Double-sharps, double-flats & double-dotted notes

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  1. Along the same lines as the quick double-tap on a note value to produce a dotted note, would it be possible to add that functionality to the sharp and flat keys to enable quick entry of double-sharps and double-flats to notes when entering pitch using the A to G keys on the computer keyboard?

  2. At the moment I’m redoing an early 19th-Century piece which is absolutely riddled with double-dotted notes. After the double-tap on the note value, the jump down to opt/alt-period for the extra dot has become a very frequent occurrence. Is a quick triple-tap on a note-value key a possibility to enter a double-dotted note?

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You want to input a double sharp by double-tapping the = key? An interesting idea. I’ll think about it.

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I had a similar idea a long time ago, but had forgotten about it.

By using the same click-and-hold method that is currently available for voices, dotted notes, tuplets etc.:
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how about doing the same in the accidentals panel, and making available their variants:
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so the flat sign would have its three versions and the sharp would also have its three.

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Seems to me these would work only if Qt can reliably distinguish a double-tap from two separate taps by the timing – because normally these keys toggle the attribute.