[maemo-developers] Non modal dialog

[From: Frédéric Charrier]

> Oh I see, you are trying to use GtkWindows as the notes themselves.

Yes !
Exactly. Sorry, my english is sometimes not as clear as it should be.


> Matchbox (the window manager) enforces normal windows to fill the
> screen
> (excluding panels), dialogs are centered and modal, and "popup"
> windows
> are ignored (technically, override redirect windows).  This means
> that
> they don't get decorated and can't be moved by the window manager.

Yes, it's what I saw after a few days of tests.


> The solution here is to create a top level window for you
> application,
> and then draw the postit notes yourself.  One way would be to create
> a
> widget which draws a postit note and place them inside a GtkFixed or
> GtkDrawingArea.

It's exactly what I was thinking of, but it will take too much time for
me.

Thank you,
Frédéric


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