--- a/src/gui/modules/misc.py	Thu Nov 05 10:52:16 2009 +0000
+++ b/src/gui/modules/misc.py	Thu Nov 05 11:56:10 2009 +0000
@@ -314,3 +314,8 @@
                 return package_info
         else:
                 return None
+
+def set_modal_and_transient(top_window, parent_window = None):
+        if parent_window:
+                top_window.set_transient_for(parent_window)
+        top_window.set_modal(True)