musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Barline temporarily appears at top of page after enabling multi-measure rests

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engraving P3 UX/interaction
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Description

Issue type

Engraving bug (incorrect score rendering)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Add a special barline (I use a repeat barline in the video, but it happens with others)
  2. Select the barline
  3. Enable multi-measure rests with cmnd+shft+M

rogue barline appears at top of page, disappears after next click

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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9b9381da-2d4f-482e-8ab4-fbc35c1105da

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

OS: macOS Sequoia (15.5), Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.6.0-252180330, revision: github-musescore-musescore-15406c3

Regression

No.

Operating system

MacOS 15

Additional context

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  • I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in MuseScore Studio on macOS by adding and selecting a special barline, then enabling multi-measure rests with Cmd+Shift+M. Done means no rogue barline appears at the top of the page during this action, including with repeat barlines and other special barlines.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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