plank stays on top during save dialog is open

[dkotrada]

If I try to save something, plank disturbs me to click on a save button.

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

@UX: I guess the only hide on maximized active window for elementary-hide needs some thinking.

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

@alfalive: I assume you are using the default elementary settings for plank here (which is the elementary hide-mode)

[dkotrada (dkotrada)]

Yes I use default settings.

2012/8/6 Rico Tzschichholz <email address hidden>:
> @alfalive: I assume you are using the default elementary settings for
> plank here (which is the elementary hide-mode)
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> plank stays on top during save dialog is open
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> New
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> Bug description:
> If I try to save something, plank disturbs me to click on a save
> button.
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[Amit Mendapara (cristatus)]

It's really annoying with Eclipse which has some large dialogs.

[Otto Robba (otto-ottorobba)]

Also happens with Geary when you try to compose a new message on a small screen.

[Otto Robba (otto-ottorobba)]

Suggestion as to how it can be fixed: force all modal/secondary windows to open as if plank was a panel, meaning that they avoid the space that is occupied by plank. This way, if you are in, for example, Geary, the application will be sized normally but the compose email window will avoid invading plank's area and thus, it will all be usable without hassle.

If that is not possible, force all new windows to avoid plank's area and save a window's resized information (if you stretch something, it should reopen stretched).

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

While we can consider dialogs important for user-inactions i would go that far and have the dock avoid obstruction them. This means hide the dock in this case. Even if gala would positioning the dialog differently it could still get covered on smaller screens.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

Rico, why not just have the dock set struts? If the space is really needed, the window can be maximized. Otherwise the dock and windows should probably not overlap, imo.