Bug 83622

Summary:	first (main) window unusable when popup in other window
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Edwin Schepers <yez>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	mail
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description Edwin Schepers 2004-06-18 23:10:53 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 3.2.90 (3.3 alpha1, CVS >= 20040522), compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.2 20031022 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.2-1)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl

Hi,
It's easy to reproduce this in kmail : when you open a new composer window (new mail), then you are able to switch to the main window and it's possible to do whatever you want over there. However when you click send you will get a messagebox. Now, you are able to switch to the main window, but you can't do anything over there anymore.
I don't think this is desirable behaviour. I think the popup should only block the window where the popup is initiated.

Regards,
Edwin

Comment 1 Stephan Kulow 2004-06-19 11:51:55 UTC

I doubt that's a kwin problem. The fact is simply that these "popups" are application modal dialogs not windows modal.

Comment 2 George Kiagiadakis 2008-11-14 17:48:06 UTC

This is no longer the case in kmail 1.10.1. Any modal dialogs that block the composer window do not block the main kmail window.