Line layout keeps resetting
I'm starting to dread the use of lines in MuseScore 4.2.
I use dotted lines in choral pop arrangements to show changes in who has the melody, turning off Auto-place, and positioning the ends close to the note heads. I haven't worked out how to reproduce it yet, but all over the score, I keep finding that the diagonal lines between staves have become horizontal again and turned Auto-place back on for themselves. I keep having to reposition these so that they show the melody changes again. It's driving me gently round the bend.
Anyone got any thoughts on why this is happening?
Comments
What sort of line are you using? A "note anchored line' would seem what you want, rather than any other type with "allow diagonal" selected.
Note anchored lines are found in the Add>Line Menu. Why not in the lines pallet? I think reason is list in the mists of time! It also doesn't help that they aren't mentioned in the handbook (or at least I can't find them there).
For more precise advice, please attach a sample score and describe what you are trying to achieve in more detail.
In reply to What sort of line are you… by SteveBlower
Here's an illustration. I prefer the first example, but I do sometimes see the second. The note-anchored line doesn't seem to behave correctly for this in 4.2.1.
In reply to Here's an illustration. I… by iainhallam
You're not using note-anchored lines
How about the attached?
In reply to You're not using note… by Jojo-Schmitz
What did you change? In both files, clicking on the three lines then reading the status bar shows that they're "Text line" type. I used Add > Note anchored line for the third one in my file.
In reply to What did you change? In both… by iainhallam
There is a feature request in github about the default positioning of the end points of note anchored lines being on rather than next to the noteheads. https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/21279 But note that you can adjust the position of the endpoints, it's just annoying that you have to do it every time. And there is no offset parameter shown in the properties panel that could be set as a style; although I am not sure how useful such a thing would be as you will need offsets in different directions for different notes.
The fact that note anchored lines don't work between systems is a limitation, and I don't see a feature request to get round that. Feel free to add one to github.
In reply to There is a feature request… by SteveBlower
https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/21608
In reply to What did you change? In both… by iainhallam
Your 1st and 2nd were not note anchored (and I missed the 3rd). So I removed them, added nopte-anchored lines, change to dashed and modified the start- and end point to be outside the noteheads
In reply to Your 1st and 2nd were not… by Jojo-Schmitz
How can I tell them apart when they're in the score? Clicking on them reveals only "text line" in the status bar. They do seem to behave a bit differently, but look identical once created, it seems.
In reply to How can I tell them apart… by iainhallam
One follows the noteheads (if you move them about), the other does not