Hi @eirannejad , Updated to 8.19 and if the script editor is on top of the rhino window, when the rhino window is given focus, the script editor stays in the foreground still. -Open Rhino 8.19 -Open ScriptEditor by typing ScriptEditor in CLI and hitting enter -Place the script editor window over …

Added a Keep On Top option to the next Rhino WIP build. [Screenshot 2026-04-22 at 18.00.54]

Hmmm. There must have been some Eto changes. Thanks for letting me know. Will look into it

Yeah. There has been some fixes to Eto window ownership which means Script Editor now stays over Rhino window (even when it does not have focus) which is expected since Rhino window is set as its Owner If this is bothering you I can add an option to turn off this behaviour and make editor window pa…

If you could please that would be wonderful. It feels far more intutive to me to have whichever window gets clicked on come to the foreground in the event that two or more windows are overlapping. Given that Rhino is the “primary” application interface it feels odd to have it buried behind the SE as…

Sounds good. Here is the YT RH-87036 Allow editor to hide behind Rhino window

🐛 Script Editor - Always In Foreground Over Rhino 8.19

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RH-87036 is fixed in Rhino WIP

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🐛 Script Editor - Always In Foreground Over Rhino 8.19

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