"BigTime": Large time signatures plugin [Release, proof-of-concept]
Large time signatures have been requested in MuseScore for some time, but currently are not natively supported. This is a plugin which "converts" MuseScore time signatures into text-based large time signatures.
Plugin: https://gitlab.com/RunasSudo/musescore-bigtime-plugin/-/blob/master/Big…
Some notes:
- Internally, the native time signatures are stretched to reserve space for the large time signatures, and hidden by making the opacity 0.
- The large time signatures have the User-1 style applied. For correct results, reduce the line spacing (e.g. 0.34li).
This is a very simple implementation and has some shortcomings – e.g. there is limited customisability – but given how long this feature request has stood I thought I'd put this up as a proof-of-concept of sorts.
Comments
Wow, interesting idea, never would have thought of trying to use a plugin for this. Thanks for doing this!
Thanks L'Moose on Discord for the suggestion – I've updated the plugin to use SMuFL large time signature symbols from Bravura. This removes the need to download and install any separate fonts!
Sorry, I really don't understand it. What exactly do I have to do to apply this?
In reply to Sorry, I really don't… by [DELETED] 28444986
It's a plugin, after downloading it to the plugins folder you can run it the same way as other plugins: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/plugins
In reply to It's a plugin, after… by RunasSudo
Ok, thanks. How do I open the plugin manager?
In reply to Ok, thanks. How do I open… by [DELETED] 28444986
see the handbook linked to above
In reply to Ok, thanks. How do I open… by [DELETED] 28444986
In the menubar, Plugins -> Plugin Manager
In reply to In the menubar, Plugins ->… by RunasSudo
Ok, i use it and this is what I see now:
How do I get to the big time signatures now?
In reply to Ok, i use it and this is… by [DELETED] 28444986
Hmm, that should have worked. I'll look into it.
In reply to Hmm, that should have worked… by RunasSudo
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In reply to [inline:Orchestra_1_-_w_… by [DELETED] 28444986
Interesting, it works for me. (I'm on Linux, maybe a Linux vs Windows problem... I'll try again on Windows if I have time.)
Do you see the big time signatures in the attached file?
In reply to Interesting, it works for me… by RunasSudo
Strangely enough, I see that.
In reply to Strangely enough, I see that… by [DELETED] 28444986
It looks suitable at 0.33 li.
In reply to Ok, i use it and this is… by [DELETED] 28444986
Was indeed a Linux vs Windows thing – have just pushed version 1.3 to fix this: https://gitlab.com/RunasSudo/musescore-bigtime-plugin/-/blob/master/Big…
It should work on Windows now if you re-download it!
In reply to Was indeed a Linux vs… by RunasSudo
It works better now, thank you!