fixed tooltips not showing over topmost windows on windows

src/application.cpp

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void Application::construct()
     isAppConstructed = true;
 
     // 1. Instantiate all classes
+    this->settings = new singletons::SettingManager;
     this->paths = new singletons::PathManager(this->argc, this->argv);
     this->themes = new singletons::ThemeManager;
     this->windows = new singletons::WindowManager;
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ void Application::construct()
     this->ignores = new controllers::ignores::IgnoreController;
     this->accounts = new singletons::AccountManager;
     this->emotes = new singletons::EmoteManager;
-    this->settings = new singletons::SettingManager;
     this->fonts = new singletons::FontManager;
     this->resources = new singletons::ResourceManager;
 
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ void Application::initialize()
 
     // 2. Initialize/load classes
     this->settings->initialize();
-    this->windows->initialize();
 
     this->nativeMessaging->registerHost();
 
     this->settings->load();
     this->commands->load();
+    this->windows->initialize();
 
     this->resources->initialize();
 

src/widgets/basewindow.cpp

@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
 
-BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QWidget *parent, Flags flags)
-    : BaseWidget(parent, Qt::Window)
-    , enableCustomFrame(flags & EnableCustomFrame)
-    , frameless(flags & FrameLess)
+BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QWidget *parent, Flags _flags)
+    : BaseWidget(parent,
+                 Qt::Window | ((_flags & TopMost) ? Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint : (Qt::WindowFlags)0))
+    , enableCustomFrame(_flags & EnableCustomFrame)
+    , frameless(_flags & FrameLess)
+    , flags(_flags)
 {
     if (this->frameless) {
         this->enableCustomFrame = false;
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QWidget *parent, Flags flags)
     this->init();
 }
 
+BaseWindow::Flags BaseWindow::getFlags()
+{
+    return this->flags;
+}
+
 void BaseWindow::init()
 {
     auto app = getApp();
@@ -124,14 +131,19 @@ void BaseWindow::init()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USEWINSDK
-    app->settings->windowTopMost.connect([this](bool topMost, auto) {
-        ::SetWindowPos((HWND)this->winId(), topMost ? HWND_TOPMOST : HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                       SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
+    // fourtf: don't ask me why we need to delay this
+    QTimer::singleShot(1, this, [this] {
+        if (!(this->flags & Flags::TopMost)) {
+            getApp()->settings->windowTopMost.connect([this](bool topMost, auto) {
+                ::SetWindowPos((HWND)this->winId(), topMost ? HWND_TOPMOST : HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0, 0,
+                               0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
+            });
+        }
     });
 #else
-    if (app->settings->windowTopMost.getValue()) {
-        this->setWindowFlags(this->windowFlags() | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
-    }
+//    if (getApp()->settings->windowTopMost.getValue()) {
+//        this->setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
+//    }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -425,8 +437,9 @@ void BaseWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 {
     if (!this->shown && this->isVisible() && this->hasCustomWindowFrame()) {
         this->shown = true;
-        SetWindowLongPtr((HWND)this->winId(), GWL_STYLE,
-                         WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_THICKFRAME | WS_MAXIMIZEBOX | WS_MINIMIZEBOX);
+        //        SetWindowLongPtr((HWND)this->winId(), GWL_STYLE,
+        //                         WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_THICKFRAME | WS_MAXIMIZEBOX |
+        //                         WS_MINIMIZEBOX);
 
         const MARGINS shadow = {8, 8, 8, 8};
         DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea((HWND)this->winId(), &shadow);

src/widgets/basewindow.hpp

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class BaseWindow : public BaseWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    enum Flags { None = 0, EnableCustomFrame = 1, FrameLess = 2 };
+    enum Flags { None = 0, EnableCustomFrame = 1, FrameLess = 2, TopMost = 4 };
 
     explicit BaseWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr, Flags flags = None);
 
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
 
     void moveTo(QWidget *widget, QPoint point);
 
