diff --git a/src/glade/edit_person.glade b/src/glade/edit_person.glade
index bbf9988fb..0ea33ed47 100644
--- a/src/glade/edit_person.glade
+++ b/src/glade/edit_person.glade
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
diff --git a/src/glade/gramps.glade b/src/glade/gramps.glade
index 552185331..88f970435 100644
--- a/src/glade/gramps.glade
+++ b/src/glade/gramps.glade
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -4502,7 +4502,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -5429,7 +5429,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -6761,7 +6761,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -7254,7 +7254,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -7493,7 +7493,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -8013,7 +8013,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -8331,7 +8331,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -9246,7 +9246,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -10014,7 +10014,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -10313,7 +10313,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -11149,7 +11149,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -11990,7 +11990,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -12634,7 +12634,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -13196,7 +13196,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -13716,7 +13716,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -13997,7 +13997,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -14495,7 +14495,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
@@ -15326,7 +15326,7 @@ Very High</property>
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>
diff --git a/src/glade/plugins.glade b/src/glade/plugins.glade
index 44fdddf98..0033d31f7 100644
--- a/src/glade/plugins.glade
+++ b/src/glade/plugins.glade
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <property name="decorated">True</property>
   <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">False</property>
   <property name="skip_pager_hint">False</property>
-  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+  <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
   <property name="gravity">GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST</property>
   <property name="focus_on_map">True</property>
   <property name="urgency_hint">False</property>