fix #11261: improved logic for inserting measures

libmscore/element.cpp

@@ -1559,6 +1559,34 @@ bool Element::isText() const
          || type() == TEMPO_TEXT;
       }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   parentChordRest
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+Element* Element::parentChordRest()
+      {
+      if (isChordRest())
+            return this;
+      else if (_parent)
+            return _parent->parentChordRest();
+      else
+            return 0;
+      }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   parentChordRest
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+Element* Element::findMeasure()
+      {
+      if (type() == MEASURE)
+            return this;
+      else if (_parent)
+            return _parent->findMeasure();
+      else
+            return 0;
+      }
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   undoSetColor
 //---------------------------------------------------------

libmscore/element.h

@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ class Element : public QObject {
       virtual void setScore(Score* s)         { _score = s;         }
       Element* parent() const                 { return _parent;     }
       void setParent(Element* e)              { _parent = e;        }
+      Element* parentChordRest();
+      Element* findMeasure();
 
       qreal spatium() const;
 

libmscore/select.cpp

@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ ChordRest* Selection::lastChordRest(int track) const
       return cr;
       }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   findMeasure
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+Measure* Selection::findMeasure() const
+      {
+      Measure *m = 0;
+      if (_el.size() >= 1) {
+            Element* el = _el[0];
+            m = static_cast<Measure*>(el->findMeasure());
+            }
+      return m;
+      }
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   deselectAll
 //---------------------------------------------------------

libmscore/select.h

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class Selection {
       Element* element() const;
       ChordRest* firstChordRest(int track = -1) const;
       ChordRest* lastChordRest(int track = -1) const;
+      Measure* findMeasure() const;
       void update();
       void updateState();
       void dump();

mscore/musescore.cpp

@@ -143,10 +143,16 @@ extern void qt_mac_set_menubar_icons(bool b);
 
 void MuseScore::cmdInsertMeasures()
       {
-	if (cs) {
+    if (cs) {
-		insertMeasuresDialog = new InsertMeasuresDialog;
+        if (cs->selection().state() == SEL_NONE && !cs->selection().findMeasure()) {
-		insertMeasuresDialog->show();
+            QMessageBox::warning(0, "MuseScore",
+                 tr("No measure selected:\n" "Please select a measure and try again"));
             }
+        else {
+            insertMeasuresDialog = new InsertMeasuresDialog;
+            insertMeasuresDialog->show();
+            }
+        }
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------

mscore/scoreview.cpp

@@ -4858,17 +4858,23 @@ void ScoreView::appendMeasures(int n, Element::ElementType type)
 
 MeasureBase* ScoreView::checkSelectionStateForInsertMeasure()
       {
-    if (_score->selection().state() == SEL_RANGE) {
+      MeasureBase* mb = 0;
-          MeasureBase* mb = _score->selection().startSegment()->measure();
+      if (_score->selection().state() == SEL_RANGE) {
+            mb = _score->selection().startSegment()->measure();
             return mb;
             }
+
+      mb = _score->selection().findMeasure();
+      if (mb)
+            return static_cast<MeasureBase*>(mb);
+
       Element* e = _score->selection().element();
       if (e) {
             if (e->type() == Element::VBOX || e->type() == Element::TBOX)
                   return static_cast<MeasureBase*>(e);
             }
-    QMessageBox::warning(0, "MuseScore",
+      QMessageBox::warning(0, "MuseScore",
-         tr("No Measure selected:\n" "please select a measure and try again"));
+            tr("No measure selected:\n" "Please select a measure and try again"));
       return 0;
       }
 
@@ -4882,9 +4888,10 @@ void ScoreView::cmdInsertMeasures(int n, Element::ElementType type)
       if (!mb)
             return;
       _score->startCmd();
-    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+      for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
             mb = _score->insertMeasure(type, mb);
-      _score->select(0, SELECT_SINGLE, 0);
+      if (mb)
+           _score->select(mb, SELECT_SINGLE, 0);
       _score->endCmd();
       }
 
@@ -4907,7 +4914,8 @@ void ScoreView::cmdInsertMeasure(Element::ElementType type)
             startEdit(s);
             return;
             }
-      _score->select(0, SELECT_SINGLE, 0);
+      if (mb)
+           _score->select(mb, SELECT_SINGLE, 0);
       _score->endCmd();
       }