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Changing bracket type does not work
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
Changing the bracket type on the help page does not work.
reproduce:
- create a new score (such as a grand staff)
- select the bracket
- click on the bracket from the "Brackets" palette.
actual behavior: unchanged
expect behavior: bracket type changed
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bb11d7bb-2d42-4414-ba1b-e1aa2d07b327
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
4.5.2.251141402
Regression
Yes, this used to work in MuseScore 3.x and now is broken
Operating system
Windows 11 24H2
Additional context
In MuseScore 3, some symbols, such as brackets, keys, and beats, can be directly dragged onto existing symbols in the score table. However, it seems that some symbols in MuseScore 4 cannot be dragged in this way (they can only be dragged onto bars), and need to be selected first and then clicked to change.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dd4dff55-d586-42b8-83f6-fb1905a12316
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