Dotted notes
Hi Folks
Just downloaded the musescore 4 in ubuntu.
The old printing problems are solved at once, but the use of the"." on my laptop doesn't give me the expected dotted note on my hp laptop. It still works on the old musescore. So there must be a software problem in version 4
Thanks for everything
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Which dot, the one on NumPad?
In reply to Which dot, the one on NumPad? by Jojo-Schmitz
No on this laptop there's no real numpad like on a pc. Two places behind the last letterkey is the dot key and that doesn't work for the dotted extension.
Thanks for your reaction thusfar
In reply to No on this laptop there's no… by kribra
So it is Shift+Dot, right?
What version or MuseScore exactly?
If not the 4.0.2 AppImage, get and try that, also do a Revert to factory settings
In reply to What version or MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi
It still doesn't work. I upgraded to 4.0.2 and did the revert to factory setting'(in a dutch version) and then gave it a try, but nope. I did restart the program. I'll try it a second time. Is there a way to say to the program to use that secific key to achieve the dot and then save it in a personal style, or is that too complicated for an average computer user?
In reply to Hi It still doesn't work. I… by kribra
When I restart musescore I still see the starting screen appearing with version 4.0.1on it.
A bit before I saw the laptop installing the 4.0.2 version.
In reply to When I restart musescore I… by kribra
If Help > About shows 4.0.1, you're not on 4.0.2...
In reply to Hi It still doesn't work. I… by kribra
Yoiu cpuld try to change the Shortcut, Edit > Preferences > Shortcuts > Toggle duration dot
If that doesn't work, locate your shortcuts.xml and change
to
In reply to Yoiu cpuld try to change the… by Jojo-Schmitz
1)I just downloaded bluefish. Thanks to your help and underquark's I'm further now.
I'll have a profound look in the shortcuts.xml and try to find the error or bug or whatever.
However it would be more simple that the preference of the program would have accepted my change, no?
2)I did the change as suggested on line 457 in the xml to Shift+. I saved and opened the program.
When moving with the mouse over the "dotted on-off" button I see the new "Shift ." indicated. It only doesn't do anything
In reply to 1)I just downloaded bluefish… by kribra
OK, then it seems we're at the end of all wisdom and this is just plain broken and beyond repair currently
It shows as "Shift+.", including the +, doesn't it?
In reply to 1)I just downloaded bluefish… by kribra
Hmm, try , (comma) instead of dot.
In reply to Hi It still doesn't work. I… by kribra
Hello
I went to the Muse 4.0.1 preferences/ shortcuts and gave in the .
Then clicked okay and restarted but it still did nothing.
When I run the Muse 4.0.1 it says I can update. The 4.0.2 is downloading its AppImage but it seems not to go into the old version. In /Downloads I find the 4.0.2 but despite several tries in the terminal I Can't make it working. I used tyhe commands cd ~/Downloads
./MuseScore*.AppImage install
Only when right-clicking in the file manager it (4.0.2) starts.
In reply to Hello I went to the Muse 4.0… by kribra
OK, then try editing the shortcuts.xml, see above
In reply to Hello I went to the Muse 4.0… by kribra
And see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/download-and-installation#Linux
In reply to And see https://musescore… by Jojo-Schmitz
hE jojo
I'm a little bit further now.
In the "help" I can already see the correct 4.0.2.
In shortcuts I gave in the "." and clicked on OK but it still doesn't work on the keyboard. I'm working on Azerty
I'll keep on looking for that shortcuts.xml until now I could not find that in ubuntu. I hoped to find it in preferences, but no.
In reply to hE jojo I'm a little bit… by kribra
Check ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/MuseScore/MuseScore4/.
In reply to Check ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/… by Jojo-Schmitz
He Jojo
I'm not a hero in terminal things but I could reach the local/share/MuseScore/MuseScore4 but then I don't get further because shortcuts.xml is not a directory. I'm shure you know the solution.
Today I write the accompaniment by hand so don't rush. I doubt to have time to work further on the dotted note solution today. Later on I surely will. Thanks in advance
In reply to He Jojo I'm not a hero in… by kribra
You can't cd (change directory) to ...../shortcuts.xml because it is a file, not a directory. If you want to use the Consol (aka Command-line) then you need to cd to the directory that the shortcuts.xml file is in and then create a backup: cp shortcuts.xml shortcuts_old.xml. Then edit the shortcuts.xml file.
Can't you open it using your favourite file/directory explorer? There is usually an option ([Ctrl] H) to show hidden files (such as those beginning with a dot like .local). For editing the file I would use an HTML editor such as Bluefish. You might need to change file permissions to allow editing.
Can you post your shortcuts.xml file here?
In reply to You can't cd (change… by underquark
Many thanks already.
It's the first time I did this kind of things, so I hope it's okay.
I copied the xml in openoffice and saved it there.
In reply to Many thanks already. It's… by kribra
Ok with the change from "Shift+." to "Shift+," it works. From now on I do that when I want my dotted notes.
Strange but I can live with that.
In reply to Ok with the change from … by kribra
Just , (comma), Shift is not needed (on your keyboard)
In reply to Many thanks already. It's… by kribra
Here the xml with the change as suggested days ago by JoJo when going to the program I see with the mouse that there is a change on the "dot on-off". It's changed into "Shift." The line in question was, I hope, nr.457
Thanks in advance.
Ok JoJo and underquark from now on I hit "Shift," to get my dotted note.
I can live with that. Super.
In reply to Here the xml with the change… by kribra
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I'm already so used to the "Shift." that the "Shift," is easy enough for me.
I can perfectly live with it.
The shortcuts.xml is the one before the correction I suppose. Line 457 it was
In reply to Here the xml with the change… by kribra
Hmm, maybe "Shift+;" works too (and would be the dot on your keyboard
In reply to Hmm, maybe "Shift+;" works… by Jojo-Schmitz
I'm writing music right now and I'm getting used to the"Shift," already.
So for me the problem is solved.
Thanks JoJo and mr.underquark.
When I find some other problem in the Musescore4 on laptop I know where I can find the schortcuts.xml now and let you know.