Shortcut keys
Hi team,
Can we edit the Shortcut key list? That is, can we define an Action and Shortcut key?
At the moment, it seems we can only edit the Shortcut key but we can't add a new Action :(.
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What action would you want to add?
In reply to What action would you want to by [DELETED] 5
I would like to add a shortcut key that opens the Measure Numbers dialog box. I use it a lot and I hate drilling down through menus.
It would be great to have the ability to add any Action and Shortcut key ourselves. How easy (difficult) would that be?
In reply to I would like to add a by Lee Batchelor
I guess you can imagine how hard it would be to imagine all the actions one might want to do... Are you talking about Style > General > Measure numbers? Any reason why you use it some much?
In reply to I guess you can imagine how by [DELETED] 5
That's the one. The people for whom I write charts have varying needs in terms of measure numbers. Also, I tend to number every bar during the chart building phase, and then change that scheme when I'm finished. It seems I call up that dialog box a lot.
What's involved in adding an action on our own. Is that getting deep into Musescore code?
In reply to That's the one. The people by Lee Batchelor
Not necessarily, depends on the action. Bringing up a dialog is probably not too hard, but I do wonder more about your use case. Seems like a very unusual one. Not that's oppose seeing an action added for this, but I can think of any number of things I believe more people would appreciate, if you are thinking about getting involved in writing code. On the other hand, once you learn what's involved in making *this* into an action, maybe you'd be interested in tackling a few others too, and getting feedback here on the forums for what people would most like to see added would be interesting. That is, what *existing features* would people like to see shortcuts for, not just a general call for new features :-)
In reply to Not necessarily, depends on by Marc Sabatella
Good points guys.
I already feel so very lucky we have access to such a wonderful tool as Musescore. I waited 10 years for this, until I found it.
Being a technical writer, I've dabbled in code before, but it depends how the program was written. What language? I may not be the guy for the job. Is there any information about this? I'm more than happy to help if I can prove useful :). As you mentioned, there may be other shortcuts that would be useful - even just moving them to the toolbar for instant access would be a major improvement.
Another "wish list" item is to make the Up and Down arrows for the spin boxes MUCH larger. Microsoft does the same thing with their tiny little arrows in the lower right corner of their area boxes. Useful - yes. Accessible - no. It's like picking fly poop out of pepper while wearing sunglasses :)!
In reply to Good points guys. I already by Lee Batchelor
The spin box widgets are provided by Qt. Not sure what's involved in customizing them. But note you never need to click the buttons. Just click the number then use arrow keys.
MuseScore is written in C++. Probably not an easy application to work on if you are not very experienced in writing code, but something self-contained like this might not be bad. A lot could be done by copying and pasting code for other actions.
In reply to The spin box widgets are by Marc Sabatella
That works for moving multiple selected items using the Up and Down arrow keys after moving the focus to the number text box. I never knew that trick. Thanks for that, Marc!!
Playing around in C++ could be fun. How does one obtain a copy for experimental purposes. I wouldn't mind giving it a shot. No guarantee of success, but you're right about Copy and Paste. Perhaps I could find the area where the actions are described and do something there??
In reply to That works for moving by Lee Batchelor
See http://musescore.org/en/developers-handbook
In reply to See by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo! After reading through some of the information, I think it's beyond me :(.
Oh well, I tried (sort of) :).
In reply to That's the one. The people by Lee Batchelor
Is it possible that this could be accomplished by a plugin?
In reply to Is it possible that this by Flyingninja77
Nope, I don't think so
In reply to That's the one. The people by Lee Batchelor
Thanks for the quick reply. I don't use plugins at all, so I haven't the foggiest idea what is and is not possible with it.
[Developers:] Is it within the realm of possibility to expose the pop-up windows to the plugin interface for MS 3.0? I understand that going through the trouble to do so would require both sufficient public interest and practicality of implementation & use.
In reply to Thanks for the quick reply. I by Flyingninja77
Realistically, extending the plugin system to allow plugins to invoke dialogs like this would probably be at least as much work as simply providing actions to do this directly. And then someone would still have to write the plugins, and people would have to install them. I can't see that being a viable way to go here at all compared to simply providing additional actions.
In reply to Realistically, extending the by Marc Sabatella
What we're really talking about here is an interface update. I find it VERY difficult to ask for all kinds of "extras" when I'm not even paying for such a great program - although, I believe there is a way to donate funds to the cause :).
Isn't it ironic that Musescore is simply there for the asking and does 95 percent of what people want it to do? Meanwhile, Bill Gates who earns $15,000 per hour produces software that is largely crap and riddled with bugs, which (ironically again) is fixed by third party people for free. But I digress.
I do know one thing - people resist having to either scroll or drill down through endless menus. In the ideal world, all common functions are placed in the Toolbar area. Seldom used stuff can be buried in pain in the neck menus or dialog boxes. Musescore has a lot of functionality that is only accessible by clicking here and clicking there through menus. The fact I use the Bar numbering function a lot is irrelevant. I just do. Sometimes in any forum, people ask a question, only to be answered, "Why do you want to do that??!!" That's not the point. They just do, okay :)!
If there's one thing Bill Gates got right in his newer programs, was the option to right-click any function and add it to the toolbar. I wish I could do just one thing right and become a multi-billionaire. I use his software professionally, and believe me, it's hell on earth - but again, I digress.
Perhaps in future updates, Musescore will have a function that allows users to add commonly used items to the toolbar and delete stuff they never use.