Musescore crashes when trying to open the Master Palette
This is strange, and it only started happening to me a few days ago. MuseScore is crashing every time I try to open the Master Palette (via any means - through the menu, or through any of the hot key combinations that open any portion of the Master Palette). When trying to open the Master Palette, MuseScore simply shuts down. It happens in any score, old or new. Obviously, without access to the Master Palette, I am severely limited to what I can do. I tried restarting my system, and even uninstalled MuseScore, and reinstalled it, and the problem persists. Is anyone else have similar problems, or can anyone suggest possible solutions?
If it helps, I am using Version 2.3.2, Revision 4592407
I am running Windows 10 Home 64-bit.
Thank you.
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Did you already revert to factory settings?: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings
In reply to Did you already revert to… by kuwitt
I did not. After doing so, problem solved (except for now having to redo all the customizations I've built up over the years).
Anyway, than you so much!
Uninstall and reinstall is seldom the right answer because you normally reinstall with the same settings as before. It is better to try Revert to facory settings which can be found under the help menu. Please let us know how it works.
FWIW, there probably would have been other ways to resolve the issue without a full revert to factory, but it might have taken about as long to get to the bottom of what was going on as it will now take you to redo your customizations.
Curious though, what you were using the master palette for that caused you to find it so severely limiting. I'e been a pretty heavy MuseScore user for many years (understatement!) and I almost need use it except to bring up the symbols or to create a non-standard time signature that I haven't already added to my main palette.
In reply to FWIW, there probably would… by Marc Sabatella
Creating new time signatures is really the thing. Pretty limiting if you need one and can't create it. Also, while I'm aware the functionality exists, I have never taken the time to learn how to add the new time signatures to the main palette. I've always just grabbed them from the master palette whenever I've needed anything other than the defaults.
In reply to Creating new time signatures… by ge97aa
To put them in a custom palette (you can't change the original palettes), drag them from the master palette. This wouldn't have solved your problem but makes things easier if you use the time signatures over again.
In reply to Creating new time signatures… by ge97aa
Right. My sense is that while using custom time signatures might be common for someone people, actually creating new ones probably is not - most of us probably keep re-using the handful we have already created. So having them on your main palette, as I do, would mean opening the master palette only rarely. Not that this excuses the crash of course, just trying to help you streamline your workflow!
In reply to Right. My sense is that… by Marc Sabatella
Yeah, I figured what you were getting at. Anyway, thanks for the tip!