musescore / musescore/MuseScore

The Percussion Panel doesn't keep its size

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Since Apr 1, 2025.

needs info UX/interaction
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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Dock the the Percussion Panel
  2. Start editing the unpitched drum staff
  3. Resize it (make it take less space on the screen)
  4. Keep editing
  5. Quit the edition
  6. Select something on another staff
  7. Select something in the unpitched staff
  8. ⇒ The Percussion Panel size you gave at step (3) is lost and the panel is back to its default size.
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What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

4.5.1

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Windows 10

Additional context

A lit space is lost in the panel on the sides. A FlowLayout would be better (in the case small screens, such as laptop screens)

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