How do I prevent JFrame from always being on top of all other applications?

Asked Sep 14 '20 at 02:18

Active Sep 17 '20 at 22:15

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Before anyone asks, I have tried using setAlwaysOnTop(false). Here is a repeatable example.

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class SOQ_20200913
{

   public SOQ_20200913()
   {
   
      JFrame frame = new JFrame("SOQ_20200913");
      
      //for simplicity's sake, you could also comment these 2 lines - they don't seem to help or hurt the situation
      frame.setLocation(200, 200);
      frame.setSize(300, 300);
      
      frame.setAlwaysOnTop(false);
   
      frame.setVisible(true);
   
   }
   
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
   
      SOQ_20200913 stackOverflowQuestion = new SOQ_20200913();
   
   }

}

After I run, I click away and try to click on my code, and then my web browser, but the JFrame always remains on top.

Am I missing something? Is there some other field I should be setting here?

edited Sep 17 '20 at 22:15

asked Sep 14 '20 at 02:18

davidalayachew

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Cannot reproduce here. – Andrew Thompson Sep 14 '20 at 02:42
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That's frustrating. Do you think this might be an OS issue? – davidalayachew Sep 14 '20 at 02:45
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Does this occur if you run the program from a command window, with a command like `java -cp C:\some\dir SOQ_20200913`? – VGR Sep 14 '20 at 03:07
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It does not occur when I run it on the command line! Thank you for the help! Seems the issue must be with a configuration setting on my IDE. – davidalayachew Sep 14 '20 at 03:18
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*"Thank you for the help!"* Tip: Add @VGR (or whoever, the `@` is important) to *notify* the person of a new comment. – Andrew Thompson Sep 14 '20 at 03:22
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@VGR much appreciated! – davidalayachew Sep 14 '20 at 03:28

How do I prevent JFrame from always being on top of all other applications?

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