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Screen view does not follow lyric input
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
If you cross a page or system break when entering lyrics, the screen view does not automatically move to where the lyric input is when it goes offscreen.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/01e0b8d5-0b21-4f87-a522-1e5b35f3fad9
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.5.0 - 4.6.2
Regression
No.
Operating system
Windows 11
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
Contributor guide
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
Start by reproducing lyric entry across a page or system break using the attached video and the reported MuseScore Studio versions. Trace the screen-view behavior when the lyric input moves offscreen; done means the view automatically follows the active lyric input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 40/100