Change volta text - on a Mac?
I'm trying to change the text on a volta from 1. to 1. & 3. The handbook states:
Right-click on a line and select Line Properties…;
Add any text you want to appear in the line;
Begin: Text added here appears at the beginning of the line.
I have done this, though on a Mac it is control-click. The window comes up as on the attached file but when the text is typed in nothing happens, before or after Return. I have managed this in the past, though I seem to remember that MuseScore was fussy about dots and spaces. The latest version of the application doesn't seem to support this.
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Between MuseScore 2 and 3 this right-click properties of voltas have been moved to the Inspector, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voltas#volta-properties (MuseScore 3) and compare with https://musescore.org/en/handbook/voltas#text (MuseScore 2)
In reply to Between MuseScore 2 and 3… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, but this does not solve the problem: editing the text in the Begin Text box does not result in a change to the score. The only exception is if the 1. is deleted to leave a blank box, then the number disappears in the score. So, the system is working up to a point, but it does not seem to accept additional text.
In reply to Thanks, but this does not… by Sarah Moar
Ah! That "&" problem again, missed that, sorry. Such issues come and came up time and time again, they should be fixed though meanwhile, which version are you using?
Edit: darn, it might have been fixed one time, but I see it in 3.3.2, so ithis eirther back or this particular one never got fixed
In reply to Ah! That "&" problem again,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Version 3.3.2.24203 - the latest, I think.
And - aha! The '&' was the problem: typing in 'and' solves it. Many thanks
In reply to Version 3.3.2.24203 - the… by Sarah Moar
See #282358: Entering & into line text truncates text
In reply to Version 3.3.2.24203 - the… by Sarah Moar
or "1. + 2." ;-) or "1. & 2."
Where exactly does the handbook state Right-click on a line and select Line Properties…; ? This needs to get fixed (if in the 3.x handbook)
In reply to Where exactly does the… by Jojo-Schmitz
It doesn't say that in the handbook - it's what I used to do to edit voltas.
In reply to Where exactly does the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Here:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/lines#text-lines
In reply to Here: https://musescore.org… by Sarah Moar
Thanks, this is indeed the 2.x handbook and correct for that version
See the corresponding 3.x page: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/lines#text-lines