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Documentation should mention ElementUtils' inert api.

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Description

With V23 (?) we added the server side inert flag to allow a real modality for modal dialogs etc. That leads to issues with other elements, that can popup anyway but are not part of the dialogs hierarchy, e.g. Notifications. For developers it is very hard to find out how to circumcise this server side inert flag to allow interaction with such elements.

We have the page https://vaadin.com/docs/latest/advanced/server-side-modality but it does not mention the possibility to ignore the inert state for certain elements by using the ElementUtils, e.g.

ElementUtil.setIgnoreParentInert(Notification.show(...), true);

Therefore this issue requests to extend the documentation regarding this functionality.

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Research direction

Start with the server-side modality page at https://vaadin.com/docs/latest/advanced/server-side-modality and review its discussion of the inert flag. Document how ElementUtil.setIgnoreParentInert can allow interaction with elements such as notifications, including the shown example; done means developers can find and understand this workaround.

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Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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