Key signature not displaying on new barline?
So, in the score that I'm making, I'm trying to put a new key signature that starts on the first measure of a new line. With courtesy key signatures on, the new key signature is only shown after the last bar of the last line (on the same line) and not on the new line, though there is space for a new key signature. With courtesy key signatures toggled off, there is just no key signature seen, although the score functions as if there is. Is there any way to fix this (seemingly graphical) glitch?
Edit: The new key signature only contains naturals, and is canceling out a previous key signature, which may have something to do with it.
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Likely C major
In reply to Likely C major by Jojo-Schmitz
Alright. But how do I use that to fix it?
In reply to Alright. But how do I use… by Derp777
If it is C major, the signature is there - no flats or sharps is the key sig.
In reply to If it is C major, the… by xavierjazz
yes, but the courtesy signature with all of the naturals is only displaying at the end of the barline previous to it, and not at the start of the new barline. That's my issue. It would be easier to read if the courtesy signature was at the start of the new barline, which is what I am trying to do.
In reply to yes, but the courtesy… by Derp777
I've never seen what you want in music. If you start on a line of music and don't see a key signature then it's C major. If you are starting before that line, when you get to the end of the line it warns you there will be a key change.
In reply to I've never seen what you… by mike320
that's why I added a screenshot with what I was talking about to the post. You'll notice that at the end of the first line, the previous key signature is replaced with a C major, which has only naturals. However, at the start of the next line, there is just nothing, where it would be more readable if the naturals were restated. However, there is space for a key signature there which leads me to believe that it would be possible to put the naturals there.
In reply to that's why I added a… by Derp777
What you show is what I've always seen.
Nothing is a key signature. If you changed from the key of B to E-flat for example, you would get 5 naturals and 3 flats at the end of the first system and only 3 flats at the beginning of the next system. You would not get the repeated naturals to emphasize the key change. This is the same idea when you change to the key of C.
In reply to What you show is what I've… by mike320
but then why is there space for a new key signature of about the same size on the second barline? there isn't space like in the barlines after it...
In reply to but then why is there space… by Derp777
In isolation it's difficult to tell from a picture. I didn't see this in some quick test I did. What version are you in? What other instruments are there with hidden staves? Can you attach a score that shows this?
In reply to In isolation it's difficult… by mike320
its fine, I just opted to change the line spacing to make it a bit more readable (to me). Not sure if there's a way to force what I wanted. Another thing though, if I change the key signature from an f# minor to an f minor, the new flats are in the key signature, but there are no naturals to cancel out the previous signature, which I know should be done when there is a key change. Is that just a quirk of musescore or is there a way to fix this?
In reply to its fine, I just opted to… by Derp777
For anyone reading, the answer was posted at https://musescore.org/en/node/283044#comment-891482