local time signature issue

• Nov 28, 2020 - 18:34

MS 3.5.2, Windows 10
When a local time signature is entered that matches the background global time signature (i.e. reverting the local TS back to the global TS), MuseScore enters that TS on all staves in the score even though not desired. The fix is simple (mark all the undesired TSs as invisible) but clumsy and adds to the burden of working with large scores.
In the attached Wagner score, please change View to Show Invisible and notice Page 128.
In measure 546, the violins and violas are changed to a local 2-4 TS for two measures. When changed back to the global 6-8 TS in measure 548 MuseScore implements the change on all staves in the score even though it is only desirable for the violin and viola lines.

Confirming it in the attached Wagner is difficult or impossible once implemented because the error "Tuplets cannot cross barlines" prevents a complete un-do of the process.

Complication- if one creates a simple score from scratch (find attached for your convenience) and changes the local time signature on one stave and then back to the global as mentioned, the problem does not appear.
So maybe it's dependent on the complexity of the larger attached score?
Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Attachment Size
Die Walküre, Act III Scene I.mscz 1.25 MB
local_TS_test.mscz 13.77 KB

Comments

That seems reasonable, feel free to enter this as a Suggestion to the issue tracker. Seems like there was some reason it was done this way, but I can't think what it might have been.

In reply to by Marc Sabatella

Ahh, please see my 3rd paragraph- on a brand-new/empty score it doesn't do that, which is why I also provided the "Local TS test" score to demonstrate the difference.
I.E., the "old bloated" score has the issue, a "new clean" score doesn't. I can only assume that something in the old score is causing the issue.

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