Invisible Repeat Sign

• May 25, 2016 - 03:33
Reported version
2.1
Type
Functional
Severity
S4 - Minor
Status
closed
Project

This doesn't affect me at all, but when I keep trying to put a repeat sign on, it doesn't do it, then, 10 minutes later, while I was testing the song, it repeated on the final barline, which was confusing. I hope you fix it!


Comments

In order to help, we would need you to post the specific score you are having trouble with and precise step by step instructions to reproduce the problem.

My guess is you simply did not add the repeat correctly. The correct way is to select the measure or barline then double click the repeat sign, or drag the repeat barline to the measure or barline and release only when it highlights. This normally works fine.

I did it right. I dragged it and still it wasn't working. Guess you're not that much of a listener. I said I put a repeat sign on, and it's not showing it and it repeated it, even though it didn't show the repeat sign.

Not to make any statements about whether you're a good listener or not—like Marc said, it's impossible to help without seeing the MSCZ file that's showing this behavior.

Indeed, you never explained exactly how you tried to add the rept,eat, and since it *does* work normally (works for me, and no one else has reported any such problems), the natural assumption is that somehow you did something incorrectly. It is also possible your score has become corrupt in some way that prevents it from working in some particular measure(s). As for why the score repeated even though there was no repeat barline visible, that would happen if you had loop playback turned on, for instance,

That is why it is important to provide a sample score and precise steps to reproduce the problem - so we can understand if there is something wrong with how you are doing it, something wrong with your score, or what. Otherwise all we can do is guess.

Note that, when using dragging and drop you have to release *when the measure or barline highlights*. You haven't said if you were careful about that, but my guess is that is the part you didn't quite get right. Try it again and see if this doesn't work. Or, use the easier method - simply select the measure than double click the palette icon.

Anyhow, if you continue to have problems, again, please post the specific score and precise steps to reproduce the problem so we can investigate.

And also, I did explain exactly! I said everything I know about it! Please think before acting. It just happens in random occasions.

That's good. It's too bad we couldn't find out what went wrong, but if it happens again, try to be clear about what lead up to it. That will help us all.