Comment 4 for bug 1375028

@Tim, on Ubuntu 'Force Window on Top' It is enabled by default, and has been so for years. It is enabled to prevent the exact problem you describe, having Onboard show "below" Unity Dash and not being able to type.

There have been other attempted fixes, from both Unity and Onboard, but those tended to be fragile and prone to breakage with every new Ubuntu release. Hence 'Force Window on Top' it is now.

My question is, do you have a reason for keeping 'Force Window on Top' disabled? We might want to steer this bug report in a different direction then.

@Francesco, I think you mean Bug #960537. That one happens no matter the force-to-top setting and requires help from Unity for a fix.