musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Some fonts are not displayed
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Description
Issue type
Engraving bug
Bug description
I have a (kind of weird) font, which is used by [this plugin] (https://github.com/ecstrema/saxophone-fingerings). People have been asking me to make it work in MS4, however, the problem is not the plugin, it's the font which doesn't render correctly.
In MS3, it rendered perfectly, but in MS4, it does not show anything.
Steps to reproduce
- Install the font
- Use it in MS4 (use a large font size (>60pt), and type "s123")
Nothing is displayed
Screenshots/Screen recordings
In MS3 vs MS4:
MuseScore Version
4
Regression
Yes, this used to work in MuseScore 3.x and now is broken
Operating system
Windows 10
Additional context
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Research direction
Reproduce the regression in MuseScore 4 on Windows 10 using the linked Saxy font, the saxophone-fingerings plugin, a font size above 60pt, and the text "s123"; compare it with MuseScore 3. Trace the MuseScore 4 font-rendering path to identify why this font displays nothing, then verify that the same reproduction renders correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100