System Text Line missing in existing parts when added via drag&drop to non-top staff
Reported version
3.6
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
closed
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
1) Create a new score with at least two instruments.
2) Generate the individual parts
3) create a System Line (palette > Lines > System)
4) Osberve the parts. There's no line.
Workaround :
Inverse step 2 and 3.
Comments
It mostly works as expected for me. If I add a system line either to the top instrument in the score or to one of the previously created parts in both cases it shows up in the score and in every part.
However, if I add a system line in the score to an instrument that is not at the top of a score (for example to the horn stave in a wind quintet) it only shows up in the score and not in any of the parts. It does show up in the parts if I create them after adding the system line.
If that is also what you are experiencing then the workaround should be to not add system lines to staves other than the top stave in a score. If it is not what you are experiencing then please attach a score that demonstrates the problem together with precise instructions where to place the system text and how to place it, (drag and drop, select one note and click in pallet, select a range and click in pallet etc.)
As system text is always shown above the top stave, there should be no reason and no benefit for a user to add a system line to a lower stave. The best fix may be to disallow adding system text to a lower stave with a warning similar to what you get when you try to paste into a triplet.
I assume you are on a slightly older version, be sure to update to 3.6.2 as this was fixed a little while back.
If you can still reproduce this on 3.6.2, please attach your score. Otherwise we can close this.
In reply to I assume you are on a… by Marc Sabatella
Well, I am on 6.3.2 and can replicate if I add the system text to something other than the top instrument in the score, as described in my earlier post.
So far, we are the only two who have managed to reproduce this. Many requires 5 or more.
In reply to I assume you are on a… by Marc Sabatella
You assumed correctly ! I can no longer replicate the issue with the new version.
In reply to You assumed correctly ! I… by Yohann Faure
So, am I on my own in finding the line gets added to the parts only if it is added to the top instrument in the score?
PS 6.3.2 in my earlier post should be 3.6.2 of course.
Apparently.
Here's what I tried to reproduce:
Result: the system line is applied atop the system in main score and is applied to both parts too, so everything works as expected
Actually, I can reproduce, only when adding the line to a non-top staff, and only when adding it via drag&drop.
See PR's [MU3] Fix #318326 - System Text Line missing in existing parts when added via drag&drop to non-top staff and [MU4] Fix #318326 - System Text Line missing in existing parts when added via drag&drop to non-top staff
Thanks @Marc Sabatella and @Jojo-Schmitz for finding the real cause of this issue.
Fixed in branch master, commit f2ef9ec3cb
_Fix #318326 - System Text Line missing in existing parts when added via drag&drop to non-top staff
If a TEXTLINE is dropped in a ScoreView, set firstStaffOnly to true if the dropped textline is a System TextLine._
Fixed in branch 3.x, commit 1fd64f6818
_Fix #318326 - System Text Line missing in existing parts when added via drag&drop to non-top staff
If a TEXTLINE is dropped in a ScoreView, set firstStaffOnly to true if the dropped textline is a System TextLine._
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.