2017-09-12 15:51 GMT+02:00 Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net>: > In theory it should make a difference on Linux too. Did you test with > multiple windows open? >
Yes. I didn't see a difference (which does not mean that there is not a difference, of course) > > > 3. What is with the call of setModal(Qt::WindowModal) in > GuiCompareHistory.cpp? > > Is this really correct? > > > > Dunno. It has been there from day 1 of this class. > > > > But this all does not strike me an argument for not backporting, since > the change in GuiBibtex clearly fixed a problem on the Mac. > > You’re right. It’s not a prerequisite but I’d like to understand the issue > before backporting. > We can play safe and guard it in #ifdef Q_OS_MAC, in order to prevent unwanted effects at least on other OSes. In any case, for stable, it's Richard's call. I just thought that some Mac users struggled heavily with the issue (up to the point that they though LyX froze and couldn't use the BibTeX dialog anymore). Jürgen > > Stephan