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Cannot change Chord Symbol durations settings from default on STYLE PAGE

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P2 UX/interaction
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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce

Musecore 4.7.4 on OS Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS downloaded from https://musescore.org/en/download/musescore-x86_64.AppImage
Result: MuseScore-Studio-4.7.4.260706075-x86_64.AppImage

  1. Create a guitar line using slashes to create various rhythm and note/chord durations including rests.
  2. Above the slashes add chord symbols.
  3. Play the test line.
    RESULT: All chords sustain until the next chord. (DEFAULT BEHAVIOR.)

CASE:
I want the chord durations to match the slash notations including rests.

  1. Right click on a chord symbol and select STYLE.
  2. Style page displays.
  3. Scroll to bottom and in the section PLAYBACK attempt to change the default behavior from "Until Next Chord Symbol" to "Chord/Rest Duration."
    RESULT: No attempts at clicking the desired third selection at the bottom will change the option list selection.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Play the test line again to verify behavior has not changed.
  6. Test the other option lists on the style page.
    RESULT: No option lists can be changed from default.
    SEE CLOUD URL RECORDING of FAILED UI INTERACTIONS.

Attempted Solution.
On the same Styles page I clicked Reset All Styles to default. RESULT = No Change
At main menu Help Revert to Factory. RESULT = No Change

Other Diagnostics:
Launched Audacity and the EDIT SETTINGS screen which also has option drop down list widgets and they worked correctly.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://mega.nz/file/25RnEQja#9mp7T7FREp0Bz9rN4vMQZMBmA5oWnmw16F7-F9KiK2Y

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

TESTED same behavior on Musecore 4.7.4 and 4.7.3

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

Additional context

Running MuseScore AppImage as executable "Run as Program." For many past versions and current version no attempted procedure (many tried) will "install" the appimage. NOTE: Exept for this UI feature all other features of the program I use appear to function without any known issues.

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

Start by reproducing the issue from the Style page's Playback section using the reported slash-and-chord example, then inspect how the style option lists handle selection. Done means the options can be changed and saved, and playback reflects the selected chord or rest duration rather than the default.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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