musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Separate the numbers on the main keyboard from the numbers in the number pad

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Description

More keyboard shortcuts would be available if the numbers on the main keyboard could be treated as separate entities from the numbers on the number pad

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point; begin by locating keyboard shortcut handling in the MuseScore desktop application. Done means main-keyboard number keys and numpad number keys can be assigned and used as separate shortcut entities, with both inputs covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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