musescore / musescore/MuseScore

[MU4 Issue] Panel "submenus" close when the program loses focus.

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Description

Describe the bug
If you open a "submenu" in the properties panal, General > Playback say, then switch to another program, when you switch back to MuseScore the menu has closed.

Expected behavior

Panel submenus, and their tabs, should stay open even if you change focus to another program and back again.

Platform information
OS: Linux Mint 20.1, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.0.0-3132978172, revision: github-musescore-musescore-294b8d8

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue by opening a submenu such as Properties > General > Playback, switching to another program, and returning to MuseScore; then trace the properties-panel focus handling. Done means the submenu and its tabs remain open after focus changes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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