musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Adjust tab order for handles on hairpins
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Since May 29, 2026.
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Description
Your idea
In most editing scenarios hairpin aperture height is less likely to be adjusted than left/right offset. Therefore it should be the last rather than the first handle to be selected (after the initial center handle) when cycling through with tab.
Current order: center handle -> height -> left handle -> right handle
Suggested order: center handle -> left handle -> right handle -> height
Consider how this might affect accessibility.
Problem to be solved
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1f86893-4b6b-4c0f-9ed1-63ed04694a33
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