force ArdourWindows to be TYPE_UTILITY so that they float "with" TYPE_DIALOG windows...

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_window.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_window.cc
index 616cfbcb66d5e4032d0bf822d95307217d1e6e42..6217946940a2be7d9a1927dfc8a40fb238514dd1 100644 (file)
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_window.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_window.cc
@@ -75,5 +75,15 @@ void
 ArdourWindow::init ()
 {
        set_border_width (10);
+
+        /* ArdourWindows are not dialogs (they have no "OK" or "Close" button) but
+           they should be considered part of the same "window level" as a dialog. This
+           works on X11 and Quartz, in that:
+           
+           (a) utility & dialog windows are considered to be part of the same level
+           (b) they will float above normal windows without any particular effort
+        */
+
+        set_type_hint (Gdk::WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_UTILITY);
 }