musescore / musescore/MuseScore
use of trackpad/mouse to move score around without a modifier key conflicts with score element selection
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Description
Your idea
When using a mouse or trackpad, clicking on the score puts you into "move / change zoom" modes. This can be irritating as it is a less common requirement than other uses of mouse/trackpad such as selecting elements of the score for modification. It would be better for that function to require a combination of mouse/trackpad and shift, ctrl, alt or some combination of these keys.
Problem to be solved
confusion between selection and move/zoom modes
Prior art
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the desktop score-canvas mouse and trackpad handling, then trace how selection is distinguished from move and zoom modes. Done means ordinary input selects score elements while movement or zoom requires a modifier key.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100