Reordering panels/floating panels impossible under Sway

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Description with steps to reproduce

Drag & Drop panels is unpredictable. In particular, two problems stand out:

• Reordering of panels is not possible. Sometimes, the panels even appear cramped.
• Floating panels can't be moved. Multiple ones are just centred and overlap.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b7594ad3-09dd-4634-adc8-594a69822025

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.3 (Nightly build 19th Oct 2025)

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Arch Linux x86_64

Additional context

I'm using Swayfx 0.5.3, based on Sway 1.11.0 (Wayland). I'm not able to check on Sway right now, but I think it should also happen there.

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No source files, tests, or entry points are named in the report. First reproduce the panel drag-and-drop behavior in MuseScore Studio 4.6.3 on Swayfx 0.5.3 or Sway 1.11.0 under Wayland. Done means panels can be reordered and multiple floating panels can be moved without cramping or overlap.