musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Automatically update ambitus

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Description

Your idea

When notes are changed or new notes are entered on a staff, update any ambitus on that staff without needing the user to click on the update button in properties.

Problem to be solved

I occasionally forget to update all the ambiti on a score before it goes to print, and so I end up with the wrong ranges. I've added this to my check list before finishing a score, but it's another manual thing to keep track of, and I think the software should take care of this. It could be an option (I'd suggest the default, unless the user changes the notes of the ambitus manually) to accommodate intentionally having a different range from that in the piece.

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Research direction

The issue does not name implementation files, entry points, or tests. Start by locating the ambitus element and the staff note-change handling, then determine how automatic updates and manually overridden ranges should interact. Done means ambiti update after relevant note changes while preserving an intentional manual range.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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