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Sibelius music engraving pdf output

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Description

Distribution

Mint 21.3

Package version

4.0.2

Frequency

Always

Bug description

25-08-30 Essay-mxl BSN+PNO 8 copie-2.pdf

When I open pdf files created with the Sibelius music engraver like the one enclosed here I consequently see all treble clefs incomplete, ie open at the top

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Other pdf viewers like Okular render the symbol completely

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Steps to reproduce

The problem appears always when opening this or other Sibelius pdf files with xreader

Expected behavior

xreader should render the symbol like in Okular

Additional information

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Research direction

Start by opening the attached Sibelius-generated PDF in xreader and compare its treble clefs with the rendering in Okular. The work is done when the treble clef symbols in this and comparable Sibelius PDFs render completely in xreader.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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