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Text frame colour may incorrectly reset

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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce

When true black is chosen for the frame border, it resets to the colour chosen for the text upon reloading the score. Any other colour is correctly preserved.

See the video below. The border around rehearsal mark A is set to true black, while the border around rehearsal mark B is almost black.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0c685d60-9188-40ed-a6bc-6c259f168558

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.6.0 - latest nightlies

Regression

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

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, Windows 11

Additional context

Steps for independently setting colour for text and border changed in 4.6.0 with #25508. So, technically this is not a regression, but it is experienced as one.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by setting true black for a rehearsal-mark frame border, using a different text colour, saving, and reloading the score. Start by reviewing the colour-setting change in #25508; done means the true-black border remains independent from the text colour after reload in the affected versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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