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"Liturgical Unmetrical" template (preview) is misleading
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Description
Issue type
Engraving bug (incorrect score rendering)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Go to Choose Instruments -> Create from Template 2. Click on Liturgical Unmetrical. 3. Expected Behavior: The created score is one as shown in the preview, with no barlines, and supporting the notation of free rhythm phrases. 4. Actual behavior: The created score is an ordinary stave with barlines, which does not support free rhythm phrases.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/41f24c53-e033-4649-b9a4-2bb1c3bc17eb
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
Version: 4.4.2.242570931 Revision: 3130f97
Regression
I was unable to check
Operating system
Windows 11
Additional context
Liturgical notation should be a standard feature of Musescore, especially Liturgical Unmetrical+Organ. It is indispensable for church music. For a clear example, see Peter M. Kolar's "Kyrie":
This example also shows the first system unmetrical, the second system in 4/4, and the third system unmetrical again. So ideally, Musescore should have the option to convert a system into unmetrical notation.
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Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the issue through Choose Instruments -> Create from Template -> Liturgical Unmetrical, then trace how that template is defined and instantiated; done means the created score matches the preview by omitting barlines and supporting free-rhythm phrases.
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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