MuseScore Tab Renaiss (tab font) displays "X" instead of "10"
I tried to experiment with different fonts to make my scores look less "default" and I found this font. The look of it is gorgeous (at least compared to "sans" and "serif") but using "X" instead of "10" makes it ambiguous for guitar players - case and point: dead notes.
I agree that for some historical accuracy this way of indicating the 10th fret is warranted, however I think it's important to distinguish x-es from x-es.
Sure, I can just say "pal, if you see X, that's 10" but what if I want to use both dead notes and 10th frets?
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See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/tablature#keyboard
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by cadiz1
The problem lies in the font itself, not the input. I am aware of Shift-X, but the problem is the 10th fret (usually denoted "10") in this font appears as "X" like the Roman numeral, being the only number that looks like it (20th does not appear as "XX"). This in turn makes it so similar to the dead note "x" that one has to squint their eyes hard to see the difference on paper.
In reply to The problem lies in the font… by thehydromance1
"the problem is the 10th fret (usually denoted "10") in this font appears as "X" "
We are talking about "Renaissance" musical period (Tabs, fonts). Could you provide please some examples (images, links) and autors in historical tablatures where the 10th fret is denoted "10" (instead of an X) ?
In reply to "the problem is the 10th… by cadiz1
But wouldn't then 20 be written as XX?
In reply to But wouldn't then 20 be… by Jojo-Schmitz
as far as I know there was no lute or guitar in that time with 20 frets
In reply to "the problem is the 10th… by cadiz1
No, I'm unable to. I have no intention of sabotaging the history but I'm merely looking for a similar font option, fit to modern applications.
I use a lot of MuseJazz and I tried to mingle with the tab fonts to better suit this inkish style of writing which neither Sans nor Serif provides. This one stood out but is unusable for me in this state.
In reply to No, I'm unable to. I have no… by thehydromance1
"but I'm merely looking for a similar font option, fit to modern applications."
And so it seems that you wanted to divert the Renaissance fonts option for other purposes than those intended.
In historical tablature, the numbers are used in the Italian tablature (and a Spanish author, too!) The letters are used in the French tablature.
Maybe there are some exceptions - in which case I don't remember exactly at the moment - but the fret 10 is indicated by an X in the historical tablatures (in Italian Tab). And that's why it was implemented in this way.
In reply to "but I'm merely looking for… by cadiz1
Alright, point taken, my bad. A deviant approach, I'd say, but that's how they rolled. And the lack of "XX" as "20" is understandable, for what I've read, lutes of that era didn't have that many frets.
But it would be cool to, if not allow standard fonts in tab (for most intents and purposes it's usually letters/numbers), then maybe provide a font similar to MuseJazz to be used in tab.
Unpopular opinion though...