Focus search box by default in instrument dialog

• Jul 11, 2020 - 22:30
Reported version
3.4
Type
Ergonomical (UX)
Frequency
Once
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Reproducibility
Always
Status
by design
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
MuseScore

I love the thought put into keyboard navigation in musescore! In that vein, when adding an instrument, I'll frequently type I to open the dialog and then want to search. But the search box isn't focused when the instrument dialog launches, so I've got to use my mouse :'-( Could that please be focused by default? That would allow users to just type "I", launch dialog, type "the awesome instrument I need" and get to business.

Thanks!

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• Jul 12, 2020 - 00:30
Status active ⇒ by design
Workaround No ⇒ Yes

This is by design. The standard convention with dialog boxes is to have the default input focus go to the first control. In this case, that control is the drop-down list box at the upper left.

Because of that, you can move the focus to the search box by pressing Tab twice. I hope this is an acceptable workaround for you.

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