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Adding a bar after local time sig on linked staff causes corruption
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corruption
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Description
Issue type
File corruption
Description with steps to reproduce
- Open template "Guitar + Tablature"
- Add local time signature
- Add a measure at end of score (command+B)
- Note the last bar is in 4/4 and the score is corrupt
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8f5de9d0-495e-4e49-9382-2abe8880bc95
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
OS: macOS Tahoe (26.2), Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.7.0-260311043, revision: github-musescore-musescore-df84910
Regression
No.
Operating system
MacOS Tahoe 26.2
Additional context
In 4.5 you can also click in a note at the end of the score to add the corrupt bar
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