry
<larry yrral net>

Best Regards,
Sundaram