Wonky frames etc.
I've just loaded MuseScore 3. There seem to be a few problems. The most obvious is that frames from files made in MuseScore 2 are knocked out of place. The same goes for breaks. When creating a new score, I can't get the frames properly placed: The Title or Subtitle is OK, but when I try to add a frame to show the Composer it appears way down the page and I can't move the frame - just the text, which leaves an orphan frame and a large space. Finally, there seemed to be no way of deleting bars until I discovered that command-delete worked. I wouldn't recommend 'upgrading' to 3.0 yet - it is actually a downgrade.
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Please share a score showing this issue
(vertical and horizontal) frames and (system, page, section) breaks work just fine for me
Cmd+Del is indeed the way to delete measures, just like it was in 2.x, but now it is more powerful, it can even delete partial measures now. Only its removal from the right click context menu and its renaming in the menu to "Timewise delete" is something we're thinking on how to improve, see #279389: Request to rename "Timewise delete" command
In reply to Please share a score showing… by Jojo-Schmitz
"I can't move the frame - just the text, which leaves an orphan frame and a large space."
Does your score contain staff-1 line, for example for Snare Drum (perc. 1 line) or other?
In this case, I saw this case last night, here: https://musescore.org/fr/node/282397 (it's not yet reported).
To make horizontal frames reappear, at least temporarily, go to the instrument dialog box (I"), and change the staff type, for example, perc.3 lines.
Or via staff properties.
In reply to Does your score contain… by cadiz1
See attached pdf. This is the effect I mean
In reply to See attached pdf. This is… by John Moar
Preferable to attach the current score (the pdf doesn't "talk")
In reply to See attached pdf. This is… by John Moar
I don't see any frame there, nor any break.
As said, a sample score is needed, the mscz file.
In reply to Please share a score showing… by Jojo-Schmitz
See attached.
In reply to See attached. by John Moar
These are two text frames, where yhou should rather use one vertical frame
You probably also want to separate the 2 pieces by a section break
In reply to These are two text frames,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Maybe that's what I'll have to do, but in MuseScore 2 the Composer frame tucked up immediately below the Title frame, which is where I want it to go. In this version there is a large gap between the frames, which I don't have the knowhow to shift. I could put the Title and Composer in the same frame, but then everything in that frame is affected by eg. centre or left justification, whereas what I want is the title centred and the composer right-justified.
In reply to Maybe that's what I'll have… by John Moar
There is no composer frame, in no version of MuseScore
There is a composer field in a vertical frame, right aligned, texter, left aligned, both to the bottom of the frame, title and subtitle centered.
Text frames serve a different purpose, like for (additional) lyrics
In reply to There is no composer frame,… by Jojo-Schmitz
No, they text frames. I was using 'composer frame' to mean the text frame in which I inserted the composer's name and formatted it with Frame Text in the Inspector panel.
In reply to No, they text frames. I was… by John Moar
maybe it is misbehaving, but then again you'r not using the right tool for the job.
In reply to maybe it is misbehaving, but… by Jojo-Schmitz
OK, but it worked just fine before.
I've been trying the other frame types now with little success - I can't see how to insert text into a vertical frame, nor see how to delete a frame (selecting and deleting won't work). There is also still a large gap between the two frames which I can't close up. These are probably issue to do with my ignorance, but they're annoying nonetheless.
In reply to OK, but it worked just fine… by John Moar
Some things that might have worked on older version might have exploited a bug.
Not the case here I think, but still no reason to not use the right tools instead ;-)
Add a composer to a vertical frame is as easy as right clicking into it and select 'Composer"
Deleting is as easy as selecting it and hit Del
No need for 2 frames next to one another, but there's settings for each to control the distances, check Inspector
In reply to Some things that might have… by Jojo-Schmitz
That doesn't work quite the same on a Mac. I have to use control-click to bring up the options of adding text of different types. Similarly I have to use control-click to bring up the option of deleting the frame.
In reply to That doesn't work quite the… by John Moar
True, slightly different on Macs
In reply to There is no composer frame,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, I will experiment with this.