From 20adb41fc14713aef408e446a3bce1f69cb5d225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Klaus Rettinghaus <klaus.rettinghaus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 19:39:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix GH#25048: Export Tempo as system text in MusicXML

Backport of #25312
---
 importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp          |   5 +-
 libmscore/scoreElement.cpp                   |  13 +-
 libmscore/scoreElement.h                     |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testClefs2.xml             |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testColorExport_ref.xml    |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testDirections2.xml        |   4 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testInvalidLayout_ref.xml  |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleDirection.xml |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1.xml             |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1_ref.xml         | 150 +++++++++++++++++++
 mtest/musicxml/io/testSound2_ref.xml         |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testSwing_ref.xml          |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemDirection.xml    |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo1.xml             |   8 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo2_ref.xml         |   6 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo3_ref.xml         |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo4_ref.xml         |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo5.xml             |  24 +--
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo6.xml             |   6 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoOverlap_ref.xml   |  32 ++--
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoPrecision_ref.xml |   4 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/testTuplets4.xml           |   2 +-
 mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp            |   2 +-
 23 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1_ref.xml

diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
index 7c5cb7a4c8a38..4f2c44c9432de 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
@@ -4616,7 +4616,10 @@ void ExportMusicXml::tempoText(TempoText const* const text, int staff)
              qPrintable(text->xmlText()));
       */
       _attr.doAttr(_xml, false);
-      _xml.stag(QString("direction placement=\"%1\"").arg((text->placement() == Placement::BELOW ) ? "below" : "above"));
+      QString tempoAttrs = QString("direction placement=\"%1\"").arg(text->placement() == Placement::BELOW ? "below" : "above");
+      if (text->systemFlag())
+            tempoAttrs += QString(" system=\"%1\"").arg(text->isLinked() ? "also-top" : "only-top");
+      _xml.stag(tempoAttrs);
       wordsMetronome(_xml, _score, text, offset);
 
       if (staff)
diff --git a/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp b/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
index e0605d17a1860..038a00f3bf468 100644
--- a/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void changeProperty(ScoreElement* e, Pid t, const QVariant& st, PropertyF
 static void changeProperties(ScoreElement* e, Pid t, const QVariant& st, PropertyFlags ps)
       {
       if (propertyLink(t)) {
-            for (ScoreElement* ee : e->linkList())
+            for (ScoreElement*& ee : e->linkList())
                   changeProperty(ee, t, st, ps);
             }
       else
@@ -580,11 +580,18 @@ void ScoreElement::unlink()
 ///  linked to this element
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
-bool ScoreElement::isLinked(ScoreElement* se)
+bool ScoreElement::isLinked(ScoreElement* se) const
       {
-      return se != this && _links && _links->contains(se);
+      if (se == this || !_links) {
+          return false;
       }
 
+      if (se == nullptr) {
+          return !_links->empty() && _links->mainElement() != this;
+      }
+
+      return _links->contains(se);      }
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   undoUnlink
 //---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libmscore/scoreElement.h b/libmscore/scoreElement.h
index a9eb7cab0761c..60e93ec364f50 100644
--- a/libmscore/scoreElement.h
+++ b/libmscore/scoreElement.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class ScoreElement {
 
       void linkTo(ScoreElement*);
       void unlink();
-      bool isLinked(ScoreElement*);
+      bool isLinked(ScoreElement* se = nullptr) const;
 
