id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc cpu platform 1019 winGRASS: 'layer manager' window hidden by 'mapdisplay' windows neteler grass-dev@… "The stacking order of the 'layer manager' window and the 'map display' windows are suboptimal: Currently on XP, Windows7 (more?) the wxGUI opens and the layer manager window is in the background which the empty map display overlaying it and hiding the menu. Related answer from ML: On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Glynn Clements wrote: > I don't think that it's a bug as such, just that you don't have > precise guarantees as to the order in which some things happen. > > You may be able to solve the issue by adding an idle handler, and > moving the layer manager to the top the first time that it triggers. > > Alternatively, wait for the first EVT_PAINT event on the display > window, and move the layer manager to the top at that point. EVT_PAINT > shouldn't occur until the window has been realised. Idea: Perhaps the map display could be opened, then sleep some nanoseconds, then open the menu to enforce it to open '''over''' (after) the empty map display? Markus" enhancement closed normal 6.4.0 wxGUI svn-releasebranch64 fixed wingrass Unspecified MSWindows 7