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No staff Text in Braille Export/Output
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Since Jun 13, 2025.
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braille export
braille view
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Description
Issue type
Accessibility issue (e.g. for keyboard-only or screen reader users)
Description with steps to reproduce
There is currently no staff text shown in Braille output in either Braille export or Live Braille View.
STEPS:
- Create a score with some staff text.
- With focus on a bar with some staff text press Tab to move to the Live Braille View panel.
- Notice no staff text is present on the shown Braille line.
- Use file Export to export to a brf file and then view that file in a Braille editor/viewer and notice the staff text is not present.
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What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
4.5.2
Regression
No.
Operating system
Windows 11
Additional context
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