Description of problem: When the modal "New Project" dialog is open, it blocks all user interface operations in the online-help window. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): eclipse-platform-3.1.1-1jpp_1fc.FC4.4 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. launch eclipse 2. Help -> Help Contents 3. File -> New -> Project 4. Try using the help window Actual results: All user interface operations in the help window are blocked. Expected results: The "New Project" dialog should only block operations in the main eclipse window. Compare with the behavior of kdevelop or gnome applications. Additional info: Perhaps we should check the modal dialog implementation in swt-gtk in general. A naive guess would be that the main eclipse window and the help window shares a main loop.
I spoke with Billy Biggs about this on IRC and he said he's reference some upstream bugs when he gets a chance. It's not something specific to our builds.