Off-screen windows should be more obvious when shown
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Description
When testing #7752, the following observation was noted:
> I think there should be some type of indication that something was rendered off-screen. The whole MDI canvas is very bad user experience (yet we're stuck with it for now) and clicking a button that reveals a window should reveal that window. Perhaps we move the viewport to bring it to focus?
Another idea is to show some type of arrow/hint that new content is visible.
### Implementation Details / Mockup
TBD
Related: #7595
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the observations in #7752 and the related issue #7595, then inspect how the MDI canvas reveals windows that were rendered off-screen. The issue needs a decided approach and mockup before implementation; done should mean newly revealed off-screen content is clearly indicated or brought into view.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100