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Bug 123551

Summary:	Allow floating views to be under main window (was: Floating windows are "modal")
Product:	platform	Reporter:	emi <emi>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	issues@platform <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P2
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	Macintosh
OS:	Mac OS X
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	134670

Description emi 2007-12-06 10:06:13 UTC

The new window system allows me to "drag" a window outside the IDE main window and have it as a "floatable" window.

What I'm noticing on OSX is that these windows are modal and are always on-top of the main window. That is, I cannot use
the Editor maximised as I have all these windows getting in the way, sitting on top of it.

Furthermore, opening the Preferences (Options) window shows me all the Swing components in there in a "unfocused" way.
That is, insted of seing the checkbox in a blue color as it normally is when the Options window is on top, I see a gray
checkbox button. This tells me that those floatable windows are always "on top" thus making the Options window look as
if it doesn't have focus.

Comment 1 David Simonek 2007-12-06 10:35:43 UTC

First issue - yes, we designed the system so that "view" type of windows (not documents) tries to float above
document/editor area. Most people hopefully like this and most apps (like graphical editors) follow this principle.
However we could consider enhancing options to allow various fronting strategies for floating windows. Workaround for
your case is probably to undock whole editor and maximize it, then you will be able to have floating views in background.

Second issue - I don't understand, please file separate, new issue and attach screen shot together with exact steps to
reproduce, thanks.