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Windows not tiled after launching system dialogs #1171

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@theperiscope

Describe the bug
The tiled app window gets untiled as soon as any popup dialog is launched.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open Fifefox (Ubuntu), window is tiled
  2. Using the menu select ¨Save Page As¨
  3. Firefox window is immediately detached from column and can be moved around
  4. Click Cancel

Alternatively, same issue can be produced with VS Code and ¨Open Folder" dialog for example.

Expected behavior
Main app window remains tiled while using system dialogs.

System information:
Please provide system information:
Distribution: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon)
GNOME Shell: 50.1
Display server: Wayland
PaperWM version: 50.0.1
Enabled extensions:

Additional context:
I do not have any related Winprops to produce this behavior

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