Re: Win32 issues with GtkWindow taskbar and decorations

Jared Hurn wrote:
> Issues are with GtkWindow::set_skip_taskbar_hint and GtkWindow::set_decorated. Issues were experienced on Windows XP Pro with all latest recommended updates. These issues are also inherited by GtkDialog.
>  
> When you create a new GtkWindow it is automatically created with a type of GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL and is placed in the taskbar. Setting GtkWindow::skip_taskbar_hint doesn't appear to have any noticable affect on the window.
>  
> The only way I have found to get a GtkWindow to not appear in the taskbar is by setting its type as GTK_WINDOW_POPUP. However, setting a GtkWindow to GTK_WINDOW_POPUP removes the ability to show the window's decorations.
>  
> This is not a huge issue for me, but it would be nice to not have my configuration dialogs show up in the taskbar.
>  
> This demonstrates how set_skip_taskbar_hint doesn't work
> <?php
>  
>   $window = new GtkWindow();
>   $window->set_skip_taskbar_hint(true);
>   $window->show();
>   Gtk::main();
>  
> ?>
>  
> This demonstrates how set_decorated doesn't work
> <?php
>  
>   $window = new GtkWindow(Gtk::WINDOW_POPUP);
>   $window->set_decorated(true);
>   $window->show();
>   Gtk::main();
>  
> ?>
>  
> - Jared

If you don't want your gtkwindow to appear in the taskbar use
set_transient_for on it, that should fix the issue...

But this sounds like a gtk bug - if you can reproduce it in C code
gtk.org would be glad for the bug report ;)

Thanks,
Elizabeth Smih