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Erratic behaviour dragging notes with `Leading space` >0
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Since May 29, 2026.
regression MS4
UX/interaction
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Description
Issue type
UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)
Description with steps to reproduce
- On the first system: changing the note's
Leading spacethen dragging to the left behaves as expected. - On the second system: attempting to drag the note to the left after adjusting
Leading spacecauses the note to shoot off the page to the right.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de11f16f-c95e-478f-a8ca-3c17c508dd54
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.5.0 - latest main
Regression
Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x
Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Additional context
This appears to have gone wrong with 4.5.0.
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