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Page numbers and headers have merged entities, Page Numbers in Text Styles cannot affect frames at all

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P4 regression MS4 UX/interaction
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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Create a score with multiple pages
  2. Format -> Style -> Text Styles -> Header -> Frame: Rectangle
    Expectation: Only the Header gets a frame.
    Reality: The Page Numbers also get a frame, even if you specify in Text Styles that Page Numbers should not have frames.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.1

Regression

Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x

Operating system

macOS Sequoia 15.6.1

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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First steps

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in MuseScore 4.6.1 with a multi-page score, then compare the Header and Page Numbers text-style settings with a previous MuseScore 4.x version. Trace the handling of frames for these two page elements; done means a Header frame no longer affects Page Numbers and their frame settings work independently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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