[Lazarus] Lazarus scattered windows

[Martin]

On 31/08/2013 17:13, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:
> I am working with Windows XP and
> Lazarus is driving me nuts with its multiple window interface.
>
> Very often, when I use Alt+TAB to switch back to Lazarus I only see
> the source editor but none of the other windows (object inspector,
> message window, Lazarus main window, etc.).

So how exactly do you not see the other windows? Or more to the point: Why?

- Was Lazarus minimized before, and only one Window (e.g. SourceEdit was 
restored)?
- Were the windows hidden behind other apps, and are still (so they were 
not brought to foreground?
- Or ?

About hidden windows:  Take note, which window was active before you 
switched away from the IDE. Is there a pattern?
e.g for me, using the mouse, not tab:
- if I click the main-IDE bar, all windows come to foreground.
- if I clik on the text in a sourceedit, only that edit's window comes 
to front.

But with the tab key, for me, all windows come back



> Then I am having a hard time to somehow get back to the object inspector
> or any of the other windows as I cannot even click on them.
Have you tried clicking the main IDE bar by mouse?


>
> Is there any fix in sight about this?
> Why is it happening at all?
>

Depends on if it can be reproduced.