musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Add "F2" Hot key to edit name of part in part panel

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Description

Your idea

Add "F2" Hot key to edit name of part in part panel. I push
I systematically press this button out of habit.

Problem to be solved

Add "F2" Hot key to edit name of part in part panel.
This is a standard shortcut in windows. Maybe you don"t have add this feature due to multiplatform support

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the part panel and its name-edit interaction, then inspect how keyboard shortcuts are handled; done means F2 starts editing a part name there without disrupting existing behavior on supported platforms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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