Can't Zoom In with CTRL+
Hey:
Just started working with the program (and BTW, it's pretty amazing - especially for free!) and am going through the Handbook and Video Tutorials. I've encountered a rather annoying problem early on:
I can't zoom in using "Ctrl+".
Here's the situation:
- Windows 7
- Musescore v1.3 (Revision 5702 - the latest, just downloaded today)
- I am able to zoom (in and out) using the drop-down box with percentages;
- I am able to zoom (in and out) using Ctrl and the mouse scroll wheel;
- I am ONLY able to zoom OUT using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-.
In other words, I CANNOT zoom IN using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+.
I've tried it on the default file ("Reunion") and creating a score from scratch. Same result. I can zoom every way EXCEPT the one I would use most often - "Ctrl+". It's particularly frustrating because "Ctrl-" works fine every time, just how you would expect, but no matter how many different ways I try "Ctrl+", it never works.
I tried searching around (this forum and the net) for a fix, but nobody else seems to have this particular problem.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Comments
What keyboard layout do you use? Is it possible that the + is also another character? If yes, there might be a shortcut conflict. You can check the shortcuts list in Edit -> Preferences -> Shortcuts
In reply to What keyboard layout do you by [DELETED] 5
Hey:
Thanks for the quick reply - it helped me solve the problem!
For those who may be having a similar issue, here's the culprit AND the solution:
On my keyboard, the "+" sign is on the same key as the equals sign - BUT ABOVE IT - meaning that to type "+", I usually have to hit "Shift" first. [Note: But hitting "Ctrl" plus "Shift" plus "+" still didn't work to zoom in on Musescore.] In contrast, the "-" (minus) key is on the same key as the underscore - BUT BELOW IT - so you DON'T have to hit "Shift" to type a "-" (minus) sign.
That's why the "-" (minus sign) worked in Musescore to zoom out when "Ctrl" plus "-" was used.
And why the "+" (plus sign) did NOT work in Musescore to zoom in when "Ctrl" plus "+" was used - Musescore saw it as "Ctrl" plus "=".
To fix this, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Shortcuts. At the bottom, click on "Zoom In" and then hit the button marked "Define". This will open a little box that allows you to redefine the keyboard shortcut for "Zoom In".
I set my "Zoom In" to "Ctrl+=".
Now, the "Ctrl" minus AND plus keys behave exactly like I expect in Musescore, zooming out and in effortlessly.
Problem solved.
Thanks again!
In reply to Hey: Thanks for the quick by roger.tyson.9
Thanks for posting your solution as a help to others who may have the same problem, especially if they don't have a full size keyboard.
The + and - keys on a numeric keypad have no uppercase characters, so they work fine.
Regards.
In reply to Hey: Thanks for the quick by roger.tyson.9
Brilliant! Thanks.