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Accidentals are not padded correctly after switching staff type from TAB to standard

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engraving P2 regression MS4
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Description

Issue type

Engraving bug (incorrect score rendering)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Create a score with Acoustic Guitar (treble clef)
  2. Add some notes with accidentals
  3. Switch to TAB staff, then back to standard
    RESULT: Accidentals are not padded correctly - there is no separation between an accidental and the following note.
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cd39d90f-7164-4a81-8299-c8f475b43caf

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.7.0-260205182, revision: github-musescore-musescore-b46a4ef

Regression

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

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Arch.: x86_64

Additional context

This was working in 4.3.2, then accidentals vanished entirely when switching staff type in 4.4.0. The bug may have been introduced with 4.4.1.

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