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Confusing Speech output on Shortcuts to Open/Close Panels

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Description

Issue type

Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)

Description with steps to reproduce

When you press any of the Shortcuts such as F7 for Layout, F8 for Properties, F9 for Palettes, etc, the first Press announces the name e.g. Palettes, but it does not say whether the palette is Opening or Closing. Confusingly if you Press the key a second time there is no speech output at all. It does not seem to matter whether the Panel was Open or Closed before the first press of the key.

Ideally speech output should always give feedback as to the action that has occurred rather than confirming a key pressed.
so, in this instance for palettes, it should say "Palette Open" and "Palette Closed".

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

N/A

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.1

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Windows 11 with NVDA

Additional context

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  • 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

Reproduce the issue on Windows 11 with NVDA using the F7, F8, and F9 panel shortcuts, checking speech output when each panel starts open or closed. Trace the shortcut and panel accessibility entry points; done means every toggle announces whether the relevant panel opened or closed, including on the second press.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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