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Tablature: gliss text appears unexpectedly after reopening file

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Description

Issue type

Opening/saving issue

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Create a new file with a guitar.
  2. Create a linked tablature staff.
  3. Add some notes.
  4. Add some gliss by selecting tablature notes, in which case the gliss text is hidden by default.
  5. Save and reopen the file.
  6. The aforementioned hidden gliss text appears unexpectedly.
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In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.5 release and Feb. 6 nightly (15f68a4). I believe it also exists in earlier versions.

Regression

No.

Operating system

Win11 24H2

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

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the problem using the six-step scenario in the issue: create a guitar with linked tablature, add notes and hidden gliss text, then save and reopen the file. Trace the save and reopen behavior for gliss visibility; done means hidden gliss text remains hidden after reopening.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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