Dorico's Popover Feature
I've been learning Dorico so that I can weigh my options. I think Dorico has a truly brilliant feature with "popovers." It'd be great to have a workflow like this within MuseScore Studio.
More specifically, the ability to use Shift + [key] to bring up a prompt that allows easy addition of an element (e.g. Shift + D opens the dynamics popover and you can type in something like p
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I've never used Dorico and it's unlikely I ever will.
That said, from your description, it sounds like you press a key combination to bring up a menu of some sort, Then make a selection from that menu and type something to place a notation element.
How is that easier than clicking a note, then clicking a palette item to place the same notation element? Does not sound like any kind of improvement to me. *shrug*
In reply to I've never used Dorico and… by TheHutch
It's faster and easier (to me) because your hands stay at the keyboard and you don't have to hunt and peck with a mouse pointer or use a menu of selections to add the dynamic. For example, you can select a measure or range of measure, and then:
Press Shift+D
Type ppp
In reply to I've never used Dorico and… by TheHutch
Well obviously the ability to use keyboard in addition to a mouse only process is an improvement!
(I'm writing in addition to, not instead of, I don't want to remove the ability to do it by mouse).
But yes we don't need that if palettes in MuseScore become 100% keyboard accessible as they always should have been.
In reply to Well obviously the ability… by frfancha
Dynamics can have shortcuts with the help of a plugin. (but need to a small fix for MS4.4x)
In reply to Dynamics can have shortcuts… by graffesmusic
Dynamics were only one of the examples
In reply to Dynamics were only one of… by frfancha
sorry. stupid me