musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Retain score position when switching view

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Description

Your idea

Currently, switching from page view to either type of continuous view often puts your score way off screen, or puts the score in a completely different place. It would be nice if MuseScore maintained your general position when switching views

Problem to be solved

Getting lost in the score when switching views

Prior art

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Additional context

See here for a screen rec example: https://share.cleanshot.com/5rB71pJy

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the position change shown in the linked screen recording while switching from page view to each continuous view. Trace the view-switching entry points and determine how the current score position is represented; done means the general score position remains consistent across those switches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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