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[MU4 Issue] Incompatibility with caps-min & caps-lang (Windows)
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Description
Describe the bug
caps-min (source code) is a simple little program that changes keyboard layout by hitting Caps Lock instead of Windows' Win+Space/Alt+Shift
However, MuseScore freezes when the user does that.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open MuseScore and caps-min
- Press
Capson keyboard - MuseScore is not responding
Platform information
Windows 10 21H2, x64
Intel Core i5-11500 CPU (amd64)
Additional information
Layout switching works perfectly fine if you use one of Windows' shortucuts even if caps-min is running
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the freeze on Windows 10 with MuseScore and caps-min, following the listed steps and video. Trace what happens when Caps Lock triggers the external layout switch; done means MuseScore remains responsive and layout switching works while caps-min is running.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100