The only reason I use gnome/compiz instead of gnome/metacity is to get around this problem. With Compiz the dialog boxes show up as I expect them to.
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Bill Gribble grib@billgribble.com wrote:
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 00:29 +0100, Damian Stewart wrote:
raise your hand if a) you run Linux, and b) you are really really really irritated by the fact that the confirm-close, confirm-quit, file-open and file-save dialog boxes are parented to the main Pd window, rather than the patch window you are currently looking at.
Hand raised, gnome/metacity. I am, in fact, irritated with confirmation dialogs of any kind, and for me losing the confirm-close dialog alone was worth the trouble of installing pd-extended.
Bill Gribble
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