Musescore falsely captures ALT-key after OS-shortcut

• Apr 6, 2024 - 21:15

I use Linux (Mint) where CTRL + ALT + → switches to another desktop. Not sure what happens on other operating systems, but when I use this shortcut to return the desktop with Musescore (CTRL + ALT + ←) and release the keys in the wrong order, Musescore thinks I pressed the ALT-key and highlights the "File"-option on the top left.
This bothers me because it removes focus from the notes I was working on and stops the flow. It happens 20+ times a session when doing a lot of desktop-switching.

  1. I'd love to hear if people can reproduce this, either with Linux or another OS (see steps below)
  2. I'd like to ask for a fix to this issue. Any Ideas what could be causing this bug?

Steps to reproduce the bug (on Linux!):

  1. Open Musescore
  2. Press and hold CTRL, then ALT, then tap → to switch to the next desktop. (Press CTRL first, ALT second!)
  3. On the new desktop, release keys
  4. Press and hold CTRL + ALT, then tap ← to return to the original desktop and Musescore
  5. Release CTRL and ALT
  6. See bug: The "File"-option on the top left gets highlighted

Environment:

OS: KDE Flatpak runtime,
Arch.: x86_64,
MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.2.1-,
revision: github-musescore-musescore-

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