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After Tab navigation outside score, it doesn't restore previous selection on arrow keys after Esc (if note was deselected)
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Description
Issue type
Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)
Description with steps to reproduce
The new behavior was introduced in 4.4.4 (#24157) and now it's half broken in master (the selection doesn't restore after navigation outside the score)
- Select note
- Deselect note with Esc
- Navigate with Tab outside score
- Press Esc - it selects the first clef instead of previously selected (and deselected) note
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c553794a-a39b-4c9d-9ca9-8055586467fe
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
4.5 nightly
Regression
Yes, this works in the latest released version and is broken in the nightly builds
Operating system
Windows 10
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