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Partial lyric hyphens are not restated at the start of a new system
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Description
Issue type
Engraving bug (incorrect score rendering)
Description with steps to reproduce
When a partial lyric hyphens are not restated at the start of a new system. They should respond the relevant Style options.
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06948e9f-246e-4b2c-9bdd-4fb62d05d499
This presents not only when a partial lyric hyphen begins (and ends) on the first note of a new system, but also when it continues from the preceding system:
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
Nightlies
Regression
No.
Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Additional context
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