Crash when adding note to wrong percussion staff

• Jun 12, 2010 - 03:06
Type
Functional
Severity
S2 - Critical
Status
closed
Project
MuseScore

Steps to reproduce bug
1. Create a new score with "Snare Drum" and "Bass Drum"
2. Press "N" to start note entry
3. From the drum palette click select "Side Stick"
4. Click to add a note to the bass drum staff

--> Crash

Workaround: Before step 2 above select a note in the bass drum staff as described in the handbook drum notation

MuseScore version: 0.9.6 stable

(Operating System: Windows 7)

first reported by VenetianMilw: http://musescore.org/en/node/6054#comment-16825

Comments

• Jun 16, 2010 - 05:43

This is not at all 'fixed' by most users' ( and CERTAINLY not by ANY real programming ) standards.

The suggestion of a required sequence of events just to put notes on both staves is a "work-around", but not a fix. This is like walking on egg shells.

My personal opinion as a web app developer is that this needs to be revisited before getting to version 1. This should NOT be considered fixed and left unattended.

I just attempted to follow the sequence of steps EXACTLY as prescribed and the program still crashed. Windows XP AND Windows Vista.

Definitely NOT "fixed" as the status indicates.

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• Jun 16, 2010 - 10:06

Did you try a version > r3163 ? Like the nightly build r3172 ?
Did you get a crash? how?

I value your personal opinion (as a web app developer) a lot, if you have free time, your patch is also welcome. This is a free project.

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• Jun 16, 2010 - 12:00

r3145 was downloaded from the site yesterday - apparently I need to dig up a more recent revision.

Will advise!

As a web app guy, I'm familiar with development principles, but sadly not at all well versed in the specific language used here. Php, MYSQL, Javascript - then I could be of use to you.

Jeff

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