[Gimp-user] Intro & 2.6.2 question

[Martin Nordholts]

Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
> Gimp user; subscriber to the GIMP newsgroup (comp.graphics.apps.gimp), 
> whose ISP is dropping USENET support, hence subscribing here.
>
> Using GIMP 2.6.2 on WIN XP, I find behavior that I didn't find before. 
> If I have an image, a toolbox, and the layers dialog open at once, and 
> move the toolbox and layers dialog open at once, the most recently 
> selected item is on top of the previously selected item. However, if I 
> move the image (and main toolbar) behind either one, the image is always 
> behind the other two. I checked the bug reports, but don't see any 
> reports of this behavior.
>
> Is this a new configuration option I haven't found yet? Or is this a 
> bug, that only affects me?
>   

You can change the behaviour with Edit -> Preferences -> Window
Management and set the hints to Normal window.

You can also hide/unhide the Toolbox and Docks with Tab.

- Martin