showOpenDialog opens behind the app on Linux

Issues
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Hello!Takuya-san!:desert:
Recently,I start to use Inkdrop Desktop and Mobile App a lot.
Always thanks for your great development!

By the way,I found some strange behavior when using insert images.

Bug report

When I try to insert an image with Inkdrop, the Desktop app itself becomes inoperable, and for some reason, the image selection window appears under the app-window.

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inkdrop-2023-06-05

How to reproduce

  1. Start Inkdrop Desktop App,with only default plugin.
  2. On the Inkdrop edit screen, click the ā€œInsert Imagesā€ button.
  3. The Desktop app itself will no longer be inoperable, and a window for selecting images will appear under the Desktop appšŸ¤”

The problem is that the image selection window always appears under the app, when I try to import an image, and it takes a extra moment to select the image.
While this is a minor issue,but it may reduce user experience a bitā€¦

Environment

Inkdrop Version:Ver. 5.5.3
Enviroment:Ubuntu 22.04 (with X Window Systemļ¼ˆX11ļ¼‰)
Installed with .deb package(inkdrop_5.5.3_amd64.deb)
(In devTools Console, There are no logs when this behavior ocurres.)

When I first encountered this behavior, I suspected that this behavior was environment-dependent.
So,

  • Turn off all Gnome extensions
  • Uninstall all inkdrop plugins
  • Restart the PC itself
  • Check and compare the behavior when selecting images, files, etc. with other GUI applications (in the end, I find that this behavior occurred only with Inkdrop App)

However, this behavior was not fixed, so I reported it as a bugšŸ›

Thank you for reading!

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Hi Kadoma-san,

Thanks for the report.
That looks strange and it might depend on the Linux environment since it doesnā€™t happen on my mac.
Found a related issue on Electron that has not been resolved yet:

As a workaround, you can drag-and-drop image files from the file explorer into the editor for now.

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Thanks for your reply!

Now,I have just checked the Electron Issue you indicated.:eyes:
Looking at the issueā€™s specifics, I can confirm that it is an Linux-dependent Electron issue rather than an Inkdrop issue.
Thank you for your quick investigation!:desert:

As a workaround,I will use drag & drop to insert the image.
If this behavior is fixed on the Inkdrop app, I will report back on this Issue!

thank you.

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Hi @anon731080 ,

v5.6.0-beta.0 is out!
It is built with a newer version of Electron, v25.1.1.
Could you try it to see if the issue was fixed?

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Hi,Takuya-san!
Thank you for your notifying!

I tried NEW Inkdrop(beta)in Ubuntu22.04,and checked this issue.
This issue is not fixed yetā€¦:thinking:
Peek 2023-08-29 17-13
This bug seems to be specific to the Linux environment of Electron.

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too bad to hear that.
yeah it looks like the bug still resides.
I hope they will eventually fix it :smiling_face_with_tear:

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I also hope that the Electron team will eventually resolve itā€¦( ; ā€ŗĻ‰ā€¹ )

By the way, NEW Inkdrop Desktop App has an incredibly fast startup speed, and itā€™s amazing!
Itā€™s so fast that it almost made me flip over!
Thank you for your Great Work!

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Iā€™m so happy you enjoy the improvement :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: