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Glissando playback should default to white keys for keyboard type instruments

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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Create a glissando on a piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone...
  2. Select it and go to Properties > Playback > Glissando

Expected: Style is "White keys" (or arguably, black keys if it starts and ends on a black key, but I'd still suggest white keys is a safer default)

Actual: Style is "Chromatic"

This gives a very misleading impression of how the glissando will actually be played.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

n/a

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

macos

Additional context

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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

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Research direction

Start from the Properties > Playback > Glissando entry point and trace how the default style is selected for keyboard-type instruments. Reproduce the behavior with a piano, glockenspiel, or vibraphone, then verify that a newly created glissando shows White keys by default and that existing style choices still work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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