raisePalettes

Specifies whether palettes always float above standard windows.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the raisePalettes to {true | false}

# Examples

set the raisePalettes to true

# Description

Use the raisePalettes property to control interleaving of palettes with other windows.

If the raisePalettes property is true, palettes float in their own layer above standard windows. In other words, all palettes are always in front of editable windows and modeless dialog box if this property is set to true.

If it is set to false, palette windows can be interleaved with standard windows.

>*Important:* Setting this property to true may result in window > flashing on Unix.

# Tags

windowing,

# See

- **property:** raiseMenus, activatePalettes - **glossary:** property, Unix, modeless dialog box, editable window, palette