musescore / musescore/MuseScore
[MU4 Issue] Add Palette loses its focus when window changes
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P3
palettes
UX/interaction
- Dominant language
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Description
Describe the bug
The add palette popup loses its focus when switched to a different application/window.
To Reproduce
- Clicking the add palette and then switch to the next window/application then return to musescore.
Expected behaviour
Focus property is probably not set to true.
Screenshots
Platform information
- OS: MacOs
Additional context
N/A
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the add palette focus loss on macOS, then trace the add palette popup's focus handling across an application switch. Done means returning to MuseScore leaves the add palette focused and usable.
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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