Re: forcing a window to the front?

[Paul Davis <pbd Op Net>]

>I have dialogs that are modal which means none of
>my GUI works until they are closed. If someone happens
>to cover the dialog up though, it makes the user
>think as if the GUI has just stopped responding.

you just provided a very succint summary of why many people believe 
a modal window to be A Very Bad Thing.

my own preference (1) design things so that modal windows are not
necessary and/or (2) use GTK_WINDOW_POPUP as the window type which
will keep it on top (if the WM plays along), i believe.

--p