musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Undock toolbars via keyboard
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@shoogle is already working on this.
Since Feb 9, 2024.
accessibility
feature request
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Description
Your idea
A blind user requested the ability to undock the playback and note input toolbars via the keyboard. They wanted to change the playback tempo (see problem 2 below).
Problem to be solved
- Ability to customize the interface.
- In the Playback toolbar, certain controls are only available when the toolbar is undocked.
Playback toolbar docked
Undocked
The tempo slider and seekable progress bar are only available when the toolbar is undocked.
Prior art
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Additional context
Likely options:
- Make the grips focusable buttons, with a context menu that includes the undock option.
- Allow users to right click anywhere on a toolbar. (Shift+F10 simulates a right click for keyboard users.)
- Right-click immediately undocks the toolbar.
- Right-click opens a context menu that includes the undock option.
- Use a special keyboard shortcut to undock the toolbar.
- Add an option in View > Toolbars.
Option 1 is similar to the three dots menu that exists for panels like Properties, Palettes, and Instruments.
This is probably the most discoverable solution.
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