[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [FreeCiv-Cvs] vas: * Make all windows childs of the toplevel. Th...

[Jason Dorje Short <vze49r5w@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Raimar Falke wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 01:41:00PM -0700, freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > This is an automated notification of a change to freeciv cvs, 
> > on Tue May 13 13:38:33 PDT 2003 = Tue May 13 20:38:33 2003 (GMT)
> > by Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa <vasc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---- Files affected:
> >
> > freeciv/client/gui-gtk-2.0 citydlg.c cityrep.c helpdlg.c inputdlg.c 
> > messagewin.c plrdlg.c repodlgs.c spaceshipdlg.c wldlg.c wldlg.h
> >
> > ---- Log message:
> >      Tag: HEAD
> >
> > * Make all windows childs of the toplevel.
> >  This fixes the "windows sent to back" problem for people using click to focus.
> > * Fixed a bunch of bugs in the worklist dialog.
>
> I think that this change was an error. Previously you had the
> science-dialog open but behind the main window (if you have a small
> screen). You have used Alt-Tab to show it.
This always bugged me.  The cityrep window would always go away, and I 
would have to do extra work to bring it back.  I'd rather just close it 
manually, and bring it back up with the press of a button if necessary.
> But now you either have to
> leave it closed and open it on demand or leave it open but move it
> outside the main window. The latter costs screen space.
But what's wrong with the former?  It doesn't seem any harder than the 
alt-tab solution.
jason