[Question] Popup animation keep on top failed

Dear Mike,

i want to make the animation window keep on the top of window while test_1 button pressed then activate the test_2 button... so far the window is frozen after the test_1 button pressed

Operating System

ubuntu

Python version

Python 3.7.5rc1

PySimpleGUI Port and Version

4.13.0 Released 18-Dec-2019

Your Experience Levels In Months or Years

1y __ Python programming experience 3y __ Programming experience overall yes __ Have used another Python GUI Framework (tkiner, Qt, etc) previously (yes/no is fine)?

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Code or partial code causing the problem

import PySimpleGUI as sg
import subprocess
from PySimpleGUI import InputCombo, Combo, Multiline, ML, \
    MLine, Checkbox, CB, Check, \
    Button, B, Btn, ButtonMenu, \
    Canvas, Column, Col, Combo, \
    Frame, Graph, Image, InputText, \
    Input, In, Listbox, LBox, Menu, \
    Multiline, ML, MLine, OptionMenu, \
    Output, Pane, ProgressBar, Radio, \
    Slider, Spin, StatusBar, Tab, \
    TabGroup, Table, Text, Txt, T, \
    Tree, TreeData, VerticalSeparator, Window, Sizer

col4 = Column([[Frame('', [[Column([[Button('TEST_1', key='test_1', disabled='True', size=(8, 1)),
                                     Button('TEST_2', key='test_2', disabled='True', size=(8, 1)),
                                     Button('EXIT', key='exit', disabled='True', size=(8, 1)),
                                     ]], size=(325, 45), pad=(0, 0), justification='centre')
                            ]]
                      )]], pad=(0, 0))

layout = [
    [Text('VCM Test', size=(41, 1), key='text', justification='center', font=('Helvetica', 24), relief=sg.RELIEF_RIDGE)],
    [col4]
]

window = Window('VCM Guided Test', layout, size=(800, 480), finalize=True, use_default_focus=False)
window.maximize()
window['test_2'].update(disabled=True)
window['exit'].update(disabled=True)
print(sg.version, sg)
subprocess.call(['python', '--version'])

while True:
    event, values = window.read()
    print(event, values)

    if event is None:
        break

    if event == 'test_2':
        window['exit'].update(disabled=False)
        pass

    if event == 'exit':
        window.close()

    if event == 'test_1':
        # TODO: do some animation over the main window while waiting
        ring_black_dots = 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        gifs = [ring_black_dots]

        waiting = [[sg.Image(data=gifs[0], enable_events=True, background_color='white', key='-IMAGE-',
                            right_click_menu=['UNUSED', 'Exit'])], ]

        loading = sg.Window('My new window', waiting,
                           no_titlebar=True,
                           grab_anywhere=True,
                           keep_on_top=True,
                           background_color='white',
                           alpha_channel=.8,
                           margins=(0, 0))

        offset = 0
        gif = gifs[0]
        while True:  # Event Loop
            event, values = loading.read(
                timeout=10)  # loop every 10 ms to show that the 100 ms value below is used for animation
            if event in (None, 'Exit', 'Cancel'):
                break

            elif event == '-IMAGE-':  # if clicked on the image
                offset += (offset < len(gifs) - 1)  # add 1 until the last one
                gif = gifs[offset]  # get a new gif image
            # update the animation in the loading
            loading['-IMAGE-'].update_animation(gif, time_between_frames=100)
        window['test_2'].update(disabled=False)

window.close()

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