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Can't change the colour of the score with Appearance settings for Low Vision Users

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Description

Issue type

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

Description with steps to reproduce
  • Whilst a lot can be done to adjust the main user interface, there are limited options when it comes to the actual score:
  • Appearance settings only apply to the program controls.
  • The inverted score setting is limited to white music and text on a black background, with no option to customise either element.
  • the colour of the score’s paper can be changed, but it seems the colour of the notation cannot be changed.
    Low Vision users have varied needs as to what colours work best for them, a popular choice is often yellow or light orange on a black background as white on black may be to glarrey, but ideally there need to be a range of customisable options so individuals can choose what works for them.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots

N/A

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.5.2

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

iOS: Sequoia 15.6

Additional context

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  • I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
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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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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in MuseScore Studio 4.5.2 through the Appearance settings, comparing the score paper colour with the notation colour. Trace where these settings affect the score and determine the scope of supporting user-selected notation colours; done means low-vision users can choose a less glaring score colour combination.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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