libretro / libretro/RetroArch

run on top

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
  • This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
  • I have searched the existing issues
Description

some time when the program runs
the windows taskbar is on top the ui
make it run as the top most window
and make it the only copy that runs
so the program cant run more then once

Expected behavior

No response

Steps to reproduce the bug
  1. sometime when the program runs it is under the taskbar
  2. if the program is minimized and i click the icon to run it again, the program will run another copy of itself.
Version/Commit

1.20.00 and before

Bisect Results

no

Present in the nightly version

Yes, this is reproduced in the nightly build

Platform & operating system

windows all versions

Affected Cores

No response

Environment information

No response

Relevant log output

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the behavior on Windows using the nightly build described in the issue: launch RetroArch, minimize it, and activate its taskbar icon. Investigate the frontend startup and window-activation behavior for the taskbar overlap and duplicate launches. Done means the window stays above the taskbar as intended and activating an existing instance does not start another copy.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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