Bash/gtkdialog: function is stealing focus? [SOLVED]

[zigbert]

This test script shows my issue:
The function is run as a background process, but still it prevents the code to reach the end (gxmessage).
How can I get the Exit-value from the main gui while the function-gui shows? I can not use the launch/close commands in gtkdialog.

Thanks for any help

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#!/bin/bash

myfunc(){
	echo '<vbox><button ok></button></vbox>' | gtkdialog -s
}
export -f myfunc

export XML='
<vbox>
  <text><label>Exit value is correct if pressing the button below. Opening another window corrupts the Exit value</label></text>
  <button>
    <label>My exit value is: Button1</label>
    <action type="exit">Button1</action>
  </button>
  <button>
    <label>Open another window corrupts the exit value</label>
    <action>myfunc &</action>
  </button>
</vbox>
'
I=$IFS; IFS=""
for STATEMENTS in $(gtkdialog -p XML); do
	eval $STATEMENTS
done
IFS=$I

gxmessage "Exit value is: $EXIT"

[MochiMoppel]

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<action>myfunc > /dev/null &</action> 

This will let the code proceed to the gxmessage command, showing the EXIT value of the main window, even if the child window is still alive.

If you also need the EXIT value of the child window you can add an eval loop to the function:

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myfunc(){ 
for STATEMENTS in $(echo '<button></button>' | gtkdialog -s );do
	eval $STATEMENTS
done
gxmessage "Exit value of child is: $EXIT"
} 
export -f myfunc

[zigbert]

Thanks a lot!