musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Volta text cannot contain &

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Description

Volta text cannot contain &. Workaround is to enter & amp;

This bug is in 3.6 and also 4.x

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in MuseScore 3.6 and 4.x using Volta text containing a literal ampersand, then compare it with the documented ampersand workaround. Done means Volta text accepts and displays a literal ampersand without requiring an entity; the payload names no source file or test to inspect.

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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
35/100

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