11g: Preserve background form when opening a modal window

 Hi

I want so set up a small dialog in a modal window. So i created a new window, dialog style with modal = yes. Then i open it via

go_item('First item of modal window');

show_view('IEDIALOG_BASIS_CAN');  

show_window('IEMODAL_DIALOG_WIN');

This works out fine, but the applet draws *only* the modal window, the form behind just dissapears.

Is this the expected behaviour? Can it be prevented? 

I'd like to see the underlying form *and* the modal window drifting above.

Bye

Holger