[MU4.x Request] Allow the user to create custom time signatures (and tempo changes) without having to choose from (or add to) the palette

[oMrSmith]

For the most part, I find the palette system in muse score pretty perfect.

Two exception are: time signatures and tempo changes.

I would love to have a simple dialog to place custom times signatures into the score right away without having to add them to the presets first.

For example like in Dorico:

Same goes for tempo changes...

Idea 1:

A button for an universal input dialog could be included into the palette.

Idea 2:

The Shift-T dialog could gain an additional "place" button which will place the time signature into the score right away...

[randoguyname]

I can certainly get behind Idea 2 – I'd probably move the button down next to add however, like this: I've tried to implement it but clearly I'm way out of my depth on this one; hopefully someone smarter than me can work on this feature.

[oMrSmith]

That's very good!

[oMrSmith]

You could also call the buttons: "Place in score" versus "Add to palette" so that no one gets confused what "add" actually means.

... or make "add to palette" a checkbox...

[randoguyname]

Good idea; i've figured out my problem so i think i can actually make a PR for this

[oMrSmith]

Cool, then I will finally have to learn how to download a PR ;)

[bkunda]

You're absolutely right @oMrSmith that the process for inserting and modifying tempo changes and time signatures is not a perfect fit for the way palettes currently work. This is something @Tantacrul and I want to tackle at a more fundamental level in a later release.

I will advocate for this one when we start to plan which features we want to tackle for subsequent releases 🙂.

[oMrSmith]

Hey @bkunda, ok, I understand. Thanks for your message on that.