Am 01.07.2014 11:29, schrieb KFJ:
> Am 01.07.2014 08:35, schrieb tduell:
>> OK, tried to test this using hugin-2014.1.0 (changeset 6666) Fedora 20 x86_64.
>> Stitcher dialog asking whether existing images should be deleted opens on top OK.
>> Didn't see any window opened by "woa", but it was clear that it had completed. I haven't used "woa" previously and maybe its behaviour has changed.
>> "Crop control points" opened window on top OK.
>> I haven't experienced any other windows not displaying on top.
>> Not conclusive, additional tests by others would be helpful.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Terry
>>
>
> Initially, I (kfj) wrote:
>
>   > Bug description:
>   >   for some time I've been annoyed by a quirk in hugin: some modal
>   >   dialogs are not displayed on top of all other windows, but remain
>   >   hidden behind other windows on the desktop. This has the effect that
>   >   hugin becomes unresponsive until one Alt-Tabs to the dialog in
>   >   question and responds to it. I've noticed this behaviour with two
>   >   dialogs:
>
>   >   - the stitcher dialog asking whether existing images should be
> deleted
>
>   >   - the dialog reporting the return code of a python script
>
>   > ...
>
> The first bug is still present here:

I'd like to add a more detailed description of what happens:

In my settings, I have chosen PTBatcherGUI as 'Processor'.
I have also chosen to execute stitch jobs instantly and to show detailed 
progress information, but I haven't chosen parallel execution or 
deletion of existing images.

- when I start the stitching for the first time, the batch
   stitcher is launched and if pictures need to be overwritten,
   the 'delete existing images' dialog shows.

- if the batch stitcher is already active from a previous use
   and I ask for a stitch to be done which would require images
   to be deleted, then the error occurs and the 'delete existing
   images' dialog is hidden. At the same time, both the batch
   stitcher's window and the stitch log window (which is empty)
   remain unresponsive, until I Alt-Tab to the 'delete existing
   images' dialog box and okay or cancel it.

I can get to see the dialog box when it pops up if I move hugin's
window out of the way before I press 'stitch'- the dialog always opens 
in the center of the screen and normaly my hugin window covers that.

So the problem seems to be that if hugin is in the foreground and
PTBatcherGUI is in the background, the dialog is hidden by hugin's 
window. Maybe bringing the batch stitcher to the foreground when
it receives a job and immediate stitching is activated would mend
the problem.

Kay

>
> Betriebssystem: Linux 3.13.0-30-generic x86_64
> Architektur: 64 bit
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>
> Hugin
> Version: Pre-Release 2014.1.0.0f320becf3dc
> Ressourcen-Pfad: /usr/local/share/hugin/xrc/
> Datenpfad: /usr/local/share/hugin/data/
> Hugins camera and lens database: /home/kfj/.hugindata/camlens.db
>
> Bibliotheken
> wxWidgets: 2.8.12.1
> libpano13: 2.9.19
> Boost: 1.55.0
> Exiv2: 0.23.0
> SQLite3: 3.8.2
>
> The second one is probably still there but doesn't show very often,
> because, if I remember correctly, the C++ code has been changed to
> not show any notification of the resturn code of a python script
> if the script returns zero, which is the standard return for error-free
> completion.
>
> I still suspect there should be a flag to open the modal boxes so that
> they are 'always on top', e.g. the wxSTAY_ON_TOP style for wxDialog, but
> this is only a guess.
>
> Kay
>