Splash screen hides child windows
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Description
There are several times opening LMMS on various platforms where the splash screen was on top of a subwindow.
Here's an example on MacOS

The splash screen should not be "always on top" as it can hide important messages.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing LMMS on the affected platforms, especially macOS, while opening a subwindow and observing the splash screen's window behavior. The issue is done when the splash screen no longer stays above child windows or hides their important messages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100