Hi mtr4cv,

I do not have an easy answer for you. FileDialog ISA Toplevel and should take -takefocus => 1 as an argument. It appears not to. I tried some sample code on a win2k box and saw the problem you described. Looking at the module code it does not appear to handle focus like a typical module (using Toplevel) would.

I think FileSelect works in a much more intuitive manner than FileDialog does. It looks decent enough and behaves like a typical popup (*not* verified on win2k). The added advantage is that FileSelect is a standard part of Tk so you won't annoy potential downloaders with 'yet another module to install syndrome'.

Update: Confirmed - FileSelect works as expected in win2k (at least). I recommend you use it - have a peek at FileSelect.pm to see the available configuration options.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help - I tried to bludgeon FileDialog into submission, but it wouldn't listen. Bad module! {g}
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In reply to Re: Annoyance with Tk::FileDialog in MSWindows by {NULE}
in thread Annoyance with Tk::FileDialog in MSWindows by mtr4cv

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