musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Group Systems (into a page)

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Description

Your idea

Group systems so they show up on the same page.

Problem to be solved

I really appreciate the ability to group measures together on the same system, but sometimes the spacing engine will be a bit too conservative and push a particular system to the next page when I really don't want it to. It would be great if there was a similar function for whole systems that would keep them together on the same page rather than reflowing because of calculated vertical collisions.

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Research direction

The issue describes a page-layout feature for keeping selected systems together despite calculated vertical collisions. No files, tests, or entry points are named, so first locate the spacing and system-reflow code, then review existing measure-grouping behavior. Done means grouped systems remain on one page without unwanted reflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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