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Bug 650180 - Looking under a dialog box.
Looking under a dialog box.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 650239
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.0.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-05-14 14:34 UTC by G. Michael Carter
Modified: 2013-06-14 16:27 UTC
See Also:
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Description G. Michael Carter 2011-05-14 14:34:42 UTC 
Every once and a while you need to look under a dialog box to cut/paste or just see some content.  (note this sort of thing isn't happening enough to justify undocking the dialog, which is why I'm suggesting the enhancement below)

Since the box is locked to the title bar and can't be moved, I had suggested we have some type of hide.   In the gnome-shell discussion someone came up with this, which I really like.


1) the dialog is solid when first appears
2) if you move the mouse over it and then out, the dialog fades enough
   to let you see what's under it
3) if you press a special key like control the dialog goes completely
   transparent and let you select content under it (maybe does make
   sense to show its outline


Any chance we can get this implemented in Gnome 3?
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2011-05-14 14:59:48 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> 2) if you move the mouse over it and then out, the dialog fades enough
>    to let you see what's under it

That sounds highly confusing when triggered accidentally, for example if you move out of the dialog because you doubt the decision you were about to make (think of double-checking a file you are about to overwrite).
Comment 2 G. Michael Carter 2011-05-14 15:04:38 UTC 
What about just having a hot key for it then.
Comment 3 Máirín Duffy 2012-08-02 18:25:02 UTC 
Just want to say that this is a more generic form of bug 650239.
Comment 4 Florian Müllner 2013-06-14 16:27:36 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> Just want to say that this is a more generic form of bug 650239.

Yeah ...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 650239 ***