musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Cannot move multiple-selected items using arrow keys
Open
@ajuncosa is already working on this.
Since Sep 8, 2026.
P2
UX/interaction
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 15.1k
- Forks
- 3.3k
- Avg merge
- 2d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 91
Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
Click one item (like a lyric)
It can be moved up and down with the arrow keys
Click several lyrics
They can no longer be moved with the arrow keys
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ec8e685-c201-4dae-bea6-8aaea58468a0
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.5 - 4.6.3
Regression
No.
Operating system
Windows 11
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
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.
Assessment
This issue has not been assessed yet.