FR: Implement associatedComponent for NativeMessageBox on macOS

[nicolasdanet]

AFAIK the associatedComponent in NativeMessageBox doesn’t do anything on macOS.
That leads to put all the dialogs in the centre of the screen.
It is probably not a big problem for a one panel application, but quickly a mess for a multiple one.

Is MessageBoxOptions::withAssociatedComponent does something?

I try to use MessageBoxOptions::withAssociatedComponent to put the native dialog onto the document closed without any success. The dialog remains at the same position on screen. Is it supposed to work on macOS (BigSur)? void PatchHolder::showSaveRequest (const std::shared_ptr<Patch>& p) { const juce::MessageBoxOptions options (juce::MessageBoxOptions().withTitle (p->getFile().getFileName()) .withAssociatedComponent (p->getMainWindow()) .withMessage (NEEDS_TRANS ("Sav…

[nicolasdanet]

And implementing NativeMessageBox on Linux (if possible) would be a good idea also!

[reuk]

Thanks for the suggestion. On macOS, supplying an associated component now displays the message as an overlay on the same window, rather than as a dialog in the centre of the screen:

AlertWindow: Show AlertWindows as modal sheets on macOS when associated component is present

I’m closing this issue for now. Please start a new FR for the native Linux messagebox.