MuseScore 2.1 RC available. Please test and translate!
MuseScore 2.1 release candidate is available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux (64 and 32bit).
The purpose of the release candidate is mainly to test the packaging. On windows and macOS, this RC will uninstall/override MuseScore 2.0.3. You can download it and try to install and run it. Except for the packaging, it's not different than the previous nightlies. Of course, if you find a crash or a major regression compared to MuseScore 2.0.3, please report it in the issue tracker.
We plan to release a final 2.1 version end of next week. In the meantime, you can help to translate MuseScore 2.1 in your native language and we will work on the release notes, the announcement, and the documentation updates. A draft of the release notes is available.
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For Windows, what means (which difference?) between extensions .dmg (file) and .msi (file)
Rather .msi? Or, no matter?
But thanks for a bit explaining.
In reply to For Windows, what means by cadiz1
dmg is für Mac, msi for Windows
Jojo reported that using 'Save online" for the first time after install claims MuseScore to be too old and also lost the logon credentials for MuseScore.com. Just ignore the 'too old' message and re-enter your logon credentials works.
I'm looking into this. It will not be in 2.1 if we can avoid it.
In reply to Jojo reported that using by [DELETED] 5
Seems only to happen when switching between an installed version of 2.x and one of the latest 2.1 nightly builds, not related to the update, sorry for having mixed that up.
On my windows 10 taskbar the icon for MuseScor2.1-RC looks like a blank piece of paper rather than the MuseScore icon on the desktop.
In reply to On my windows 10 taskbar the by mike320
Same here on Windows 7, once you do a 'Pin to Task bar' (and deleted the old 2.0 one, which also looks like this) this is fixed
In reply to Same here on Windows 7, once by Jojo-Schmitz
it should be automatically replaced. When I closed the 2.1-rd window and clicked the icon, I got a "can't open" error. Now that I pinned it, it works fine.
In reply to it should be automatically by mike320
True. Should probably get filed in the issue tracker, so it might get fixed for the final Version.
Might be a good change to also set the registry entry "Friendly Name" from just "MuseScore" to "MuseScore 2" or even "MuseScore 2.1". Helps on "right-click/open with".
In reply to True. Should probably get by Jojo-Schmitz
See #186426: Windows installer: taskbar icon not updated in 2.2 and #186431: Change registry key FriendlyAppName to "MuseScore 2.1"
Copyright message in the license agreement shown in the installed has 2015 as the last date, probably should be updated?
In reply to Copyright message in the by Marc Sabatella
In the installer?
Edit: I think I found the culprit , see #186571: License in installer shows copyright 2015 rather than 2017
#175461: Add commands: Shift-Q "Decrease duration dotted" and Shift-W "Increase duration dotted" does not have shortcuts defined in RC.
In reply to #175461: Add commands: by mike320
It should if you do a Revert to Factory Settings; otherwise I believe your existing 2.0.3 shortcuts take precedence. Ideally we'd have some sort of smarts on installation to keep existing customizations you might have made, but still add the new shortcuts that are included with 2.1. Right now, though, I don't think we have any internal mechanism for that - it's all or nothing, as far as I can tell.
In reply to It should if you do a Revert by Marc Sabatella
Updating 2.0.3.1 to the 2.1 RC automatically added the new shortcuts for me on Mac El Capitan.
In reply to Updating 2.0.3.1 to the 2.1 by Isaac Weiss
Not for me. Guess it depends on whether you had customized shortcuts or not
This 2.1 RC solved an issue for me (displaying lyrics with melisma-underscores was sometimes broken - now it's working way better!)
Tested on ubuntu (64 bit app image) and through wine (windows msi).
Lyrics above staff: still missing feature
In whatever reasons I hoped that this feature/improvement would be added to 2.1. Currently it's possible to use inspector and change the placement of existing selected lyrics but when they are replaced and you want to continue writing lyrics then the cursor jumps back below staff.
Is it possible that this is only a question of "copying" the even/odd lyrics feature to the new one with just changing the default position?
In reply to Lyrics above staff: still by jaanus.nurmoja
@ jaanus.nurmoja, meanwhile you can set up this way: Style/Text...->Lyrics (odd/even Lines) Vertical -7.00
HTH
In reply to Lyrics above staff: still by jaanus.nurmoja
I'm pretty sure this would be too much of a change and also would break backwards compatibility, i.e. scores using this would not open properly in any 2.0 version.
In reply to I'm pretty sure this would be by Jojo-Schmitz
I don't believe that it would cause any side effect as this is nothing else than lyrics position.
Meanwhile it would be ok if I move the first syllable up and then when I continue writing it remains above staff... That means when I click space or - then the vertical position remains the same. Until I make a "new start".
In reply to I don't believe that it would by jaanus.nurmoja
They new lyrics abobe/below comes with a whole set of infrastructure. And it is very much different from just changing the offset (but still reserve the space below). As said, I'm pretty sure it is far to big to make it into 2.1, and I'm also pretty sure that it would cause backward compatibility problems. So as much as I'd like to see this in 2.1 too, I'm pretty sure it won't make it.
In reply to They new lyrics abobe/below by Jojo-Schmitz
OK, but let's imagine. I drag a word / syllable above staff, double click on it and continue writing. Keeping the cursor above after I click 'space' or '-' to continue - would it need too big changes in code?
In reply to OK, but let's imagine. I drag by jaanus.nurmoja
Select all sylabls you want to move and chanhe the vertical offset: No code change needed
Use lyrics even/odd style to move one or both above staff: No code change needed
If you want the extra space that these lyrics reserver below space but not above: Major code change needed and backward compatibility issues
If you don't believe this, try to write the code for this, but hurry up, the final 2.1 is due this weekend.
In reply to OK, but let's imagine. I drag by jaanus.nurmoja
Thanks, yes, I tried already this trick :)
I tested also "load style" trick - wrote two new styles (Lyrics Above Even Lines, Lyrics Above Odd Lines) with -6 and loaded a mss file, then gave this style to some syllables. But this only moved selected lyrics up.
In reply to Thanks, yes, I tried already by jaanus.nurmoja
Yes, there's a bug with loading styles, see #118731: Text styles not applied after Load Style...
Select all then do Reset to Style
In reply to They new lyrics abobe/below by Jojo-Schmitz
No, STYLES ARE APPLYING after load style! But style resets for next syllable / word . so after pressing space or - I am back at the default style.
In reply to Lyrics above staff: still by jaanus.nurmoja
As mentioned, doing this *right* is a big, incompatible change. Luckily it's already done - for 3.0.
Meanwhile, there are indeed ways of dealing with this in 2.0.3 or 2.1 that work reasonably well. I encourage you to start a new thread to discuss the best ways of getting lyrics above staff right now. And probably things that could be done in a compatible way to perhaps make the process a little easier. But let's keep this thread focused on the topic at hand, which is the testing and translation of 2.1!
In reply to Lyrics above staff: still by jaanus.nurmoja
Could it be done this way:
1) by adding 2 styles as I mentioned above ( (Lyrics Above Even Lines, Lyrics Above Odd Lines)
2) then adding shortcut ctrl+alt+L that adds lyrics like ctrl+l but assign the lyrics by default to the new style?
In reply to Could it be done this way: 1) by jaanus.nurmoja
That's a good question to discuss in the new thread I am encouraging someone to start devoted to this topic!