musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Dotted note input default setting

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Description

Your idea

Click empty measure > Type "N" > Type "." > Type "5" > Type "." > Type "4"; a dotted quarter followed by undotted eight note is created. Provide a default option so the undotted eight note is created without the need for the extra dot keyboard input. >97% of my dotted notes are not followed by a dotted note and this option would save most users lots of time over the thousands of notes input. This would be similar behavior to how a sharp/flat/natural is handled. This option could be added under Edit > Preferences > "Note input" > "Note input" > below "Apply accidentals, augmentation dots, and articulations:" add "Undotted note default for next note" with a drop down menu "Dotted" or "Undotted". The default should be "Undotted" with the option to change it to "Dotted". Btw - more than 97% of songs are simple time which rarely have consecutive dotted notes and the small percentage of compound time users can change it to "Dotted". Thanks

Problem to be solved

Avoid the extra "Dot" keystroke required 95% of the time while entering notes on the keyboard.

Prior art

I'm not sure how other apps do this but this would be a great option for Musescore to allow the user flexibility into how they input their notes and save time.

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Research direction

The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing the Edit > Preferences > Note input settings and the keyboard workflow for dotted notes. Done means a configurable Dotted or Undotted default is available, defaults to Undotted, and changes the next-note behavior as described.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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