musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Staff/Part Properties goes behind the main window (disappears) when open Replace instrument dialog (Windows only)

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Description

To Reproduce

  1. Open Staff/Part Properties dialog
  2. Click Replace instrument - it shouldn't close parental Staff/Part Properties window

Windows

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/90187801/219678014-c047c413-6a52-4280-8b6c-369f6f1fd96f.mp4

Platform information
Windows10

Additional context
Doesn't occur in MS3

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 10 using the Staff/Part Properties dialog and its Replace instrument action, then trace the entry points for those two dialogs. Compare the behavior with MS3 and verify that opening Replace instrument leaves the parent Staff/Part Properties window visible and usable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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