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Can't reorder palettes with keyboard

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Since Mar 27, 2026.

accessibility needs design P2
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Description

Issue type

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

Description with steps to reproduce

There does not seem to be an accessible way to re order the titles in the palette list (currently it seems to be only via dragging with the mouse). Suggest that the application key should be able to bring up a context menu here (same as right clicking) to include delete/hide, move up, move down and anything else that can usually be accessed with a right click or clicking settings dots.

STEPS:

  1. Navigate to the palette list.
  2. Press application key (or Shift F10) and note nothing happens.
  3. Press the number pad multiply to emulate a right mouse click. This does seem to bring up a context menu, but it is for the note previously focused on the score and unrelated to the palette title navigated to.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.5

Regression

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Operating system

Windows 11 with NVDA

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