musescore / musescore/MuseScore

[MU4 Issue] Add pickup measure after initializing score

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Description

I would like to have the ability to create a pickup measure after you created your score for the first time.
If this already exists I think it should be more clearly stated because I've been using musescore for a few years and have never found it to my frustration.

This would solve the issue of having to create a new score with pickup measure, copying your existing score to it and then deleting your old one.

OS: Windows 11 Version 2009 or later, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.5.2-251141402, revision: github-musescore-musescore-ac9d3bc

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the behavior in MuseScore Studio 4.5.2 by attempting to add a pickup measure after a score has been created, then trace the existing score and measure-creation workflows. Done means a user can add the pickup measure without creating and copying into a new score.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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