musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Percussion panel: Add shortcut to Percussion Preferences from kabob menu

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Description

Goal: Make it easier for users to discover the auto open/close preferences for the Percussion panel.

Task: Add a link to Preferences in the kabob menu, which would open the Preferences dialog with the Percussion tab active.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Percussion panel and its kabob menu, then inspect how the Preferences dialog selects the Percussion tab. Add the Preferences entry so it opens that dialog with the Percussion tab active, and verify the shortcut works from the panel menu.

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Assessment

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

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