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Copy/Paste commands (both from the "Edit" menu and keyboard shortcuts) don't work in the "Save score" dialog
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
Notes:
- Not sure if it's a general issue or macOS-only.
- I am aware of other open tickets regarding shortcuts being broken in some cases, but in this case, the commands from the "Edit" menu don't work either.
- This is not a regression – it never worked. It's just that my annoyance level with this bug reached its limit, so I decided to report it. :)
Desctiption:
- Copy/paste from the clipboard (from the app menu, as well as Cmd-C / Cmd-V / Cmd-X shortcuts) doesn't work in the "Save score" dialog.
- The system clipboard works, though – in the same dialog, you can open the system popup by right-clicking, and "Cut" / "Copy" / "Paste" work just fine from there.
- As far as I can tell, MuseScore is the only app on macOS that has this issue in the "Save" dialog – I have never encountered this anywhere else.
Repro
- Create a new project in MuseScore.
- Make sure that some text is copied to the clipboard (e.g., select some text in MuseScore itself and use its "Copy" function from the "Edit" menu).
- Click "File" > "Save" > "Save to computer".
- Press Cmd-V or select "Paste" from the "Edit" menu.
Expected
- The previously copied text is pasted into the file name field.
Actual
- Nothing happens.
You can also verify that the copied text is still in the clipboard by clicking "Paste" in the right-click system popup menu or by trying to paste it anywhere in MuseScore after closing the "Save" dialog.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ea540168-343a-4c5b-8840-6c810d7c7d93
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.7.4-260706075, revision: github-musescore-musescore-7688c00
Regression
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Operating system
macOS Tahoe (26.5.2)
Additional context
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0d091e01-8adc-4bff-9f36-d85b5f6d081a
Checklist
- This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
- I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
- I have attached all requested files and information to this report
- I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Save score dialog and its file-name field, then inspect how Edit-menu commands and keyboard shortcuts are routed there on macOS. Reproduce the issue with the provided steps; the work is done when Copy, Paste, and Cut work from both the Edit menu and Cmd-C/Cmd-V/Cmd-X, while the system context menu continues to work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100