# OSX, Reaper: ModalDialog behind plugin Window **URL:** \ **Category:** Audio Plugins\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/osx-reaper-modaldialog-behind-plugin-window/10345 "2013-04-24T11:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![patrickkunz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@patrickkunz](https://forum.juce.com/u/patrickkunz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/osx-reaper-modaldialog-behind-plugin-window/10345/1 "2013-04-24T11:19:17Z")
Hi together, the modal dialog shows up behind the plugin window since i updated to the latest tip. I have this issue on my OSX 10.6.8 system using the latest Reaper Host (4.33). VST 32/64 and AU 32/64 plugins are affected. It works with Ableton Live and AU Lab. I use following code to open the dialog: ```auto ``` This worked with a few months older JUCE tip. Did i miss anything? Any help would be great. ---
**Author:** ![jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jules](https://forum.juce.com/u/jules)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/osx-reaper-modaldialog-behind-plugin-window/10345/2 "2013-04-24T12:15:42Z")
Using modal dialogs in plugins is Very Dangerous - don’t do it!! Reaper might use always-on-top windows, in which case you may need to setAlwaysOnTop to force your window to the front. ---
**Author:** ![patrickkunz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@patrickkunz](https://forum.juce.com/u/patrickkunz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/osx-reaper-modaldialog-behind-plugin-window/10345/3 "2013-04-24T12:23:17Z")
[quote=“jules”]Using modal dialogs in plugins is Very Dangerous - don’t do it!! Reaper might use always-on-top windows, in which case you may need to setAlwaysOnTop to force your window to the front.[/quote] Thanks for the info. I will look for a work around.