Ensure the new document window appears on top of other windows and panels

[Guest]

Occasionally I end up having to work on my laptop without a large secondary display (oh, the horror). Every time I create a new document in the Affinity apps I have to move various panels (or studios?) around in order to actually interact with the new document window (see image below). I would expect it to be displayed over top of all windows and panels, or perhaps even temporary hide them until the dialog is dismissed.

[Pšenda]

22 hours ago, Bryan Rieger said:

I have to move various panels (or studios?) around in order to actually interact with the new document window

Press TAB before and after New document. 

[Guest]

13 hours ago, Pšenda said:

Press TAB before and after New document. 

**Sigh**… yes, thank you for the (yet another) work-around, but in reality it shouldn't be required.

[Pšenda]

Yes, it shouldn't - but until it's fixed, don't have to move the panels all the time.

Personally, I never understood the meaning of Separate mode. I use Normal mode, where the panels are docked, so I don't have this problem with overlapping dialogs.

[Guest]

I use normal mode, but I do keep a few panels that I use often floating for easier access as I find the permanently fixed side panels/studios/whatever fill up fast and you spend lots of time toggling them open and closed.

Separated mode feels like a throw-back to another time. Years ago Mac apps used to have this multiple window mode as the default, but most apps moved to a single main window around the time of the Microsoft ribbon, and the big Adobe UI update after the Macromedia acquisition. It’s odd that Serif even bothered to add it.