Preference window should not be modal (i.e. not block the main window)

Bug #642876 reported by firewalker
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
OpenShot Video Editor
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

When opening a form above the main UI Window (or any other window related to OpenShot) and click on the window under it, it will lose focus. This shouldn't be the case.

E.g.

Select menu "Edit > Preferences". The "OpenShot Preferences" form will popup. If you click to the window under it, Preferences window will lose focus. The selected window isn't usable, no control works. In order to return to the Preferences form you should press "Alt+Tab" or select it from the task bar, witch in my opinion should be there either.

It also happens when an error message pops.

I don't know if this is a limitation of Python.

Related branches

Changed in openshot:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in openshot:
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Andy Finch (fincha) wrote :

Made the Preferences Window non-modal. Any OpenShot generated error messages still block the app until the user acknowledges them.

Changed in openshot:
milestone: none → 1.4.3
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
summary: - [Feature request] Don't allow window to get focus from the top windows
- (e.g. error msgs).
+ Preference window should not be modal (i.e. block the main window)
summary: - Preference window should not be modal (i.e. block the main window)
+ Preference window should not be modal (i.e. not block the main window)
Changed in openshot:
importance: Wishlist → Low
Changed in openshot:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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