musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Closing windows behaviour in macOS

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Description

Your idea

Closing the last/only score in a file with COMMAND + W should react the same way as clicking on the cross (x) of the score panel.

Problem to be solved

When closing the last/only score/instrument in a file in macOS (13.5) with COMMAND + W, MS 4.1.1 is closing the instance if there are more files open (which is ok.) or is closing the app (which is not ok.). It takes more time to reopen the app again than just open another MS file.

Prior art

No. MS 3.6 works as wished

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Command+W behavior on macOS 13.5 with one score open, comparing it with clicking the score panel's close button and with MuseScore 3.6. Trace the macOS window-closing path and verify that closing the last score does not quit the app while preserving the expected behavior when multiple files are open.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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