ensure blog window gets put to front after dialogs close (JAL-943)

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index bb84612..e1356b4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -1986,6 +1986,17 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop implements
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * fixes stacking order after a modal dialog to ensure windows that should be on top actually are
+   */
+  public void relayerWindows()
+  {
+    if (jvnews!=null && jvnews.isVisible())
+    {
+      jvnews.toFront();
+    }
+  }
+
   protected JMenuItem groovyShell;
 
   public void doGroovyCheck()

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/PromptUserConfig.java b/src/jalview/gui/PromptUserConfig.java
index ac15f2b..942b20a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/PromptUserConfig.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/PromptUserConfig.java
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ public class PromptUserConfig implements Runnable
               (allowCancel) ? JOptionPane.YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
                       : JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
               JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
+      // now, ask the desktop to relayer any external windows that might have been obsured
+      if (Desktop.instance!=null)
+      {
+        Desktop.instance.relayerWindows();
+      }
+      // and finish parsing the result
       jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Got response : " + reply);
       if (reply == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
       {