musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Plugin list menu gets overlapped by the plugin UI

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Description

Issue type

UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Select a plugin
  2. Open its UI by clicking its name
  3. Click the downward arrow to expand the list of available plugins
  4. Try to select a plugin by hovering the plugin vendor names
  5. Observe: selecting some of the plugins is impossible since the effect's UI blocks the interaction by overlapping the list.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80ae4fc6-6386-4588-9b27-c23519e0e5bb

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

4.5

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

MacOS 14.5

Additional context

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Checklist
  • This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
  • I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
  • I have attached all requested files and information to this report
  • I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

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Research direction

Reproduce the overlap in MuseScore Studio 4.5 on macOS by opening a plugin UI and expanding the plugin list. Trace the desktop UI elements involved in the plugin list and plugin window, then verify that every vendor entry remains hoverable and selectable while the plugin UI is open.

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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
45/100

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