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Difficulty inputting guitar tablature using keys '8' and '9' on German QWERTZ Keyboard
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Description
Issue type
Engraving bug
Bug description
am experiencing an issue with Musescore 4.0.2 when attempting to input guitar tabulature using a German QWERTZ keyboard layout on my macOS Ventura 14.3.1 system. When I press keys '8' or '9', no input is registered.
Troubleshooting steps and observations:
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If I manually reassign the shortcuts for these inputs to '8' and '9' in the settings, the '8' key will begin to work, but '9' still does not respond.
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I discovered that when I switch the keyboard layout to US Standard and use '8' and '9' in the tablature mode, they work as expected.
This issue appears to be localized specifically to the German QWERTZ keyboard layout in combination with Musescore 4.0.2, suggesting a bug in the program's handling of this keyboard layout.
This issue has severely affected my ability to use the program effectively. Any advice or updates to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Steps to reproduce
Pressing 8 or 9 to input guitar tablature. Won't work.
Screenshots/Screen recordings
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MuseScore Version
4.0.2
Regression
No.
Operating system
macOS 14.3.1
Additional context
MacBook Pro m1
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Research direction
Reproduce the tablature input issue in MuseScore 4.0.2 on macOS Ventura with a German QWERTZ layout, then compare behavior with the US Standard layout. Investigate the keyboard handling path for the 8 and 9 keys; done means both keys input guitar tablature without requiring shortcut reassignment.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100