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Screen Reader does not differentiate type of tempo changes
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Description
Issue type
Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)
Description with steps to reproduce
When arrowing over notes the screen reader announces rit. rall, accel, a tempo etc all as "start of gradual tempo change" and "end of gradual tempo change".
STEPS:
- Make a range selection of a bar of a score.
- Select rit from the tempo palette.
- Use arrow keys to navigate across the first to last notes of where the rit was just entered.
- Note that the screen reader announces "start of gradual tempo change" on the first note and "end of gradual tempo change" on the last note.
- Repeat the above, but insert a different mark such as accel.
- Note: The speech output is identical making it impossible to know what type of tempo change is on the score.
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What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
4.5.2
Regression
I was unable to check
Operating system
Windows 11
Additional context
Tested with NVDA screen reader
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