Re: Balloon doesn't show on first click in QT applications

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 08/07/2024 à 01:58, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 at 23:31, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     On 7/3/24 08:55, Bruce Steers wrote:
>      > I often see a similar problem with a Balloon not showing.
>      >
>      > My belief is that the Balloon does actually show but it sows
>     behind the open window so cannot be seen.
>
>     I noticed that exact behavior with gb.gtk3 but not with Qt.
>
>
>     -- 
>     Lee
>
>
> I get the same thing on both.
>
> Benoit, shouldn't the Balloon window be Stacking = Window.Above or 
> TopOnly = True to force it to be above the calling objects window?
> It does not do that so I think for many the failure to see it it not 
> that it is not showing but more it's hidden behind the window.
>
> On my system it not only shows behind but it moves when i move the 
> window so remains hidden.  I discovered this with a balloon that was on 
> the edge of the window so partly showing.
>
> I changed my balloons to be TopOnly...
> https://gitlab.com/bsteers4/gambas/-/commit/8923493e0f3569b96772a20ef29633e445fc3f2b <https://gitlab.com/bsteers4/gambas/-/commit/8923493e0f3569b96772a20ef29633e445fc3f2b>
>
> Seems to be good, Now i'm seeing balloons appear that i forgot I coded.
>
> Respects
> BruceS

Yes, but there are other problems. Mainly it does not work on Wayland.

I'm thinking about another solution: making Balloon a blocking popup 
(like the popup of a combo), so that it works on Wayland too and be 
visible whatever the context. But then you will have to close the 
balloon before doing anything else, but I don't think it's a big deal.

What do you think?

--
Benoît Minisini.