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Ctrl + F doesn't shift focus for pXX
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Since Jun 26, 2026.
accessibility
needs review
regression MS4
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Description
Issue type
Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)
Description with steps to reproduce
In 4.7 the Ctrl+F command doesn't seem to work if you type a page number such as p3. As general users haven't reported this I'm guessing it might be a screen reader navigation post the jump that isn't working anymore?
STEPS:
- Open a score with at least 4 pages.
- Press Ctrl+F
- Type p3 into the edit box and press enter. The screen reader announces "Page"
- Press left or right arrow and find you can't move.
- Repeat Steps 1-3 and this time try to move after the jump with Alt+Left or Alt + Right arrows. Notice that you will find yourself either in the title header area or on the final bar line which is typical of when MuseScore looses selection focus.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.7.3
Regression
Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x
Operating system
Windows 11 with NVDA
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