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Add a shortcut to convert a range selection to a list selection

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Description

Your idea

It would be useful in some cases, especially when using the selection filter, for the selected notes to no longer be treated as a range selection when performing actions on them, but a list selection instead.

The shortcut can be called 'Convert range to list selection', perhaps with a default shortcut of Alt + R (all combinations of L and modifiers are to be used for locking systems and pages in 5.0).

Problem to be solved

An example:

  1. Create several triads and range select them
  2. Use the selection filter to select only the bottom note
  3. Use Ctrl + Up to run 'Move pitch up an octave'
  4. See that the notes you just moved are no longer selected, since they are no longer the bottom note of the chord

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aa675689-9b83-439e-b0ab-c3d44f679d1e

If after step 2 you could convert the range selection to a list selection, you could move the notes up an octave and they would still be selected afterward.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the selection filter represents range selections and how the Ctrl+Up “Move pitch up an octave” action uses the current selection. Then locate the shortcut/action registration for “Convert range to list selection” and add the conversion behavior with the proposed Alt+R shortcut. Done means filtered notes remain selected after being moved, as described in the example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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