Deleting measures fails after pressing Ctrl+I/Cmd+I
Reported version
3.6
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
closed
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
- Select empty measure(s). Example in submitted file, M. 52
- Press Command+Delete (Mac).
Action: Measure(s) are not deleted.
Me: ???
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Wondrous Love SATB & Organ (New).mscz | 30.01 KB |
Fix version
4.0.0
Comments
Works just fine (MuseScore 3.6.2, 64bit, Windows 11)
Every once in a while, for reasons no one understands, it seems this command will disable itself temporarily on macOS. Try quitting then restsrting MuseScore, my guess is it will start working again.
In reply to Every once in a while, for… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you. The quit and relaunch does solve the problem.
In reply to (No subject) by Jojo-Schmitz
I ran into this, too. Restarting MuseScore indeed solved the problem.
But shouldn't this be maintained as an open issue with a known workaround? (With the prospect of getting solved eventually?)
Thank you for your hard work!
Maybe. Still clear steps to reliably reproduce are needed
Actually, we have now identified the cause - it's accidental use of the undocumented Ctrl+I (Cmd+I) command, which was originally meant to enable a special "insert mode" that was never completed, and now the command simply disables deletion and does a few other things that can corrupt your score. People might accidentally press this shortcut perhaps intending to italicize something, not realizing that only works while actually editing text. And the workaround is, just press the shortcut again to leave the special mode.
This has been identified as something to fix for MuseScore 4, so Ctrl+I no longer activates any strange modes. So far I don't think this has happened.
I've removed that function and shortcut from 'my' PR #9000 (so for 3.x) now too