musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Allow single-click selection of line handle elements

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Description

Your idea

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/63b7e7be-5df9-47a0-80d5-c3572d4695ff

Would like to be able to just click the endpoint of any line item and have that handle selected.

Problem to be solved

Can only select the end handles of a line item by first clicking the line, then the handle.

Prior art

Sibelius allows this behavior

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the current line-handle interaction described in the issue: select a line first, then select its endpoint handle. Trace the desktop selection path for line items and compare it with the requested single-click behavior; done means clicking an endpoint directly selects that handle without first selecting the line.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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