How to disable spyder main window from coming on top when clicked on spyder editor window

[tavaamitava]

Description of your problem

I am using two monitors. One for spyder main window and one for spyder editor window. I would like to use the monitor with spyder main window for other applications as well, such as Notepad++ or google chrome to see other codes, and at the same time write my code in the spyder editor on the second screen. But, whenever I click on the spyder editor, it brings the spyder main window on top as well. Is there any way to disable this?

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Open spyder, undock editor and place it in second monitor
2. Open any other application (such as Notepad++) on first monitor, so the spyder main window is behind the current application
3. click on spider editor. You will see that the spyder main window will come on top hiding the other application(Notepad++)

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Please provide any additional information below

Versions and main components

• Spyder Version:3.1.4
• Python Version:3.5.2
• Qt Version:
• PyQt Version:
• Operating system: Windows 7 (64bit)

Dependencies

Please go to the menu entry Help > Optional Dependencies (or Help > Dependencies), press the button Copy to clipboard and paste the contents below: jedi >=0.9.0 : 0.10.2 (OK) matplotlib >=1.0 : 1.5.3 (OK) nbconvert >=4.0 : 5.1.1 (OK) numpy >=1.7 : 1.11.3 (OK) pandas >=0.13.1 : 0.19.2 (OK) pep8 >=0.6 : 1.7.0 (OK) pyflakes >=0.6.0 : 1.5.0 (OK) pygments >=2.0 : 2.2.0 (OK) pylint >=0.25 : 1.7.1 (OK) qtconsole >=4.2.0: 4.3.0 (OK) rope >=0.9.4 : 0.9.4-1 (OK) sphinx >=0.6.6 : 1.5.5 (OK) sympy >=0.7.3 : None (NOK)

[ccordoba12]

Is there any way to disable this?

None I'm aware of. But we'll take a look at it to see if we can improve the situation in Spyder 4.

Sorry for the inconveniences in the meantime.