       virtual void undoUnlink();
       int lid() const                         { return _links ? _links->lid() : 0; }
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testClefs2.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testClefs2.xml
index 3ca5496dcd292..5e58a3a262dd1 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testClefs2.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testClefs2.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>4</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testColorExport_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testColorExport_ref.xml
index 2009eafa5dd6e..f6c333ab5de00 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testColorExport_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testColorExport_ref.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
           </root>
         <kind text="7">dominant</kind>
         </harmony>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" color="#942193">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testDirections2.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testDirections2.xml
index cc91207c47810..dd768a79ae9b9 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testDirections2.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testDirections2.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Lento</words>
           </direction-type>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <duration>4</duration>
         <voice>1</voice>
         </note>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Andante</words>
           </direction-type>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvalidLayout_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvalidLayout_ref.xml
index b96fdb5ab55d3..7053906e664c0 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvalidLayout_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvalidLayout_ref.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
           <multiple-rest>3</multiple-rest>
           </measure-style>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleDirection.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleDirection.xml
index 399b7778bae6a..35509358e8f0b 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleDirection.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleDirection.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1.xml
index 5ddc90777e8b9..6193cb8c733e2 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1_ref.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6193cb8c733e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound1_ref.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC "-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 4.0 Partwise//EN" "http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
+<score-partwise version="4.0">
+  <identification>
+    <encoding>
+      <software>MuseScore 0.7.0</software>
+      <encoding-date>2007-09-10</encoding-date>
+      <supports element="accidental" type="yes"/>
+      <supports element="beam" type="yes"/>
+      <supports element="print" attribute="new-page" type="no"/>
+      <supports element="print" attribute="new-system" type="no"/>
+      <supports element="stem" type="yes"/>
+      </encoding>
+    </identification>
+  <part-list>
+    <score-part id="P1">
+      <part-name>Music</part-name>
+      <score-instrument id="P1-I1">
+        <instrument-name></instrument-name>
+        </score-instrument>
+      <midi-device id="P1-I1" port="1"></midi-device>
+      <midi-instrument id="P1-I1">
+        <midi-channel>1</midi-channel>
+        <midi-program>1</midi-program>
+        <volume>78.7402</volume>
+        <pan>0</pan>
+        </midi-instrument>
+      </score-part>
+    </part-list>
+  <part id="P1">
+    <measure number="1">
+      <attributes>
+        <divisions>1</divisions>
+        <key>
+          <fifths>0</fifths>
+          </key>
+        <time>
+          <beats>4</beats>
+          <beat-type>4</beat-type>
+          </time>
+        <clef>
+          <sign>G</sign>
+          <line>2</line>
+          </clef>
+        </attributes>
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
+        <direction-type>
+          <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
+            <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
+            <per-minute>60</per-minute>
+            </metronome>
+          </direction-type>
+        <sound tempo="60"/>
+        </direction>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>C</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>D</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>E</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>F</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      </measure>
+    <measure number="2">
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>G</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>F</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>E</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>D</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>1</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>quarter</type>
+        <stem>up</stem>
+        </note>
+      </measure>
+    <measure number="3">
+      <note>
+        <pitch>
+          <step>C</step>
+          <octave>4</octave>
+          </pitch>
+        <duration>4</duration>
+        <voice>1</voice>
+        <type>whole</type>
+        </note>
+      </measure>
+    </part>
+  </score-partwise>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound2_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound2_ref.xml
index 5ddc90777e8b9..6193cb8c733e2 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound2_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSound2_ref.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSwing_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSwing_ref.xml
index 2bb2c922455ab..1999ad4cb427b 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSwing_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSwing_ref.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
           <octave-change>1</octave-change>
           </transpose>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemDirection.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemDirection.xml
index c377e9ab21b70..68cf1432866da 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemDirection.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testSystemDirection.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       </measure>
     <measure number="4">
       <print new-system="yes"/>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Largo</words>
           </direction-type>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo1.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo1.xml
index 655f85e7a72a0..e53eac8a92637 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo1.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo1.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Largo </words>
           </direction-type>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="3">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Andante</words>
           </direction-type>
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="5">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Vivace</words>
           </direction-type>
         <sound tempo="120"/>
         </direction>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="yes">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo2_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo2_ref.xml
index 8f485888357fa..f88393ccc3c2b 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo2_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo2_ref.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="2">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="3">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>half</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo3_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo3_ref.xml
index b0cba3a4bfb3e..237cc05cb8a47 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo3_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo3_ref.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>half</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo4_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo4_ref.xml
index 28ce9860f0bc7..f61e2f2b92800 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo4_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo4_ref.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo5.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo5.xml
index c9a7357660f34..1e44fe10ad250 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo5.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo5.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>breve</beat-unit>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="2">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>whole</beat-unit>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="3">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>half</beat-unit>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="4">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="5">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>eighth</beat-unit>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="6">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>16th</beat-unit>
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="7">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>32nd</beat-unit>
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="8">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>64th</beat-unit>
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="9">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>128th</beat-unit>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="10">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>256th</beat-unit>
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="11">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>512th</beat-unit>
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="12">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>1024th</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo6.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo6.xml
index a9418c419f619..0b360f19f6494 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo6.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempo6.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="2">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="3">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoOverlap_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoOverlap_ref.xml
index 9cfa98893cccd..2b896db62a3b8 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoOverlap_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoOverlap_ref.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="2">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="3">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="4">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       </measure>
     <measure number="5">
       <print new-system="yes"/>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="6">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="7">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
           <words>Direction words (empty) with sound tempo</words>
           </direction-type>
         </direction>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="9">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
       </measure>
     <measure number="10">
       <print new-system="yes"/>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="11">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="12">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="13">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
       </measure>
     <measure number="14">
       <print new-system="yes"/>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="15">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="16">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no" print-object="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoPrecision_ref.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoPrecision_ref.xml
index dd1d21ff30717..0e42821bee51b 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoPrecision_ref.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTempoPrecision_ref.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         </note>
       </measure>
     <measure number="2">
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <words font-weight="bold" font-size="12">Andante</words>
           </direction-type>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTuplets4.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTuplets4.xml
index de66c04aee8a4..3319a744c0807 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTuplets4.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTuplets4.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>
         </attributes>
-      <direction placement="above">
+      <direction placement="above" system="only-top">
         <direction-type>
           <metronome parentheses="no">
             <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp b/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
index dced312d14c2a..b08b51d6715df 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ private slots:
       void slurs2() { mxmlIoTest("testSlurs2"); }
       void slurTieDirecton() { mxmlIoTest("testSlurTieDirection"); }
       void slurTieLineStyle() { mxmlIoTest("testSlurTieLineStyle"); }
-      void sound1() { mxmlIoTest("testSound1"); }
+      void sound1() { mxmlIoTestRef("testSound1"); }
       void sound2() { mxmlIoTestRef("testSound2"); }
       // void specialCharacters() { mxmlIoTest("testSpecialCharacters"); } // TODO
       void staffEmptiness() { mxmlImportTestRef("testStaffEmptiness"); }