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Can't open Mac 'Character Viewer' via shortcut from MSS
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os: macOS
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UX/interaction
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
The shortcut on Mac for opening the Character Viewer window (i.e. the place where you can insert emojis and special characters) is Control + Command + Space.
This shortcut is not executable from within MSS.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
Nightly
Regression
I was unable to check
Operating system
macOS 15
Additional context
No response
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
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the report. First reproduce the Control+Command+Space shortcut failure in MuseScore Studio on macOS 15 and trace the desktop shortcut handling; done when the shortcut opens the macOS Character Viewer from within MSS.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100