LMMS / LMMS/lmms

Push buttons should not hide windows, just bring them to front

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Description

I find useless the behavior of many push buttons that hide a window, when you could click the close button or press the close window shortcut instead. It looks pointless to hide a window that is already hidden by other windows. This is also true when working with separate windows like ZynAddSubFX GUI. When I click this kind of button, I would expect the related tool to be brought to front.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the push-button handlers for tools that use separate windows, including the ZynAddSubFX GUI, and inspect how those windows are currently hidden. Confirm the desired behavior across the affected buttons: clicking one should bring its related window to the front rather than hide it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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