Plugin Capabilites: Bold TAB Fret Numbers
Does a plugin have access to all the capabilities of Musescore, (i.e. anything that can be done via the UI), or only a limited subset?
I am asking so that I don't try to write a plugin which is not possible. My plugin is to make bold text for tablature fret numbers by making the actual fret number invisible and creating a stave text at the same position but in font FreeSans bold, as shown in the first four notes of this bar:
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Comments
Via Staff properties (no plugin needed) you can increase the font size and switch between different fonts
In reply to Via Staff properties you can… by Jojo-Schmitz
... but not change the visibility of elements? or add new text elements?
In reply to ... but not change the… by yonah_ag
I don't think so.
In reply to Via Staff properties you can… by Jojo-Schmitz
Staff properties don't offer a bold version of FreeSans for tablature, hence resorting to a plugin.
In reply to Staff properties don't offer… by yonah_ag
True. And I didn't claim it does. But that might be worth a feature request.
In reply to True. And I didn't claim it… by Jojo-Schmitz
There's already one.
https://musescore.org/en/node/268399
In reply to There's already one. https:/… by yonah_ag
Ah, #268399: Tab: make font bold, italic or/and underlined, good
Bold Tab Plugin
https://musescore.org/en/project/tab-bold