Hello. It's "they" at your service!
Let me try to explain more clearly. When editing midi note information, I highlight the keyswitches or MIDI notes in question. Certainly, going from the Tracks Overview to the Midi edit window, as my preferences are set, necessitates double clicking on a section of the Tracks Overview. Leaving this segment highlighted helps me find my place when moving from window to window.
Once I need to adjust the VI console, I click out of DP and into VI. Once I'm ready to return to DP, I often de-highlight my MIDI note selection accidentally in an effort to activate the proper DP window again. I suppose one could make a habit of clicking on the window frame to avoid this, but this is something I've only tried since my last post.
As for DP playing in the background, mine is set to do so. The issue is that DP's keyboard commands are inactive while the VI console is on top. I can hit play, then activate the VI console and DP will continue playing.
But the more I "hear" myself describe certain issues with VI, the less they seem important. Reality dictates that changes and updates won't be made for a while, and there's no assurance that anything we've discussed doesn't fall into conflict with the VSL Team's vision of how VI ought to work.
Only time will tell, but for now I'll just thrive on the many workarounds being offered throughout the forum.
Cheers,
"They WL"