Regression: Instrument, number of strings (plucked instruments) and style group are disabled in staff properties

• Mar 18, 2017 - 09:26
Reported version
2.2
Type
Functional
Severity
S3 - Major
Status
closed
Project
MuseScore

2.1 dev. fee488e / Windows 7

1) New score for Bass guitar
2) Right-click -> Staff properties

Result: the number of strings/instrument/style group (standard or tablature) are disabled/greyed out.

style group.jpg

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• Mar 18, 2017 - 09:50
Title Regression: Instrument, number of strings and style group are disabled in staff properties for all instruments plucked strings ⇒ Regression: Instrument, number of strings (plucked instruments) and style group are disabled in staff properties

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• Mar 19, 2017 - 02:29
Status (old) active ⇒ by design

These fields have been disabled all along, even in 2.0.3. This is only a display change, to avoid confusion from clicking on it thinking it can be edited. Per an IRC discussion this may be adjusted again to not be a field at all, but simply a text label.

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• Mar 19, 2017 - 20:29

It is related. "Per an IRC discussion this may be adjusted again to not be a field at all, but simply a text label." That's what's done in that image. Or, here's a mockup:

Screen Shot 2017-03-19 at 4.22.24 PM.png

What do you think?

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• Mar 19, 2017 - 20:49

Ah yes, in my opinion, really better, more clear and neat (I hate the greyed fieds... thinking something is inactive/buggy...)
And if doing, don't forget please the "number of strings"! (before Edit String data)

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• Mar 19, 2017 - 21:07

Huh. In this case, with simply a text label, how the number of strings could be updated (when we change this in Edit string data)?

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