musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Publish Tab doesn't prevent changing pitches and dragging any score objects

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Description

Even if the publish tab would never get any further features,
it is a great way to get an instant PDF-preview.

However: If the publish tab is not meant for writing, which it isn't,
I think, changing pitches should also be locked - at least by default,
in order to avoid accidental changes.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the behavior in the Publish tab and tracing how pitch changes and score-object dragging are handled there. Done means the Publish tab prevents both kinds of accidental editing by default while still allowing the instant PDF preview.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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