+    Flags getFlags();
+
 protected:
 #ifdef USEWINSDK
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ private:
     bool frameless;
     bool stayInScreenRect = false;
     bool shown = false;
+    Flags flags;
 
     struct {
         QHBoxLayout *titlebarBox = nullptr;

src/widgets/helper/channelview.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #define LAYOUT_WIDTH (this->width() - (this->scrollBar.isVisible() ? 16 : 4) * this->getScale())
 #define SELECTION_RESUME_SCROLLING_MSG_THRESHOLD 3
-#define CHAT_HOVER_PAUSE_DURATION 300
+#define CHAT_HOVER_PAUSE_DURATION 400
 
 using namespace chatterino::messages;
 using namespace chatterino::providers::twitch;
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ void ChannelView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         tooltipWidget->moveTo(this, event->globalPos());
         tooltipWidget->setText(tooltip);
         tooltipWidget->show();
+        tooltipWidget->raise();
     }
 
     // check if word has a link

src/widgets/helper/splitheader.cpp

@@ -254,15 +254,18 @@ void SplitHeader::updateModes()
         text = text.mid(0, text.size() - 2);
     }
 
-    qDebug() << text;
+    if (text.isEmpty()) {
+        this->modeButton->hide();
+    } else {
+        static QRegularExpression commaReplacement("^.+?, .+?,( ).+$");
+        QRegularExpressionMatch match = commaReplacement.match(text);
+        if (match.hasMatch()) {
+            text = text.mid(0, match.capturedStart(1)) + '\n' + text.mid(match.capturedEnd(1));
+        }
 
-    static QRegularExpression commaReplacement("^.+?, .+?,( ).+$");
-    QRegularExpressionMatch match = commaReplacement.match(text);
-    if (match.hasMatch()) {
-        text = text.mid(0, match.capturedStart(1)) + '\n' + text.mid(match.capturedEnd(1));
+        this->modeButton->getLabel().setText(text);
+        this->modeButton->show();
     }
-
-    this->modeButton->getLabel().setText(text);
 }
 
 void SplitHeader::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
@@ -326,6 +329,7 @@ void SplitHeader::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         tooltipWidget->moveTo(this, event->globalPos());
         tooltipWidget->setText(tooltip);
         tooltipWidget->show();
+        tooltipWidget->raise();
     }
 
     if (this->dragging) {

src/widgets/tooltipwidget.cpp

@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
+#ifdef USEWINSDK
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
 
 TooltipWidget::TooltipWidget(BaseWidget *parent)
-    : BaseWindow(parent)
+    : BaseWindow(parent, BaseWindow::TopMost)
     , displayText(new QLabel())
 {
     auto app = getApp();
@@ -24,9 +28,8 @@ TooltipWidget::TooltipWidget(BaseWidget *parent)
     this->setStayInScreenRect(true);
 
     this->setAttribute(Qt::WA_ShowWithoutActivating);
-    this->setWindowFlags(Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint |
-                         Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint | Qt::BypassWindowManagerHint |
-                         Qt::SubWindow);
+    this->setWindowFlags(Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint |
+                         Qt::BypassWindowManagerHint);
 
     displayText->setAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter);
     displayText->setText("tooltip text");
@@ -43,6 +46,14 @@ TooltipWidget::~TooltipWidget()
     this->fontChangedConnection.disconnect();
 }
 
+#ifdef USEWINSDK
+void TooltipWidget::raise()
+{
+    ::SetWindowPos((HWND)this->winId(), HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                   SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+}
+#endif
+
 void TooltipWidget::themeRefreshEvent()
 {
     this->setStyleSheet("color: #fff; background: #000");

src/widgets/tooltipwidget.hpp

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public:
         return tooltipWidget;
     }
 
+#ifdef USEWINSDK
+    void raise();
+#endif
+
 protected:
     void changeEvent(QEvent *) override;
     void leaveEvent(QEvent *) override;