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+ Under KDE Plasma 5, plugin and various other windows will not stay + on top of any main window; therefore a workaround is required. +

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Workaround for ancillary windows not staying on top in KDE Plasma 5

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+ In order to force ancillary windows in Ardour to stay on top, the following + steps are necessary: +

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  1. Launch the System Settings application.
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  2. Open Workspace > Window Managment.
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  3. Select Window Rules in the left-hand sidebar. It + should default to the Window matching tab.
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  4. Click on the New... button.
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  5. On the line that says Window class (application), + set the combo box to Substring Match and type ardour in the text entry field.
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  6. In the list box that is labeled Window types:, + click on the option Dialog Window, then press and + hold Ctrl while clicking on the second option Utility Window.
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  7. Select the Arrangement & Access tab.
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  8. Check the box next to the Keep above option. On + the same line, select Force from the combo box, then + click on the Yes radio button for that line.
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  9. Click on the OK button to dismiss the dialog. +
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+ At this point you can close the System Settings + application. +

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Background Info

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+ According to one of + the lead KDE developers, they are not willing to follow the ICCCM standard + for utility windows. Apparently they are alone in this understanding, as + plugin windows on Ardour under Linux work out of the box on every other WM out there. +

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+ Under KDE 4, there was a workaround in Ardour (Preferences + > Theme > All floating windows are dialogs) that would "trick" + KDE into forcing certain window types to be on top of their parent windows, + but this no longer works under KDE Plasma 5. +

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