Big gap appeared between 1st and second lines of score
Hi, This score was until I must have a key by mistake, or done something else, and now there a large gap between the 1st and 2nd lines. Any advice on how to fix this issue would be appreciated. Thanks. Jeff
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When I load it in 4.2.1, the space between first and second systems is the same as the space between any other two systems. *shrug* Sorry!
In reply to When I load it in 4.2.1, the… by TheHutch
Thanks. I'm avoiding updating to 4.0 because I'm so comfortable in 3.0. But if it gets glitchy like this, maybe i should.
In reply to Thanks. I'm avoiding… by jrwakefi
Okay, then, if it was created in MuS 3, inspect every single item on those two rows.
An easy way to do this is to select the clef (very first item on first row) and repeatedly press Alt+right arrow. You'll see the selected item move from clef to key signature, to time signature, to first rest, to chord symbol, to first note, etc., sequentially selecting every item on the system.
I predict that you've got something (note, rest, chord symbol, triplet number, ... that's all I see on the first two rows) that has a large "Offset" value. As in, you inadvertently dragged it far from where it's supposed to be, or changed the "Offset" value from "1" to "100". Something like that.
I'm guessing that when I open the file in MuS 4, it re-evaluates all the positioning and, without knowing, fixes the problem.
Simply reset the layout!
Press Ctrl+A for selecting all and then Ctrl+R to reset. Then all is well :-).
In reply to Simply reset the layout!… by HildeK
EDIT:
![The_Dolphin_0.png]( "The_Dolphin_0.png")
You have inadvertently moved a half rest down near the second staff. This belongs to the first measure. Look where my cursor is pointing.
In reply to EDIT: You have inadvertently… by HildeK
Beautiful, that fixed it. Thanks! I saw that rogue half rest but didn't know how it got there or how to move it back. The reset did it for me. Thanks again ... I appreciate the expertise that's out there in this forum.
In reply to Beautiful, that fixed it… by jrwakefi
You can simply drag it back.
But another, more accurate way is: select the rest and press CTRL+R to reset it to its origin.
In reply to You can simply drag it back… by Pentatonus
Thanks ... good to know about both methods. The CTRL+R function is new to me and will come in handy, I'm sure.
In reply to You can simply drag it back… by Pentatonus
If you find the randomly moved element straight away, it is of course better to just reset it to the correct position with Ctrl+R.
I actually didn't see the shifted rest at first. And then Ctrl+A and Ctrl+R is my first approach. However, if you had moved other elements (text or other) to a different position on purpose, these are also reset - which you don't want.