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Bug 683618 - Dock window obscures other programs
Dock window obscures other programs
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 585091
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
2.8.2
Other Mac OS
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-09-08 12:23 UTC by Tobi Reif
Modified: 2015-10-24 18:49 UTC
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Description Tobi Reif 2012-09-08 12:23:38 UTC 
I'm on Mac OS X. I tried the single-window mode, but prefer the other mode because then I have more screen estate for eg a large image (no tab icon row taking screen state). (My window setup: dock window on the left,
large main window covering the rest of the screen.)

When I cmd-tab to another app eg to Firefox, the dock window sticks around and partially obscures the Firefox window. Then I have to go back to Gimp and do Windows -> Hide Docks (which is not convenient).

Perhaps it would be best to have the Gimp dock window as real Gimp window. For example when I have several Firefox windows open (on Mac OS X), I can cycle through those Firefox windows (I assigned alt-tab to this), and I can click-hold on the Firefox icon in the Mac OS X dock to get a list of all open Firefox windows.
Comment 1 Tobi Reif 2012-09-08 12:25:35 UTC 
I had downloaded Gimp from
ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.8/osx/gimp-2.8.2-dmg-2.dmg .
("About Gimp" says "2.8.3".)
Comment 2 Max Mustermann 2012-09-08 14:38:13 UTC 
Although telling 2.8.3., it is actually 2.8.2. You've set the 'Version' field properly.
I couldn't reproduce this on 10.6. 
Could you please check your settings in Preferences/Window management/Hint for docks and toolbox? Perhaps you have selected 'Always on top' instead of 'Normal window' or 'Utility window'. If yes, try the other options, restart GIMP and report back within the next 6 weeks, please.
Comment 3 Tobi Reif 2012-09-08 17:29:37 UTC 
I started Gimp (haven't changed prefs since bug report), "Hints for docks and toolbox" is set to "Utility window" (and the issue is present).

I then set it to "Normal window", clicked "OK", closed Gimp, started Gimp, issue gone. Thanks! Sorry for posting a non-bug-report. But perhaps the fact that I experienced the issue might help you guys to improve Gimp.
Comment 4 Michael Schumacher 2014-03-05 13:37:02 UTC 
I don't think this should be in the state resolved fixed, because the Utility window setting is supposed to keep the windows above other GIMP windows, but not other applications.
Comment 5 Michael Schumacher 2015-10-24 18:49:49 UTC 
This is actually bug 585091

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 585091 ***