* THE PROBLEM * In GlassApplication.cpp, the GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE event gets called from the last window to the first on my setup (I suspect "out-of-order" on some setups and even occasionally in the expected order). So the code to keep the latest enabled window fails (refering to WindowStage.java activeWindows) - that's why the "First Window" (on the code to reproduce the bug report) shows on top - because openjfx thinks it was the latest window. In WindowStage.java:
final void handleFocusDisabled() { if (activeWindows.isEmpty()) { return; } WindowStage window = activeWindows.get(activeWindows.size() - 1); //<-- HERE!! window.setIconified(false); window.requestToFront(); window.requestFocus(); } When there is a WINDOW_MODAL this code gets called because the modal window disable it's parents (so they do not get events - it's correct). So openjfx brings up what it thinks it's the latest window - but since the out of order GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE - it's the wrong window (activeWindows list has not the correct order). The Gtk docs states GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE is true "if the window has gained the keyboard focus" which may not be directly correlated to openjfx's WindowEvent.FOCUS_GAINED. * THE FIX * To fix this, WindowEvent.FOCUS_GAINED must be called in order of which window is shown (because the window is inserted on activeWindows at this event). So I have modified glass_window.cpp to immediately call WindowEvent.FOCUS_GAINED when showing the window: void WindowContextBase::set_visible(bool visible) { if (visible) { gtk_widget_show_all(gtk_widget); //JDK-8220272 - fire event first because GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE is not always in order if(jwindow && isEnabled()) { mainEnv->CallVoidMethod(jwindow, jWindowNotifyFocus, com_sun_glass_events_WindowEvent_FOCUS_GAINED); } } else { gtk_widget_hide(gtk_widget); if (jview && is_mouse_entered) { is_mouse_entered = false; mainEnv->CallVoidMethod(jview, jViewNotifyMouse, com_sun_glass_events_MouseEvent_EXIT, com_sun_glass_events_MouseEvent_BUTTON_NONE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, JNI_FALSE, JNI_FALSE); CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(mainEnv) } } } Did some tests and it seems to fix the problem. I do not have permission to make a PR, so posting the fix here. Will happily do the PR if required. Thanks.