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Topic: «Stay on top status switches on without any specific action » on forum: Beta Testing   Views: 4619
 
Pim Joosten
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Posted: 11/16/2012 14:14:32
 
 
 Hello everybody,

I have noticed that the stay on top title button switches on regularly without any conscious action from my part (of course with the corresponding stay on top status). I have not been able to track the issue down yet, but am wondering whether anybody else experiences the same issue. That might be helpful in tracking it down. I am using AWM 7.3 beta 2 on Vista ultimate 32-bit, but the issue may have started with an earlier version of AWM.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 11/20/2012 01:23:24
 
 
 Hello Pim.

What applications have you noticed the problem with?

Please check whether enabling of the "freeze" option (Title buttons > Stay always-on-top > freeze) solves the problem for particular application?

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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 11/20/2012 12:51:28
 
 
 Hello Bogdan,

Thank you for your response. It can happen with any program, i.e. Outlook 2007, Firefox, Directory Opus to name a few. Very often I notice it when I open some new window of program, but I do not see it, because for reasons yet unknown the current (usually maximized) window is all of a sudden set to stay on top. I am reluctant to use the freeze option, as the status change can happen with many programs, which will mean a lot of work. Moreover, if I do that I will never know what triggers the status change.

I do not recall exactly since when I have encountered this issue, but it cannot be more than a couple of months. It used to work perfectly. Last but not least, in the end I (and perhaps others too) will benefit more if I can find the real cause. Of course I will keep you informed. And if others encounter the same issue, I (we) am (are) glad to hear about it.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 11/20/2012 21:52:28
 
 
 It can't be the hotkey for the "stay always-on-top" causing this, right?

Could you send us your configuration?

How much time does it usually takes to encounter the issue?

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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 11/25/2012 10:19:29
 
 
 Hello Bogdan,

It cannot be related to the hotkey, because it also happens when using just my mouse. Version 7.3 final has the same issue.

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How much time does it usually takes to encounter the issue?
It can take a very short time or a very long time. It seems to be happening when I am doing quite a lot with my windows, like moving them from one monitor to the next and/or other things. I still cannot discover a pattern, but I am keeping my eyes and mind open, as sometimes this issue can be very annoying when I am in a nice work flow.

I will forward you my config settings.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 11/26/2012 01:45:22
 
 
 Pim, are you using the stay always-on-top button at all?

Do you enable the stay-on-top status manually for some programs?

Do you have several programs with enabled stay always-on-top status at the same time?

Is the spontaneous changing of the status more from enabled-to-disabled or more disabled-to-enabled?

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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 11/27/2012 10:29:32
 
 
 Hello Bogdan,

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are you using the stay always-on-top button at all?
I do not exactly understand what you mean. Do you mean (1) whether I am using it when the status changes, or do you really mean "at all" as in (2) ever. The answers are: (1) no, not when the status spontaneously changes, not for any program; (2) yes, regularly.

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Do you enable the stay-on-top status manually for some programs?
Yes, I do. See also my previous answer.

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Do you have several programs with enabled stay always-on-top status at the same time?
No.

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Is the spontaneous changing of the status more from enabled-to-disabled or more disabled-to-enabled?
I have only noticed it happening from disabled-to-enabled. It does not mean however that the reverse could not happen. However, most of the time stay always-on-top is disabled for all of the many windows that I have open, so purely from a statistical viewpoint the chance of it happening from disabled-to-enabled is much, much bigger than the chance of it happening from enabled-to-disabled.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 12/26/2012 00:20:15
 
 
 Hello Pim.

I was unable to reproduce the issue.

Could you check whether the problem persists with the AWM 7.4 beta 1?

As i understand you usually have one window with the "Stay Always-On-Top". But when other window became always-on-top by itself, does the status for the first window with stay always-on-top change?

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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 12/26/2012 04:11:30
 
 
 Hello Bogdan,

Thank you for your response. I believe it persists with AWM 7.4 final (you probably meant that version instead of beta 1). I am not 100% sure as I do not recall exactly when I last encountered it and whether it was after I updated to AWM 7.4 final. I will let you know as soon as I know for certain.

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As i understand you usually have one window with the "Stay Always-On-Top".
No, that is not correct. I use Stay-always-on-top, but not that often. When this issue occurred I never had a window with Stay Always-On-Top.

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But when other window became always-on-top by itself, does the status for the first window with stay always-on-top change?
This question is not relevant anymore, because the situation is different as I described in the previous paragraph.

I will keep you updated if I find any new information.

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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 12/29/2012 07:38:18
 
 
 Hello Bogdan,

I just had it happen again, this time with AWM 7.4 final, so I am 100% certain now that the issue persists in the latest version. Unfortunately, I was not able to reproduce the issue  :(  As promised I will report back if I can get a grip on when it happens.

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