musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Double-clicking an empty measure enables note-input mode but double-clicking a note or a rest does not
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
- open a score
- double-click an empty measure
Actual behaviour: note input mode is enabled.
- add some notes
- double-click a rest or a note
Actual behaviour: note input mode is not enabled.
What is the expected behaviour?
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f2d4c1c-1b35-4ccf-a2d5-356200f6ca13
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
OS: Windows 10 Version 2009 or later, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.4.4-243461245, revision: github-musescore-musescore-2232670
Regression
I was unable to check
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro
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