Apologies if this has been asked already or is a known bug (I can't find any references on the net) - when activating a Python script the associated dialog box appears on top/in front of the image editing window - when a Script-Fu script is activated the dialog box appears behind the image window - necessitating a click on the tab for the script in the task bar. For the occasional use this isn't a problem but if the script is used frequently it is a pain.

Is there any setting that will cause the Script-Fu dialogs to appear on top? Could this behaviour be changed in a future version of GIMP to make the Script-Fu scripts behave the same as the Python scripts - or is Script-Fu to become obsolete in future GIMP versions?

I am running GIMP 2.8.14 on Windows 7 64-bit with the toolbox on one monitor and the image editing window on a second monitor.

The only fix (more of a workaround really) I've been able to figure out for this is to disable Single Window mode In Gimp's Windows Menu. Then Script-Fu dialogs will appear the way they're supposed to. I've tested this on Win7 32 & 64 bit.

I'm surprised no one has responded to this...and I can't believe it hasn't been fixed. When I first started with Gimp it confused the crap out of me until I realized what was happening. I can easily see this discouraging newbies and cause them to abandon Gimp altogether. And of course, for common tasks this can be a maddening issue.

Thanks for the reply.

You are right - if I select single window mode the Script-Fu dialog appears on top and still appears on top after disabling single window mode - until I terminate GIMP; the next time GIMP is run the dialog is not on top again.

This procedure also messes up the dimensions of the tool-box (that I have on one monitor) and the main editing window (that I have on a second monitor) - the cure is therefore nearly as much of a pain as the problem ;¬(

Just playing with this some more - Script-Fu dialogs do appear on-top if the Cancel button was used to terminate the previous Script-Fu dialog - whether or not it was the same script. Not that this is any use in practice but it might give someone a hint as to the cause of the problem.

Just tried this again - I was fooling myself yesterday - I had cancelled the script dialog when running in single window mode and that was why the dialog appeared on top in multi-window mode the first time I tried it. If the dialog is executed in multi-window mode it does not appear on top the next time it is activated (neither does any other Script-Fu script dialog).