Strange page amount changes between machines
Hello,
Derek Benton did this score for me:
https://musescore.com/user/6053266/scores/6506418
When I opened it and export to pdf to extract texts, I found the pdf has 20 pages instead of 14. I tried both 3.5.2 and 3.6, and neither of them give correct page amount. But Derek, who uses 3.5.2 too, gets correct page amount and sent me a correct pdf. I also saved the score on my machine, and found it reduces the size from 75kb to 51kb. I'm attaching both the saved Musescore pdf files, so that you can compare with the one he published. I've reverted my Musescore to factory settings, and the page size is A4 portrait, same as him. What's wrong? It's always frustrating that Musescore will rudely alter the page amount of a score, not like other notation software which will only change page amount when big modification is done such as adding or deleting lots of notes/staves.
Haipeng
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Stravinsky_-_Pribaoutki copy.mscz | 50.63 KB |
| Stravinsky_-_Pribaoutki copy.pdf | 278.74 KB |
Comments
Cuplrit seems excessive use of white space (spaces and line feeds in tempo text and dynamics:
![tempo.png]( "tempo.png")
![dynamics.png]( "dynamics.png")
In reply to Cuplrit seems excessive use… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi there, Those line break and spaces are ONLY in his exported PDF copy and not in my original. In fact, when I export it (one both the website and on Musescore), I get the formatting all correct - see attached. The problem is that for some reason, for Hu Haipeng, when he exports to PDF it is adding line breaks - it looks like it seems to be reading some spaces as carriage returns.
Could it be some local settings on Hu's machine. I use A4 format for my scores, for instance. However, I'm unsure why a perfectly fine copy on the website would PDF incorrectly.
Any ideas would be welcome. Derek
In reply to Cuplrit seems excessive use… by Jojo-Schmitz
It's very odd. Yes, I can replicate the problem if I download the .mscz file. It seems to be converting spaces I've used in tempo markings - ie if I've put in crochet = 92 and included the word "Moderato" before it, each space is read as a line break. Basically, the downloaded .mscz file isn't an exact copy of my own. I may simply email him my original .mscz files instead if they're somehow being corrupted when downloading from the website. Any suggestions?
In reply to It's very odd. Yes, I can… by Derek Benton
Send the score directly to Haipeng so he can make a proper PDF and report this at https://musescore.com/groups/improving-musescore-com so they can be aware of it and fix it. I don't download a lot of scores from musescore.com so I don't know how prevalent this is.
In reply to It's very odd. Yes, I can… by Derek Benton
Attached is the .mscz file from my MacBook and the one downloaded from Musescore by comparison.
In reply to Attached is the .mscz file… by Derek Benton
From my previous conversations with Haipeng I trusted that you had done everything correctly. I now see that your score should be 14 pages. I didn't even look into the source. Haipeng had said he downloaded 20 pages and the PDF was 21 pages long. This means the PDF is downloading properly so Haipeng can just get the PDF from there rather than making one in MuseScore. He still needs the properly paged version that he can either grab from here or you can send it to him.
Problem is in tempo markings - there are added spaces and new lines each tempo marking. Remove them and layout will be OK.
In reply to Problem is in tempo markings… by sammik
Thanks! Will this break the appearance of the text, making them different from the original score?
In reply to Thanks! Will this break the… by hhpmusic
Something strange is happening. These new lines are in the .mscz file but not displayed on musescore.com
In reply to Something strange is… by mike320
Very strange, I didn't add any blank lines at all! I just used my laptop to export the pdf, and it became 21 pages! Will this be caused by screenresolution? I don't know why Musescore is so cunning in such kind of pieces.
In reply to Very strange, I didn't add… by hhpmusic
I don't know why it did that. The blank lines are in the score I downloaded to compare as you suggested. You need to ask Derek what he did and see if there's something he needs to do to prevent the new lines in the future.
In reply to Very strange, I didn't add… by hhpmusic
I just downloaded the PDF version from musescore.com and the extra linefeeds aren't there, unfortunately neither are a lot of page breaks so it ended up being only 14 pages :(
In reply to Problem is in tempo markings… by sammik
See my comment above. These strange line breaks and spaces seem to only appear in Hu's PDF export, whilst for me the PDF is an exact replica of my score which I've created.
In reply to See my comment above. These… by Derek Benton
The line breaks appear in the score (.mscz) I downloaded directly from musescore.com. If you didn't already then I suggest that you send it to him directly so he doesn't have to contend with these line feeds.
In reply to The line breaks appear in… by mike320
It's very odd. Yes, I can replicate the problem if I download the .mscz file as you have done. It seems to be converting spaces I've used in tempo markings - ie if I've put in crochet = 92 and included the word "Moderato" before it, each space is read as a line break. I may simply send him my original .mscz files instead if they're somehow being corrupted when downloading from the website.
Now at https://musescore.com/groups/improving-musescore-com/discuss/5085250