tkagg: raise each new window; partially addresses #596

efiring · efiring · commit 68f86b37bb29 · 2016-01-31T10:53:13.000-10:00
This uses the method suggested by @gsonnenf in a comment on #596.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ def destroy(*args):
             self.window.update()
         else:
             self.canvas.draw_idle()
+        # Raise the new window.
+        self.canvas.manager.window.attributes('-topmost', 1)
+        self.canvas.manager.window.attributes('-topmost', 0)
         self._shown = True
 
     def destroy(self, *args):
