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

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


Comments

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
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.

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?

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)

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)?