- // use the apps top level window as parent if none given unless explicitly
- // forbidden
- if ( !GetParent() && !(GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT) )
+ // release the mouse if it's currently captured as the window having it
+ // will be disabled when this dialog is shown -- but will still keep the
+ // capture making it impossible to do anything in the modal dialog itself
+ wxWindow * const win = wxWindow::GetCapture();
+ if ( win )
+ win->GTKReleaseMouseAndNotify();
+
+ wxWindow * const parent = GetParentForModalDialog();
+ if ( parent )