MuseScore 4.7.4 – Score is no longer aligned to the top-left when switching to "Publish" mode

[csbubbles]

Issue type

UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)

Description with steps to reproduce

How to reproduce:

• Create a new score or open an existing one
• Zoom and/or move it across the screen
• Switch to "Publish" view

Expected:

• While the zoom level is preserved, the score itself is positioned in the top-left corner. Every time you switch to "Publish" view, that's how it had always worked in MuseScore 4 up to 4.7.3. It has been really convenient to have this behavior if you need to take screenshots or screen-record part of the playback.

Actual:

• In 4.7.4, the score is no longer positioned/aligned in the top-left corner. Instead, it keeps the same position it had in "Score" view.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

4.7.3.-.expected.mov

4.7.4.-.unexpected.mov

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7.4

Regression

Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x

Operating system

macOS Tahoe (26.4.1), Arch.: arm64

Additional context

OS: macOS Tahoe (26.4.1), Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.7.4-260706075, revision: github-musescore-musescore-7688c00

Checklist

• This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
• I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
• I have attached all requested files and information to this report
• I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

[cbjeukendrup]

This is very much by design. The old behaviour was a bug.

[zacjansheski]

Closing as by design