> Tim, > > A small problem that has bugged me for a while. On my HTPC I use > kdialog passive popups to remind me when a TV recording starts or > stops. This is helpful to me when I run XBMC because I run XBMC

> full screen. > > Originally when I built my HTPC I used KDE 3.5.10. The popups > always appeared in front of XBMC, which satisfied my intent. > > Through the past many months I updated the HTPC: the operating > system from Slackware 12.2 to 14.0, KDE 3.5.10 to Trinity GIT, > Nvidia proprietary drivers, and XBMC from 9.01 to 10.1. > > The popups no longer appear in front of XBMC. When I toggle XBMC > from full screen to windowed mode I can see the kdialog popups,

> not when XBMC is in full mode. The popups appear in front of

> apps. > > This is not a killer problem. :-) I realize there are several > variables at play, but I don't know how the kdialog mechanism > works. I'd appreciate ideas for determining whether Trinity

> or kdialog is the culprit. >

Any chance XBMC is now using an override redirect window? If so, nothing would be able to pop up over the XBMC window. If XBMC is still using a traditional managed window, then my first suspect would be twin's focus stealing prevention. I hope this helps!