musescore / musescore/MuseScore

[MU4 Issue] Automatic scrolling in the Instruments panel can cause the user to accidentally select the wrong instrument

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Since Aug 15, 2022.

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Description

Describe the bug
Editing instrument properties is tricky when having a long list of instruments which does not fully fit into the dialog/screen.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create a new score using a band template (i.e. Brass Band template)
  2. Select the instrument tab
  3. Click properties for one of the bottom instruments (in the video I select Bb Tuba properties)
  4. The correct properties dialog opens (notice the instrument shifts up as part of making space available for the dialog)
  5. Now click the properties cog for the one of the other instruments (in the video I select 2nd Horn properties)
  6. Result is the Bb Tuba properties closed, and the flugelhorn properties dialog is shown (notice that after closing the Bb Tuba properties dialog, the instrument list shifts down and the flugelhorn properties cog wheel happens to end up at the spot where previous the 2nd Horn cog wheel was showing).

NOTE: Depending on the exact position you click, the result of step 5 can also be that the Bb Tuba dialog is closed and the new dialog is not opened at all.

Expected behavior
The correct dialog should be opened.

Screenshots
Instrument-properties

Platform information

  • OS: Windows 10

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