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Screen reader issues with dynamic popup

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Since Mar 27, 2026.

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Description

Issue type

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

Description with steps to reproduce

When arrowing through the dynamic pop up the screen reader speaks the title "Dynamic Pop Up Panel" before a number of items (possibly top of columns or grid, etc). The problem is that this sounds like a heading and the user will quickly press the arrow again to move on, but it is actually one of the dynamic options prefixed with this additional speech. one of these is the "Other Dynamic Button" which reads as "Dynamic Pop Up Panel other Dynamic Button". As well as being very verbose the user will have moved on and not know this button is present.

STEPS:

  1. Navigate to a dynamic using Alt right arrow, then press tab to move on to the dynamic Pop Up.
  2. Press any arrow key multiple times to navigate through the full list of items. Notice the additional speech on some items.
  3. Now navigate quickly with arrows as if skimming through the list and notice you end up skipping the items with the additional speech.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6 (4.7 beta)

Regression

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Operating system

Windows 11 with NVDA

Additional context

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