musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Short cuts for changing width of bar not working
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regression MS4
UX/interaction
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Select a few bars of music you have written.
- Use Ctrl+{ or Ctrl+}.
Actual behavior: Most of the time nothing happens.
Expected behavior: Using Ctrl+{ bars should shrink in width, with Ctrl+} bars should extend.
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What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
4.5.0
Regression
Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x
Operating system
Windows 10
Additional context
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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
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the shortcut behavior in MuseScore Studio 4.5 on Windows 10 with several selected bars, testing Ctrl+{ and Ctrl+}. Trace the existing shortcut handling for changing bar width and compare it with the behavior in an earlier MuseScore 4.x version. Done means both shortcuts reliably shrink or extend the selected bars as described.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100