Copy Part Layout
Hi All,
First post here as I am a long time Sibelius user and a newbie to Musescore. I searched the forum and online manual but couldn't find an answer to this question. Apologies if it's been asked before and I missed it.
Is there a copy part layout function in Musescore ala Sibelius? Once I've got one part looking good, it would be great to be able to just copy the layout to other parts.
thanks,
Andrew
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I never used Sibelius, so I don't know, how the copy part layout of Sibelius is working. Maybe you could explain it with an actual score, what you like to apply to other parts, so that we can help, in case it's possible?
According the vocabulary: "Parts" in sense of MuseScore means https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/parts.
With MuseScore it's possible to save and load text styles, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/layout-and-formatting#save-and-load….
But probably you mean something different?
In reply to I never used Sibelius, so I… by kuwitt
No problem. If I am writing for Big Band, for example, I often need the same or very similar system breaks, page turns/breaks (including auto breaks/bars per system etc) and staff spacings for each instrument within a section. So, I will manipulate everything around in the trumpet 1 part and then copy the layout to the other trumpets in the section. In Musescore, it seems only possible to apply page settings with margins etc to all parts only.
In reply to No problem. If I am writing… by ronalroy
No, at time it isn't possible in the same way with MuseScore, at least I don't have any idea.
There exist a feature request about the possibility to copy and paste all elements, see: #165746: Request option to copy system elements with copy/paste (ALL ELEMENTS).
Not sure, if it really matches with your request. Maybe discuss it also there, for example to copy and paste only a selection (for example spacers and breaks) within such a feature, or feel free to start a new suggestion: https://musescore.org/en/node/add/project_issue?pid=1236.
In reply to No, at time it isn't… by kuwitt
No worries, thanks for the reply. On another note, I noticed i can't edit my previous posts so am left with embarrassing grammar mistakes :)
In reply to No worries, thanks for the… by ronalroy
You can, but only for a limited time, 12 hours IIRC
Edit: this apparently is no longer true.
In reply to No problem. If I am writing… by ronalroy
I'am unhappy, that autors of MuseScore are thinking the way "It is not possible because...." except of "How to do that..."
There is my 100% working solution how to copy adjusted layout to part (with slurs, fingering, lines, and another hours of adjusting work).
With best regards, Vladimír :-)
open file in some suitable text editor (for example in Notepad++)
format of file is like this:
<?xml ...>
<museScore version...>
...
<Score>
THIS IS YOUR MAIN SCORE
... some metadata ...
<Staff id="1">
THIS IS YOUR STAFF 1 IN MAIN SCORE
</Staff>
<Staff id="2">
THIS IS YOUR STAFF 2 IN MAIN SCORE
</Staff>
<Staff id="3">
THIS IS YOUR STAFF 3 IN MAIN SCORE
</Staff>
<Score>
THIS IS YOUR PART
... some metadata ...
<Staff id="1">
THIS IS YOUR PART STAFF
</Staff>
<name>PART NAME</part>
...here end the part...
</Score>
</Score>
</museScore>
Delete content of part's staff - between
<Staff id="1">
THIS IS YOUR PART STAFF - DELETE THIS
</Staff>
*** maybe you have to preserve <VBox>...</VBox> at begin
Copy content of staff from main score into new separated temporary file.
Beware, it must be content of right one - if you have part of second instrument, it is:
<Staff id="2">
THIS IS YOUR STAFF 2 IN MAIN SCORE - COPY THIS TO TEMP
</Staff>
In the copied content in TEMPORARY file replace ALL lines:
<linkedMain/>
with this:
<linked></linked>
Copy this temporary content into your part staff - new content between:
<Staff id="1">
THIS IS YOUR PART STAFF - HERE COPY CONTENT OF TEMP
</Staff>
*** maybe you have to preserve <VBox>...</VBox> from step 7. at begin
11.inside MuseScore in part enter the same line breaks as in main score.