Merge pull request #5951 from efiring/tk_raise

pelson · QuLogic · commit 07d17bac7c07 · 2016-10-16T03:31:12.000-04:00
tkagg: raise each new window; partially addresses #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):
