While surface is intended to control plugin parameters without opening the plugin's interface, I find that too often, many fl/patcher users on youtube (and myself in personal experience) end up going back to the plugin map to perform tasks such as changing patches, modifying settings that can not be changed with parameters, and doing tasks that are too complex or different to modulate or automate with a parameter.
Being able to single click a button to open or toggle open a plugin from patcher's surface rather than having to go back to the map, find the plugin amongst others, and then double click on the plugin could be extremely efficient and quick-to-do. And this sounds most easily done as a parameter or something similar.
Surface Parameter to open plugins on the Map
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