musescore / musescore/MuseScore

NVDA does not read the fields changing names in Instruments panel

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Description

Describe the bug
When changing staff names via the Instrument panel, NVDA does not read the names

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Start NVDA
  2. Open a score
  3. Go to Instruments panel
  4. Click gear icon to access staff names
  5. Hear error: NVDA reads only "MuseScore 4 Windows", and does not read as you navigate between the full & abbreviated names

Expected behavior
NVDA should read the names of the filed and their contents

Platform information

  • OS: Windows

Additional context
It works as expected with JAWS, and also with Orca on Linux.

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