musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Shift arrow displaces notes in select mode, in main
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Since Sep 1, 2026.
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regression nightly
UX/interaction
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
Pressing shift-left/right is moving notes forwards/backwards instead of creating and expanding a range selection, even when not in note input mode.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2f1b111f-ea0f-4ffe-a500-38d12ad0f679
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
Main Aug 30 2436109aefbf5a1ff4d1187aa4245923cb88b024
Regression
Yes, this works in the latest released version and is broken in the nightly builds
Operating system
macOS
Additional context
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