Changing lyrics font size
I have opened a 1.3-created score in 2.0.2 and changed some of the lyrics. However, the old and new lyrics are different font sizes. I have tried right clicking some lyric text, selecting "all similar elements", opening "text properties" and then clicking "reset to style". That changes only the word on which I right clicked to an extremely small font size but doesn't affect the rest of the selected text. Is anyone able to advise me how to change all the lyrics font size at one go?
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Text properties only affects the element you clicked. Unstead, use the Inspector to reset to style after selecting all similar elements.
In reply to Text properties only affects by Marc Sabatella
Thanks, Marc. That worked. Now I have the same issue with instrument names. Some instruments were added to the score in 2.0 and they are a significantly different size. I tried selecting them and using the Inspector to reset to style, but it doesn't have any effect; nor does altering the font size in Text Style.
In reply to Thanks, Marc. That worked. by KenS
Have you even tried it: right click on the instrument name / Text Style ...> Size?
In reply to Thanks, Marc. That worked. by KenS
Right-click init the staff, staff properties, Long/short Instrument Name, remove the XML stuff in there. Those are often a result of importing a score from 1.x.
Similar BTW for Volta text.
In reply to Right-click init the staff, by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you J-S. That worked, but you can only do one instrument at a time. I deleted everything in the Long Instrument Name and Short Instrument Name boxes except the actual name of the instrument. It then goes to the default font setting. It seems to be the only way of doing it.
In reply to Thank you J-S. That worked, by KenS
Yes, indeed it is. Might be worth filling bug report in the issue tracker, 2.0 should really remove those XML stuff when importing 1.x score.
In reply to Yes, indeed it is. Might be by Jojo-Schmitz
Except you might have wanted the explicit formatting. Instead, there should be an easy way of removing it manually other than one at a time.
In reply to Except you might have wanted by Marc Sabatella
This might be a big help, if it were implemented: #74181: Up/down next/previous staff navigation buttons in Staff Properties dialog, similar to existing feature in Measure Properties.
In reply to Except you might have wanted by Marc Sabatella
like right-click. select all similar, reset to style (which doesn't do the tick currently)
In reply to like right-click. select all by Jojo-Schmitz
The trick will be that these elements are generated on the fly based on where the system breaks occur. So even if you fixed the instrument names as they currently appear via select all similar, that won't help the next time the layout changes and instrument names are generated anew.
I'm not a big fan of dialogs that pop up on import asking you questions, but it is possible we could try detect places where the instrument name text differs from the style settings and ask you if you want to correct them.