Put an edit window to the front?

Hi,
I often have the problem that I want to activate a window
(like code or
debugger or the running flash movie) but it keeps hiding
behind another
window. Like if you play your flash and want to edit the code
but
CTRL+SHIFT+F3 activates the window but it is hiding behind
another
window. Sometimes this only change when you put one or three
windows
somewhere else. This seems to act very randomly or buggy or
the
conditions why a windows stays in front are not clear to me.
Is there any key or something to change this or keep a window
always on top?

Hi guys,
              I found solution for this.
               this.alwaysInFront=true
               this.alwaysInFront=false;
this will fix the problem.
Thanks & Regards,
Jayagopal.

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