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focus existing NVDA Settings dialog if the same dialog is attempted to be opened again instead of presenting Error dialog #5383

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Reported by bhavyashah on 2015-09-21 16:57
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  • Press NVDA + Ctrl + V to open the NVDA Voice Settings dialog.
  • Now, retain your position or go elsewhere, and press NVDA + Ctrl + V once again.
    Expected Result: Focus should move to the Voice Settings dialog itself, because, apparently, the user wishes to access the same dialog.
    Actual Result: The Error dialog is presented informing the user that an NVDA settings dialog is already open and only upon it closure can another dialog be opened.
    My conclusive request here is that the focus move to the dialog itself when one tries to open it, unaware that it is already open. The user's ultimate intention is to access that dialog and he might still prefer the keystroke over Alt Tabbing to it if too many windows are open.
    In my case, I prefer to always keep the Voice Settings dialog open alongside any work I do, because background noise around me tends to fluctuate. Accordingly, I continuously and conveniently change the volume of NVDA's speech. While closing multiple windows, or due to other reasons, I sometimes close the dialog, but, when it is already open, the Error dialog quite a bit annoys me, because it simply informs me that it is already open, and I still need to navigate to it manually.
    I hope my request has been clearly expressed and substantially justified.

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