[Tablature] Allow to go directly from the Lower string to the Top string and vice versa in order to avoid going through all the others
Version 3.2.3 / Windows10
I am sure I read this request on this English forum some time ago (but I can't find it). Also on the French forum, here: https://musescore.org/fr/node/284011
Current Tablature behaviour with MuseScore:
To switch from the 1st string to the 6th string, you need to go through all the intermediate strings (lot of unnecessary extra-keys = waste of time, and tiring in the long run)
Indeed, the cursor stops at the edges of the tablature and does not jump from one extreme string to the other. (See first animation)
Desired behaviour : as for Guitar Pro (second animation): to go directly from the 1st string (top string) to the 6th (lowest), just go up (in the void) to find yourself on the 6th string.
Similarly, in the opposite direction, to go from the 6th to the 1st string, it is enough to go down once.
Comments
Makes sense to me. I guess there is the special case of lute bass strings to consider, but the same idea should apply once you reach the end of those.
Thank you for your consideration.
"I guess there is the special case of lute bass strings to consider, but the same idea should apply once you reach the end of those."
Of course, and even more so: I could have chosen the following simple example as a demonstration: for an instrument such as theorbo, you have to type 15 key strokes to get 2 single notes! :(
See:
Title editing. Better. Includes all plucked string instruments.
Relates to #270551: [EPIC] Tablature issues
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This should be trivial to implement, but could you please give more details on what is different here about lute bass? Does lute tablature behave differently with arrow keys? It doesn't look so but maybe I am missing something.
"This should be trivial to implement"
That's really a great news! 😂
"but could you please give more details on what is different here about lute bass? Does lute tablature behave differently with arrow keys?"
Basically, I don't think so. Once under the staff, the down arrow points to the lower string and so on, and vice versa. Maybe Marc was thinking of something specific in the code I'm not aware of. Maybe we should ask him?
Meanwhile, see a test file (for theorbo, 14 strings, let's say that is a "big" lute!) : theorbo.mscz
Thanks.
I didn’t mean anything special about the code, just that we do have to make sure not to skip lute bass strings. Those are already “off the end” of the fretboard - pressing down on the bottom regular string shouldn’t move you up to the top if there are lute bass strings involved. I have no idea how this is represented in the code.