musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Desktop icon of any imported score changes location upon saving

Open
#33,792 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

UX/interaction
Dominant language
C++
Stars
15.1k
Forks
3.3k
Avg merge
2d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
91

Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. import any XML file in MSS
  2. save the file to a specific location on the desktop (the icon should then appear)
  3. make any changes to the file
  4. save again
  5. close the app

Expected behaviour: the desktop icon remains in the location chosen by the user.
Actual behaviour: the desktop icon changes location moving to the nearest position to the top-left corner.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2691c765-2b0b-4c30-bec3-8c84dcef9862

This screencast shows only steps 3 to 5.

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

OS: Windows 10 Version 22H2 or later, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.7.3-260608135, revision: github-musescore-musescore-cf9860c

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Windows 10 Pro

Additional context

I'm not sure if the issue is solely related to the XML import, but I can reproduce it consistently.

Checklist
  • This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
  • I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
  • I have attached all requested files and information to this report
  • I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 10 using an imported XML score, saving it to a chosen desktop location, changing it, and saving again. Trace the desktop-icon behavior through the save and close workflow; done means the icon remains at the user's chosen location after repeated saves.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.