ID 474382 - Using a shortcut to show a floating palette doesn't work consistently when panels are maximised

Problem summary

Using a shortcut to show a floating palette doesn't work consistently when panels are maximised

Customer reported version
mari.n/a

Customer reported platform

n/a

Steps to reproduce

1) Open Mari, select Edit > Shortcuts and assign a custom hotkey to the Selection Groups Palette:

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2) Select OK and press Space over the 3D viewport to maximise it.
3) Use the shortcut you set to open the Selection Groups Palette. Notice that the viewport is no longer maximised and the palette appears.

4) Press Space on the Node Graph to maximise it.

5) Use the shortcut again and notice that the palette is maximised across the entire window.

Expected behaviour
Using a shortcut to show a floating palette should work consistently on maximised windows.

Actual behaviour
Using a shortcut to show a floating palette produces a different result depending on the maximised window.

Workaround
Unknown.

Reproduced by support

This bug has been reproduced in:

4.7v2 - Windows 10

4.7v1 - Windows 10

4.6v1 - Windows 10

4.5v1 - Windows 10

4.0v1 - Windows 10

Earliest version tested

4.0v1 - This feature did not exist before this version.