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Switching 8va alta to 8va bassa leaves pink dotted lines behind
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Description
Issue type
UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Add an 8va alta
- In properties, change Type to 8va bassa
- See that when it moves below the staff, the pink dotted lines are left behind
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6e801d61-8b48-472b-b533-cfff6b6ff37a
What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?
Nightly
Regression
No.
Operating system
macOS 15
Additional context
No response
Checklist
- This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
- I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
- I have attached all requested files and information to this report
- I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue in MuseScore Studio using the listed steps, then trace the 8va element's Type change from Properties through its above- and below-staff rendering. Done means switching from 8va alta to 8va bassa removes the old pink dotted lines.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100