musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Palette Search - Enter does not activate clear button

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Since Jun 23, 2026.

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Description

Issue type

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

Description with steps to reproduce

In the Palette search area the clear button can only be activated with space not enter. Buttons should be able to be activated with enter.

STEPS:

  1. Go to Palettes and press enter on the search button.
  2. Type some text in the edit field.
  3. Press down arrow to navigate to the Clear button.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Notice that either nothing happens, or on 1 occasion focus returned to the score.
  6. Navigate again to the clear button and press space. This works and the text box is now empty.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7.3

Regression

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Operating system

Windows 11 with NVDA

Additional context

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