Use keep_on_top on mac, as in GTK3/Quartz transient_for forces the windows to be on the same screen, which limits the utility of this feature#20392
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`transient_for` forces the windows to be on the same screen. Also, removes the focus-follow-mouse behavior, as it is adding too much complexity and its really only needed to show the tooltip. Users are responsible to focus the 2nd window if so they want by clicking on it.
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Also, removes the focus-follow-mouse behavior. Users are responsible to focus the 2nd window if so they want by clicking on it (or setting their WM so that focus follows mouse, if so they desire).
Having the focus follow the mouse had introduced a regression causing focus to switch repeatedly back-and-forth between the main and the 2nd window under certain conditions (e.g., when hovering the title bar of the 2nd window).
The fix involved a debouncing mechanism, which added too much code and too much complexity for something that in the end is not so important.