[GNC] sub-windows always staying above main window

[John Ralls]

> On Apr 19, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Amish <anon.amish at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> This is a bit of inconvenience introduced in version 3.0
> 
> Earlier when I open sub-windows like "Find transaction", "Due invoices reminder", "Due bills reminder", "Find invoice" etc., a small window would open.
> 
> Earlier after opening those windows I could press "Alt-Tab" and switch back to Main Gnucash window.
> 
> Now I can still Alt-tab but that small window will remain on top of the Main window covering major part of Main window. Every time I am forced to minimize small window to see Full contents of Main window.
> 
> Can we make it like older version? Where small windows simply go behind Main window on Alt-tab.
> 
> Thank you

That’s because most of the “windows” are really dialog boxes as far as the GUI toolkit is concerned and it complains if dialog boxes aren’t set up to behave that way. There’s an open bug, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794853 <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794853>, about converting some of those dialogs to windows. If you have any in particular that you’d like converted, please comment on the bug.

Regards,
John Ralls