From facefb9a223280940a46d8ad7677ec383ce9ce11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mnorrisvuw <michael.norris@vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:31:12 +1200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Align tempo markings with preceding grace notes (#33949)

---
 src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp b/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
index 74ca225fce31b..ccbaf0e48447d 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
@@ -5757,6 +5757,23 @@ void TLayout::layoutTempoText(const TempoText* item, TempoText::LayoutData* ldat
     // tempo text on first chordrest of measure should align over time sig if present, unless time sig is above staff
     Segment* s = item->segment();
 
+    // Align with preceding grace notes on all visible staves, unless the time signature overrides it below.
+    double graceNoteX = 0.0;
+    const System* system = s->measure()->system();
+    for (track_idx_t track = 0; track < staff2track(item->score()->nstaves()); ++track) {
+        if (!item->score()->staff(track2staff(track))->show()
+            || (system && !system->staff(track2staff(track))->show())) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const EngravingItem* element = s->element(track);
+        if (!element || !element->isChord()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for (const Chord* grace : toChord(element)->graceNotesBefore()) {
+            graceNoteX = std::min(graceNoteX, grace->pagePos().x() - s->pagePos().x());
+        }
+    }
+
     RehearsalMark* rehearsalMark = toRehearsalMark(s->findAnnotation(ElementType::REHEARSAL_MARK, item->track(), item->track()));
     RectF rehearsalMarkBbox = rehearsalMark ? rehearsalMark->ldata()->bbox().translated(rehearsalMark->pos()) : RectF();
     RectF thisBbox = ldata->bbox().translated(item->pos());
@@ -5764,6 +5781,7 @@ void TLayout::layoutTempoText(const TempoText* item, TempoText::LayoutData* ldat
     if (s->rtick().isZero()) {
         Segment* p = item->segment()->prev(SegmentType::TimeSig);
         if (p && !p->allElementsInvisible()) {
+            graceNoteX = 0.0;
             ldata->moveX(-(s->x() - p->x()));
             EngravingItem* e = p->element(item->staffIdx() * VOICES);
             if (e) {
@@ -5772,6 +5790,8 @@ void TLayout::layoutTempoText(const TempoText* item, TempoText::LayoutData* ldat
         }
     }
 
+    ldata->moveX(graceNoteX);
+
     if (rehearsalMark) {
         const bool sameSide = item->placeAbove() == rehearsalMark->placeAbove();
         const bool collision

From e71ac345737f01e8af7c389ddeb9b40d00e2e214 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mnorrisvuw <michael.norris@vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:44:46 +1200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Resolve visible time signatures for tempo alignment

---
 src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp | 39 +++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp b/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
index ccbaf0e48447d..905f03e2f6519 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rendering/score/tlayout.cpp
@@ -5778,14 +5778,41 @@ void TLayout::layoutTempoText(const TempoText* item, TempoText::LayoutData* ldat
     RectF rehearsalMarkBbox = rehearsalMark ? rehearsalMark->ldata()->bbox().translated(rehearsalMark->pos()) : RectF();
     RectF thisBbox = ldata->bbox().translated(item->pos());
 
-    if (s->rtick().isZero()) {
+    const staff_idx_t tempoStaffIdx = item->effectiveStaffIdx();
+    if (s->rtick().isZero() && tempoStaffIdx != muse::nidx) {
         Segment* p = item->segment()->prev(SegmentType::TimeSig);
         if (p && !p->allElementsInvisible()) {
-            graceNoteX = 0.0;
-            ldata->moveX(-(s->x() - p->x()));
-            EngravingItem* e = p->element(item->staffIdx() * VOICES);
-            if (e) {
-                ldata->moveX(p->hasTimeSigAboveStaves() ? e->x() + e->width() + e->spatium() : e->x());
+            const TimeSig* timeSig = nullptr;
+            const TimeSig* firstVisibleTimeSig = nullptr;
+            for (const EngravingItem* element : p->elist()) {
+                if (!element || !element->isTimeSig() || !element->visible()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const TimeSig* candidate = toTimeSig(element);
+                const staff_idx_t staffIdx = candidate->effectiveStaffIdx();
+                if (!candidate->showOnThisStaff() || staffIdx == muse::nidx || candidate->ldata()->bbox().isEmpty()
+                    || !item->score()->staff(staffIdx)->show() || (system && !system->staff(staffIdx)->show())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!firstVisibleTimeSig || staffIdx < firstVisibleTimeSig->effectiveStaffIdx()) {
+                    firstVisibleTimeSig = candidate;
+                }
+                if (candidate->isAboveStaves() || candidate->isAcrossStaves()) {
+                    if (staffIdx <= tempoStaffIdx
+                        && (!timeSig || staffIdx > timeSig->effectiveStaffIdx())) {
+                        timeSig = candidate;
+                    }
+                } else if (staffIdx == tempoStaffIdx) {
+                    timeSig = candidate;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!timeSig) {
+                timeSig = firstVisibleTimeSig;
+            }
+            if (timeSig) {
+                graceNoteX = 0.0;
+                ldata->moveX(-(s->x() - p->x()));
+                ldata->moveX(timeSig->isAboveStaves() ? timeSig->x() + timeSig->width() + timeSig->spatium() : timeSig->x());
             }
         }
     }