notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Bring Preferences and Style Configurator to the front
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Description
STR:
"Settings -> Preferences".
"Settings -> Style Configurator".
"Settings -> Preferences".
Result:
Preferences does not get focus.
Expected:
Preferences should get focus and move to the front.
Notepad++ v8.4.2 (64-bit)
Build time : Jun 14 2022 - 21:11:12
Path : C:---\Notepad++ Original.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : ON
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 20H2
OS Build : 19042.985
Current ANSI codepage : 1255
Plugins :
ComparePlus (1)
HTMLTag (1.3.2)
MenuIcons (1.2.5)
PythonScript (2)
_CustomizeToolbar (4.2)
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
Reproduce the sequence through Settings -> Preferences, Settings -> Style Configurator, then Settings -> Preferences on the reported Windows setup. Trace the focus and foreground behavior for these settings dialogs; done means the final Preferences window receives focus and moves to the front.
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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
- 38/100