I've reported this upstream (although - being Gnome, I'm not expecting much other than a "we're right, you're wrong" response). (OT: Sad Unity is disappearing!)
Thanks for pointing out it can be overridden in the Tweak tool. I didn't think to look there. Actually, as it happens, "Windows" -> "Attach Modal Dialogues" was already turned off. I had to turn it _on_, then off again, before it took any effect. (Possibly a bug I guess, but I'm certainly a lot happier now this is adjusted). Peter ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #788047 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788047 ** Also affects: gnome-shell via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788047 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1718643 Title: Inability to move child dialogues separate from parent applicaitons Status in GNOME Shell: Confirmed Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When dragging a save dialogue (or similar) in the latest A Ubuntu release, the WM does not allow me to move the dialogue independently from the application. This is a huge nuisance, in the case where I want to move the dialogue to uncover some text from the underlying document, to construct a save file name (e.g. matching title of document to filename etc..). It is really unexpected that dragging the title bar of an dialogue also moves the parent application. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1718643/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
