Chord symbols have spacing issues in musecore 3
In musescore 3, my chord symbols for some reason have very odd spacings. If I import a musescore 2 files the spacing is normal, but when I create new chord symbols in Musescore 3 there are large gaps in the text. They don't appear that way when typing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've tried changing fonts, font size, chord symbol style (alternate), and turning off staff space and auto placement
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In order to understand and assist better, we'd need you to attach the actual score, not just pictures. As it is, my best guess is that you are simply using a font with very strange properties. Either that or you are trying to use a custom chord description file that contains errors.
In reply to In order to understand and… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the response.
I've included the score. This happens with all scores I try and create and I can't think of any settings that I've messed with. Upon re-opening the file, some of the chord symbols are squished together while some are still spaced out
In reply to Thanks for the response. I… by Josh Sparks
Well, as I was trying to suggest, some fonts are better designed than others in terms of how they space things. You are using something that is either missing the flat sign entirely or else it defines one with way to much space around it. Switch to a font that is better designed to work for chord symbols, like the ones included with MuseScore (eg, FreeSerif, FreeeSans, or MuseJazz).
In reply to Well, as I was trying to… by Marc Sabatella
I've tried using all 3 of the fonts you suggested and more and I still have problems. It also occurs in chord symbols with no special characters (flats or #s), so I'm not sure what else could be causing the problem. I appreciate your help. Is there any other reason you could think of?
In reply to I've tried using all 3 of… by Josh Sparks
Try this file...
In reply to Try this file... by Ziya Mete Demircan
That font looks slightly better, but on my computer, the maj7 chord symbols are still squished together.
Is there a setting that would affect this other than font?
Thank you for your help
In reply to That font looks slightly… by Josh Sparks
There seems to be a kerning problem in your OS or font-processing-engine.
In reply to That font looks slightly… by Josh Sparks
Another issue I see in your screenshot is the composer text is extending way outside the title bix. That doesn't happen when I load your score. So again, it seems you have changed something, but it isn't clear what. Or else something is very messed up on your system, although I am not sure what it could be. What OS are you using?
In reply to I've tried using all 3 of… by Josh Sparks
The picture appears to be of a different file than the score - your score has only the first two chords changes to MuseJazz Text, and they look fine.
In reply to The picture appears of be of… by Marc Sabatella
I took the screenshot and then tested a couple more fonts before uploading the file. Sorry, I can see why that was misleading. I assure you that the one I uploaded is the same file I'm having trouble with. The chord symbols look like this on all my MuseScore 3 files. It's bizarre that they look fine for you.
In reply to I took the screenshot and… by Josh Sparks
Can you please upload the file in the exact state as when you are seeing a problem, then? Also, verify that you don't have any of these fonts installed on your systems - MuseScore needs be free to use its own internal version. If you have a customized or older version installed, that could be the problem right there.
I have the same issue here! It seemed unfixed, did you manage to solve it?
Thanks!
In reply to I have the same issue here!… by lucasguida
Can you explain your specific issue in more detail, ideally by attaching a sample score illustrating the problem> Then we can advise you as to how to proceed. By default, chord symbols should be spaced very naturally except in a few corner case situations where a long chord symbol at the very end of one measure bleeds over into the next and there is also a chord symbol at the start of that next measure.
If you mean you are using a non-default font for your chord symbols that includes too much space around its accidentals or other symbols, you will probably need to find a font that doesn't have that problem.