If a VST Window (e.g., HALion) is open on top of the main Dorico window, when you click in the Dorico window, the VST window disappears and … ? It seems the only way to get it back again is to click the “Edit Instrument” button in the relevant track and re-open the VST plug-in window.
“Normally” in an app (on a Mac) you can use the Command-Apostrophe/Tilde key to cycle through open windows in the currently open app. Not so in Dorico, correct?
Hmmm, sorry, the top bar on Mac looks very different in Windows (just checked my instance of Halion Sonic against your screenshot).
I had this issue too (both in Cubase and swithcing between apps) and soved it with the “Always on Top” option.
Having just done a quick search it appears you cannot:
Mind you, this post is 2 years old, so may not be entirely accuracte. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
Thanks for trying.
Oddly enough … If you arrange your Dorico windows (including the VST window) so that they’re both visible—even if they’re overlapping—you can go to another app and come back and both windows will remain open.
Nevertheless, even when you’re in Dorico with VST windows visible, you still can’t use the Command-Tilde command to cycle through them.
Hi @newdansom, you can also very handily assign a shortcut to this Key Command: Show VST Plug-in Window For Selected Staff
It works in Write, Engrave and Play mode (in these modes you can select a staff or a track).
Usage example:
I agree that to would be useful if an Always on top native option would be added, as in Cubase.
All that said, with some third party tool is possible to pinch any window as Always on top. For Mac for example BetterTouchTool can do it.
Very cool! Very nice work-around. Thanks so much!
Glad to help, @newdansom
If you refer to the shortcut, I would call it a functionality rather then a workaround.
If you refer to the third party tool to pinch a window as Always on top, well this is sort of a workaround, … or maybe an “extension” 
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