Request for engraving change for the 'Cross' notehead

• Jan 2, 2024 - 18:45

When entering notes in tablature, the 'Cross' in the notehead palette is available. However, it is quite small, so it would be useful to have the ability to change its size, or use a different item in the notehead palette (or can I create a new notehead item that will work in tablature?)

Additionally, the Cross is positioned so the top of the Cross is aligned with the bottom of the ledger line; it seems like it should be centered there.

(See the attached file for both of these issues)

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• Jan 3, 2024 - 09:50

It's a very old request (several years... see: https://musescore.org/en/node/94211) and unfortunately it's never come to fruition. This feature request should be republished not in this forum but in GitHub: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues

In the meantime, you can get a slightly better result by changing Font: Serif vs. Sans
To achieve this: right-click the TAB staff -> Staff/part properties -> Advanced style properties -> Fret Marks -> Font: choose MuseScore Tab Serif (click for opening drop-down list)

Your score with Tab Serif: 1Travis Picking on the Ukulele.mscz

Tab Sans
Tab Sans.jpg
Tab Serif
Tab Serif.jpg

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• Jan 3, 2024 - 20:00

"It's a very old request and unfortunately it's never come to fruition."
That is disappointing to hear, as I had the impression that a central point of pride was that MuseScore had the best engraving.

However, thank you very much for the partial work-around! I will definitely be giving that a try!
EDIT: The font change and increasing the size by one point is slightly better, but I have to squint to see the difference!

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