Shortcut selector should always be on the top of all windows

[Rulon Oboev]

Reproduction steps:

- Open gnome-control-center
- Go to "Keyboard shortcuts"
- Try to change any shortcut (but don't actually change it, just wait until the "shortcut selector" window opens)
- Switch to another window (alt+tab)

What happens:
I can switch to another window, but keyboard doesn't work (because shortcut selector is still waiting for my input in background)

What I expected to happen:
I expected a shortcut selector to prevent me from switching windows (aka modal window).

System info:

Ubuntu 20.10
gnome-control-center:
  Installed: 1:3.38.1-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:3.38.1-1ubuntu1

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Well, it says "Press Esc to cancel", doesn't it?

Anyway, please feel free to report it upstream.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues

[Rulon Oboev (rulon-oboev)]

It does say that, but still, I think forcing focus on that window is a good thing, because one can switch windows unintentionally. E.g. having accidentally clicked on underlying window, or if some other window pops up.

Anyway, here's the upstream issue:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/1239

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Thanks!

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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