[Freeciv-Dev] Re: can't read popup message during menu (PR#889)

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 01:19:07PM -0700, fool@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Full_Name: Saber Taylor
> Version: 1.12.0
> Distribution: Built from source
> Client: Gtk+
> OS: Linux-Mandrake 8.0
> Submission from: (NULL) (24.26.132.179)
> 
> 
> While I had [View] menu open and mouse on it, a turn ended.
> Then a pop-up message came up indicating info (I think it was
> most advanced civs or whatever). The app would not respond at
> all until I clicked [close] on the informational window,

This is a known problem: some dialogs are still modal.

 > even
> though I couldn't read the info window (the view menu was on
> top of it).

This is bug PR#866 ('Xaw client doesn't work well with KDE')
KDE (kwin) sends popups to the back when it shouldn't.

> Using KDE window manager (KDE 2.1.1).

-- 
Reinier