Regardless of any wxWidgets issues, shouldn't this dialog be modal anyway?
Garth > On Jun 24, 2015, at 3:03 AM, Johannes Maibaum <jmaib...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I’m pretty sure that is OSX only. At least it does not happen on my Arch > Linux machine. > > I just filed a bug report, as I was not able to find a root cause yesterday: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1468274 > > > Best, > Johannes > >> Am 22.06.2015 um 20:01 schrieb Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com>: >> >> 2015-06-22 19:54 GMT+02:00 Andy Peters <de...@latke.net>: >>> >>>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 5:00 AM, Johannes Maibaum <jmaib...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey OSX devs, >>>> >>>> And I just came across another minor UI glitch in pcbnew: When running the >>>> DRC, the dialog >>>> window loses focus to the main window after the checks are finished. Since >>>> the main window is >>>> usually bigger than the DRC dialog window this results in the dialog >>>> suddenly vanishing from >>>> the screen. An unexperienced user might think that the checks failed and >>>> might try to click >>>> the DRC button again. But since the dialog is still lurking behind the >>>> main window, nothing >>>> happens. >>>> >>>> I think that there are two issues here, that both should be easy to fix: >>>> >>>> - DRC dialog window should keep focus after checks are finished. >>>> - If the dialog has somehow lost focus (perhaps the user deliberately gave >>>> focus back to the >>>> main window, leaving the dialog open), the next click on the DRC >>>> button/icon should bring the >>>> dialog back to focus. >>>> >>>> However, with the DRC issue I am not sure, if this is OSX only and I have >>>> no Linux machine >>>> near me now to verify. >>> >>> I have noticed this, too, and it’s been a long-standing annoyance. Is this >>> an OS X-only issue or does it affect all platforms. >> >> The "DRC dialog window should keep focus after checks are >> finished."-issue does not seem to be an issue on linux. But I also use >> the i3 wm which might or might not affect this beahivour. >> >> Se other issue with clicking the DRC button when the dialog is already >> open... it won't brigh the window to the front either. I just tested >> this, but I have never noticed this because it has never hid itself >> for me. >> >> Sorry for continuing this, I just realised this might have gone off >> topic. So I remaned this email subject. >> >>> >>> -a >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
