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 Post subject: Canvas Window Always On Top [SOLVED]
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:44 pm  (#1) 
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I'm using the "Classic" Gimp windows mode, as seen below. :mrgreen:
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I want to keep the main canvas window always on top. From the image below. You can see that when I move the main canvas window it remains under the other windows. :gaah
How can I change this preference to have the main canvas window always on top?
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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:47 pm  (#2) 
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Not sure, but that is annoying, haha. :hehe

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:53 pm  (#3) 
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Found it. Go to Edit>Preferences>Window Management>Hints for docks and toolbox, and change "Utility", to normal window, okay, reboot.

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:59 pm  (#4) 
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It also lets you reduce the tool box, or layers dialogue to the bottom. Or, perhaps it always did that, and I never noticed. :hehe

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:02 pm  (#5) 
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I see that whatever you click on, will be on top:

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:02 pm  (#6) 
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The Warrior wrote:
Found it. Go to Preferences>Window Management>Hints for docks and toolbox, and change Utility, to normal window, okay, reboot.

I don't know why I didn't do this from the beginning. I've always used "Normal Windows" mode in Gimp. It must have slipped my mind. I even looked for this and could not find it.
It's all good now.
Thanks Warrior :bigthup

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:04 pm  (#7) 
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No problem. You bringing it up lead me to find it. It always annoyed me too. :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:05 pm  (#8) 
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The Warrior wrote:
It also lets you reduce the tool box, or layers dialogue to the bottom. Or, perhaps it always did that, and I never noticed. :hehe

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Yes, that adds the Maximize/Minimize icons as well. Something I've always used.

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 Post subject: Re: Canvas Window Always On Top
PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:07 pm  (#9) 
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No problem. You bringing it up lead me to find it. It always annoyed me too. :mrgreen:

Yeah me too...
This is the way I've always liked to work with Gimp. I would've figured it out sooner or later on my own, but now there's no need for any figuring. :bigthup

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