Frames not the same in 3.6 alpha
Here's my title frame in 3.5.2
Here it is in 3.6 when I accept the new settings
Here is the actual score file saved in 3.5.2 if you'd like to have a better idea of what went wrong. Aladdin - A Chinese Suite.mscz
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That's actually 2 frames and the texts in the 2nd frame are offset from their default positions. Seems those offsets are ignored by 3.6 Alpha.
BTW: you did notice the typo, didn't you?
In reply to That's actually 2 frames,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ys ;-)
@vperez implemented this around a month ago. The frames now auto-resize to their contents. I thought it had only been merged into master, though...
In reply to @vperez implemented this… by ecstrema
Nope, 3.x / 3.6 too, and it is a style setting now too
Hello. Maybe my question fits here: I can't change the size of a vertical frame anymore. Is there a setting I should change? Horizontal frame are adjustable though...
Thanks and best wishes, Christoph
In reply to Hello. Maybe my question… by Christoph Steiner
Select that frame and then in Inspector untick "Automatic size"
In reply to Select that frame and then… by Jojo-Schmitz
thanks!! is it possible to save that setting?
In reply to thanks!! is it possible to… by Christoph Steiner
It is a style setting so should save along with the score, with a style file, and a template
In reply to It is a style setting so… by Jojo-Schmitz
unfortunately didn't save along, but hopefully i'll find a way. thanks again!
In reply to unfortunately didn't save… by Christoph Steiner
To be clear: it saves for that frame in that score. Also, if you create a template with the title frame set up that way, it should also save for that frame in scores created from that template. but in general for new frames you add, the auto-size is much better than needing to size manually anyhow.
In reply to To be clear: it saves for… by Marc Sabatella
for the teaching-charts i'm working on, it's not very useful, but i know how to change the size now, which is great!
In reply to for the teaching-charts i'm… by Christoph Steiner
It's hard to tell from the picture, but it seems you might be trying to use frames as substitutes for spacers? These are different things; if all you want is to add space, that's what spacers are for.
Feel free to attach an actual score so we can understand and assist better. I'm not saying it should never be necessary to disable to the autosize, but so far, in your description/examples thus far, from what I can tell it shouldn't be.
In reply to It's hard to tell from the… by Marc Sabatella
thanks marc. i use the german version, so it says 'vertical frames' or 'textframes'. the horizontal frames are still moveable from the start. in the example i upload, i want every page to be devided after 16 bars.
In reply to thanks marc. i use the… by Christoph Steiner
Indeed empty vertical frames. You could use spacers instead
In reply to Indeed empty vertical frames… by Jojo-Schmitz
thanks, perfect and now finally found them;-)
In reply to thanks, perfect and now… by Christoph Steiner
Great!
For the record, and for anyone else stumbling on this conversation because you are running into similar issues:
Vertical frames (from the Frames and Measures palette) are designed to be containers for text and images; they were never really intended to be left empty. When you want to create empty space in your score, spacers (from the Breaks and Spacers palette) are the way to go. But certainly, not everyone realizes this, and sometimes people try using empty vertical frames when they really should be using spacers.
This was never much of a problem before because you could size the frame about as easily (if not as precisely) as a spacer. But, when using a frame for its intended purpose - as a container for text - it was always inconvenient that you had to manually resize the frame to fit the text. Text frames don't have that problem, but vertical frames did.
For 3.6, this was fixed - now vertical frames resize themselves automatically, so it is almost never necessary to do so manually. Except if you are in the habit of using these frames where you really should be using spacers.
So, instead of continuing to add empty frames and then disabling the autosize and manually resizing them, it's better to just add spacers, which are provided just for this purpose and don't require workarounds.
In reply to Great! For the record, and… by Marc Sabatella
thanks, perfectly addressing my issue! best wishes!