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Articulations should be positioned correctly while hovering in note input mode
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Since May 9, 2025.
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Description
Issue type
UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Select an articulation or a combination of multiple in the note input toolbar
- Enter note input mode (N)
- Hover on the staff. Articulations do not preview where they will actually be placed when the note is entered. See examples below.
The preview need not be so smart to, say, avoid colliding with other non-note elements above/below the staff, but the articulations should at least show in the order and above/below staff position they will be once entered.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
Tenuto + accent, below staff (overlapping)
Staccato (aligned to left edge rather than centered, vertical position varies)
Staccato + tenuto (misaligned and stacked in wrong order)
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
Nightly. Was less egregious in some previous versions (before 4.2), though was never perfect.
Regression
Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x
Operating system
macOS 15
Additional context
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