<p dir="auto">When all windows are closed and only the atom header is visible on OSX you can't open the preferences directly. When you press <em>⌘ ,</em> or select the Preferences item from the dropdown menu Atom will only open a new window with a new <em>untitled</em> tab.</p>
<p dir="auto">Atom 0.199.0</p>
<p dir="auto">Atom: 0.198.0<br>
OSX: 10.10.3</p>
<p dir="auto">Steps to reproduce:</p>
<ul dir="auto">
<li>Open atom</li>
<li>Close all atom windows (shift+cmd+w)</li>
<li>Open preferences (cmd+,)</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">Expected behavior: new window opened with settings view<br>
Actual behavior: new window opened with new empty file</p>