Alt+a brings out "Add" menu from the top bar, instead of typing Polish letter "ą"
Reported version
4.x-dev
Type
Ergonomical (UX)
Frequency
Once
Severity
S4 - Minor
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
Yes
Workaround
Yes
Project
This only affects Muse Score 4. Does not happen in MuseScore 3 (I've just checked).
This is especially debilitating when typing lyrics, because I cannot type in "ą".
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new score
2. Add a note
3. Ctrl + L
4. With Polish keyboard layout (so that you can type in Alt + a = "ą"), hit right Alt + a.
5. Add menu drops down instead of letter ą being typed in.
Comments
Are you using the Polish translation?
With that this should not happen, there Alt+D should bring up that menu, called Dodaj in Polish
In reply to Are you using the Polish… by Jojo-Schmitz
I've just checked and you're right. It's a feasible workaround. I preferred using EN version as that's the native version of the interface (better for tutorials, forums etc.).
However, is this by design? In MuseScore 3 this would not happen.
Yes, it is by design. Not sure though why it was different in Mu3, was it really? That also had an Add menu and also with an accelerator/mnemonic key as far as I remember
Hmm, those keys should not be active in text edit mode, i guess
In reply to Hmm, those keys should not… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, that seems better. I think this is MS3 behavior. I've just checked in MS3:
1. Set English as the language
2. Add a note
3. Ctrl + L (lyrics mode)
4. Type Alt + T
5. Tools menu is NOT brought up.
Whereas in MS4 (I also double-checked), these steps will bring up Tools menu.
Alt+T? What about Alt+A?
Alt + A will type "Ą" in MS3 and will bring up "Add" menu in MS4, both while being in Lyrics entry mode.
Thanks, just making sure we're not comparing apples to oranges
In reply to Thanks, just making sure we… by Jojo-Schmitz
Sure. I've triple checked right now. Alt+A did bring out Add menu in MS4 as in the original report. All that we discussed is valid.
See also #338687: Cannot enter diacritical marks in Polish
In reply to See also #338687: Cannot… by Jojo-Schmitz
This problem was solved. Please ignore this guy. He's using Polish diactricals in English interface.
In reply to This problem was solved… by [DELETED] 55186983
https://musescore.org/pl/node/339121
Entering text in text edit mode should not interfere with accelerator keys or shortcuts. Not a language specific issue. Polish is just a victim of this issue
In reply to Enter ing text in text edit… by Jojo-Schmitz
Because in Poland we use keyboard with US layout.
In reply to Because in Poland we use… by [DELETED] 55186983
What doesn't change the fact that problem was solved in Polish interface.
Well, it got worked around via the Polish translations, yes. But no more than that, unfortunately
In reply to Well, it got worked around… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yeah, Poland is weird country 🤣