musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Style - Accidentals - Can't select "Multiple Accidentals in Chords" with keyboard

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Description

Issue type

Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Open Style > Accidentals
  2. try to select one of the switches "Multiple Accidentals in Chords" with keyboard
  3. Tab skips these switches
Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2a9e0e95-d751-455e-b5c1-5ad301483985

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

OS: macOS 14.6, Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.4.4-243260401, revision: github-musescore-musescore-c5c81eb

Regression

No.

Operating system

All

Additional context

No response

Checklist
  • This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
  • I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
  • I have attached all requested files and information to this report
  • I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the Style > Accidentals settings page and inspect how the “Multiple Accidentals in Chords” switches are exposed to keyboard focus. Reproduce the issue with Tab navigation, then verify that both switches can be reached and selected from the keyboard. No source file or test is named in the report.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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