musescore / musescore/MuseScore

when loading projects, lines shift position on score

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Since Jul 16, 2026.

engraving needs review P3 regression MS4 UX/interaction
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Description with steps to reproduce

1 create new session with grand staff
2 insert 8 eight notes in a 4/4 bar,
3 note 5 to 8 control shift down,
4 beam them together
5 add a line to the first 4 notes,
6 save, reload session
7 move the right point of the line manually
expected behavior; line should not adjust note positions.
observed behavior; after reloading the session, and adjusting the line manually the notes shift positions.

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after reloading

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after manually adjusting the line

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7.2

Regression

Yes, this used to work in MuseScore 3.x and now is broken

Operating system

windows 11/10 (checked with friend)

Additional context

this is been seen in many version on musescore 4.x

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