LMMS/lmms

Feature request (usablity): Closing all opened instrument (windows)

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#266 opened on Feb 4, 2014

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Description

If you have ie. many instruments opened (instrument window shown) ... additionally maybe also the song editor opened, BB Editor, Fx-Mixer, ... and maybe opened effect windows it takes some time to close all "unnecessary" window again...

It would be nice if you would open the context menue of a opened window (right-click windows title bar) and then from there you can execute "Close all windows but this" ... or also via a shortcut - i like this feature a lot on using other software (not dedicated to DAWs - dont know if other DAWs have this feature)

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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blocked
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clear
Prerequisites
C++ basicsQt knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Examine how instrument windows are currently managed and how context menus are implemented in the LMMS GUI (likely in src/gui/). The feature requires adding a new menu item and implementing logic to close all windows except the one clicked. Review any previous discussions or attempts in the issue comments.