[Python-checkins] r52780 - in python/trunk: Lib/lib-tk/tkSimpleDialog.py Misc/NEWS

[martin.v.loewis]

Author: martin.v.loewis
Date: Sat Nov 18 19:00:23 2006
New Revision: 52780

Modified:
   python/trunk/Lib/lib-tk/tkSimpleDialog.py
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
Patch #1538878: Don't make tkSimpleDialog dialogs transient if
the parent window is withdrawn. This mirrors what dialog.tcl
does.
Will backport to 2.5.


Modified: python/trunk/Lib/lib-tk/tkSimpleDialog.py
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Lib/lib-tk/tkSimpleDialog.py	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Lib/lib-tk/tkSimpleDialog.py	Sat Nov 18 19:00:23 2006
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@
             title -- the dialog title
         '''
         Toplevel.__init__(self, parent)
-        self.transient(parent)
 
+        # If the master is not viewable, don't
+        # make the child transient, or else it
+        # would be opened withdrawn
+        if parent.winfo_viewable():  
+            self.transient(parent)
+ 
         if title:
             self.title(title)
 

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Sat Nov 18 19:00:23 2006
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Patch #1538878: Don't make tkSimpleDialog dialogs transient if
+  the parent window is withdrawn.
+
 - Bug #1597824: return the registered function from atexit.register()
   to facilitate usage as a decorator.