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Extra brackets appear for >= 5 instruments in a stave sharing group
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engraving
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Description
Issue type
Engraving bug (incorrect score rendering)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Create a score with 4 identical instruments and turn stave sharing on, then off
RESULT: Brackets disappear and reappear as expected - Create a new score with 5 identical instruments and turn stave sharing on, then off
RESULT: An extra bracket segment appears at the top of the score
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad726d63-5acc-42f7-8605-907ff8fa411b
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
Nightly main
Regression
No.
Operating system
macOS 26.6.2
Additional context
Possibly something is happening for multiples of 4 instrumetns? This is the result after switching stave sharing on then off with 8 identical instruments. Notice two extra brackets - one short segment at the top, and another (full length) drawn on top of the secondary bracket.
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