Inspector loses its selection after switching apps (Cmd-Tab)
Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- macos, objective-c
- Domain
- desktop
Research direction
The payload names no files or tests, so start by reproducing it: select a clip so the inspector shows it, switch apps with Cmd-Tab and back, and confirm it shows “Nothing to Inspect.” Because it also happens with no SpliceKit plugins installed and not in stock Final Cut Pro, look at how SpliceKit's own code touches the app's selection or window activation. Done means the inspector keeps the selection across an app switch.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Inspector loses its selection after switching apps (Cmd-Tab)
FCP 12.4, SpliceKit 3.3.9, macOS 27.0.1.
Select a clip so the inspector shows it (e.g. the Effects tab), Cmd-Tab to another app, then Cmd-Tab back. The inspector shows “Nothing to Inspect” until the clip is reselected. It happens with no SpliceKit plugins installed and doesn’t happen in stock Final Cut Pro.
- Dominant language
- Objective-C
- Stars
- 185
- Forks
- 34
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Getting set up
This project ships no dev container, Dockerfile or contributing guide, so setting up is up to you: start from its README, and see our first-contribution guide for the general steps.
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.
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