Ghost notes in linked staff only copied partially
Reported version
3.4
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S4 - Minor
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
See attached file.
1. select first measure completely (both clef and TAB staff contents)
2. hit copy
3. paste into second measure
→ ghost-note heads in clef (upper staff) are reset to "normal" instead of "cross"
Two Workarounds exists:
a. duplicate the selection by hitting r (if you just want to copy to the next bar)
b. only select the clef notes, but exclude the tabbed notes in the selection when copying and pasting
Following issue may be related, though probably fixed in the meanwhile: #70336: Ghost notes not created from cross noteheads on unlinked tab staves
| Attachment | Size |
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| ghost-note-tab-copy-issue.mscz | 6.25 KB |
Comments
When copying only the clef staff only, the notes will be created automatically in the TAB staff because they are linked. However, when copying both staves, internally first he clef staff is copied and and the notes in the TAB staff are created. Next the TAB staff is copied and the notes in clef staff are create (both staves are linked!). Now we run into problems because the note heads are not linked, only the elements. So, in the clef staff you will see the default note heads, not the cross.
The most logical solution would be linking the note heads but a discussion on this was not conclusive, there are some drawbacks (also on compatibility).
So far the the two workarounds are the best solution.