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Linked staves representation in Layout panel: Use icon instead of [LINK]

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#26,532 opened on Feb 16, 2025

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Description

Instead of this [LINK] text, we could perhaps show a beautiful icon.

As a bonus, we could consider giving that icon a tooltip, that displays to which other staff this staff is linked.

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Research direction
Locate the layout panel code for linked staves, replace the [LINK] text with an icon, and optionally add a tooltip linking to the other staff.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Qt
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65