Release notes for MuseScore 1.2
MuseScore 1.2 was released March 14, 2012.
The focus of MuseScore 1.2 is stability, by reducing bugs. Only a very limited set of new features have been added. Translations and the handbooks have been updated. Estonian and Belarusian have been added.
MuseScore Connect has been updated.
New Features
- New demo score: Reunion by Marc Sabatella
- MuseJazz now includes diacritical characters (Thanks to Marc Sabatella and Jorg K)
- Jazz Combo and Band templates by Marc Sabatella
- Save absolute position of element in addition to "offset" for better upward compatibility with 2.0 version
- UK Brass Band & Salvation Army Brass band templates
- New drumset file for French drum notation (#14340 )
- Ability to move lyrics with left and right arrows
- Internationalization of the MuseScore.com plugin ("Save Online") and translation to French, German and Spanish
Supported platforms
On Mac, MuseScore 1.2 is released in binary form only for Mac OS X 10.6+ running an Intel processor.
Bug fixes
Playback
- fix #11479 : playback swing of quarter notes on counter beat
- default reverb/chorus to minimum
- fix #10331 : In playback, note(s) do not stop when they should (repeat & note offtime)
Style
- fix #15147 : Style Page Nums "show first" not checked, 1st page > 1: 1st page number still shown (mi)
- fix default style of Frame Text
- fix #7017 : german chordnames (H / Bb)
Parts
- Extract voltas correctly
- fix #15059 : save a newly created part doesn't remove the asterisk
- fix #13357 : Creating part causes crash (key sig corruption)
- fix #12322 : Exported parts close on command without a warning
User Interface
- remove subbeam button
- add Frame Text to Vertical Frame
- use English note name in Edit Drumset dialog
- change default drumset folder to "templates" dir
- fix slur properties dialog title
- translation of "staff properties" on instrument name
- fix #15228 : add perfect octave up and down
- fix #15132 : Create new score and quit/reopen presents incorrect dialog
- fix #14648 : Disallow copy of part of tuplets
- fix #14992 : Inserting measures corrupts score with tuplets
- fix #3482 : pasting after copy/cut creates note with wrong duration
- fix #14409 : Crash on copying tuplets
- fix #14272 : Add 'Can't open" dialog for unknown filetype
- fix #14076 : Add MuseScore.org link in dialog for more recent file
- fix #14036 : Background Wallpaper Distortion
- fix #13478 : Zoom during playback using shortcuts
- fix #13364 : Score tabs disappear
- fix #12161 : Changing time signature should change autobeam properties
- fix #12084 : Crash when running transpose with title selected
- fix translation of context menu on keysig
- fix #15283 : Paste and undo causes crash
- fix #15460 : Note Names without score causes crash
- fix #15461 : Remove Notes without score causes crash
- fix #15458 : Break Every X Measures without score causes crash
- fix #15457 : Undo Insert Measure after changing clef causes crash
Notation
- fix #15123 : Measure rest should be shown as breve if measure >= 4/2
- fix #14917 : Wrong bracket in nested tuplet
- fix #14973 : Transparent and truly vectorial embedded SVG
- fix #14429 : Articulations / ornaments in small staves are not small
- fix #14420 : Measures long 2/1 or more not cleared to measure rest
- add two more chord names: sus#4 & Maj7b13
- fix #10552 : no more crash on undo, dynamic created
- Incomplete fix #12966 : Measure insert corrupts key changes
- fix #5433 : Staff with one line and repeat bars are not aligned
- fix #4157 : regression : Natural after a tie across barline
- fix #1395 : Accidental after a tied note
- fix #12085 : Enharmonics not preserved when toggling concert pitch in part > 1 octave
- fix #12218 : shaped noteheads aren't shared
- fix #12419 : Ledger lines are still visible for invisible notes
- fix #11926 : Pedal marking created in 1.0 are displayed incorrectly in MuseScore 1.1
- fix #4893 : Non-removable courtesy clef appears after insert measure before first one
- fix #14648 : disallow copy of partial tuplets
Import/Export
- export MIDI with relative tempo set in Play Panel
- fix pedal ending in MIDI export #12642
- fix #13107 : bww import: missing bagpipe doublings
- fix crash on MIDI import for some files
- fix #14064 : crash on Capella import for some files
- fix #7352 : basic Triplet support for Capella import
Packaging and updates
- add "Create desktop shortcut" option in Windows installer
- reduce auto update check period
MusicXML import and export
- reworked MusicXML voice mapper
- add dynamic and note velocity support in MusicXML export/import
- fix #11927 : Export duplicate chordnames
- fix #15129 : Empty measures are not imported
- fix #11675 : Crash opening MusicXML from Finale
- fix #12276 : Sub-optimal handling of different duration measures on import
- fix #12394 : Chordnames are not exported for grand staff
- fix #12382 : Key Signature for 2 Staves
- fix crash reading MusicXML file with different key signatures on the first and second staffs
- add MusicXML testfile for issue #12382 ("Key Signature for 2 Staves")
- fix #13183 : Wrong import of right barline
- add testfile for #13860 : Support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
- fix #13782 : Errors in Import and Crash after closing
- fix #5947 : Slurs is not well placed with grace note
- fix #12445 : Import can produce empty voice 1: set (automativally) generated rests to invisible
- fix #12349 : Wrong placed slurs after importing a MusicXML file
- fix #12445 : Import can produce empty voice 1
- fix "variable set but not used" warnings in importxml.cpp
- fix #11221 : Don't set "Break multi measure rest" when importing from MusicXML
- fix #13860 : support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
- updated MusicXML testfiles: added sound dynamics="..."
- fix #14088 : Problem importing triplets from XML if tuplet element is missing
- fix #14160 : Problem importing tuplets from XML in a multi-voice context
- fix #14118 : Import of tuplets containing chords is incorrect
- fix #14692
: import error:
41g-PartNoId.xml
causes crash - fix #14693
: import error:
41h-TooManyParts.xml
causes crash - fix #14828
: import error:
46a-Barlines.xml
: unexpected multi-measure rests - fix #14834
: import error:
45e-Repeats-Nested-Alternatives.xml
: repeat start missing - fix #14827
: import error:
32a-Notations.xml
: missing notations - fix #14862 : Export notations imported by issue #14827
- fix #14819
: import error:
01f-Pitches-ParenthesizedMicrotoneAccidentals.xml
imports without microtone accidentals - fix #14818
: import error:
01e-Pitches-ParenthesizedAccidentals.xml
imports without double flat in parentheses - fix #14832
: import error:
41d-StaffGroups-Nested.xml
: part-group symbol=line not supported - fix #14804 : Bad pitch and alter exported for cross staff note
- fix #14418 : Voltas lost when importing MusicXML
- fix #14701 : Key signature is not exported from a mscz saved with 1.1
- fix #14244 : Export of trill line fails
- fix #14825 : import error: 31a-Directions.xml missing dashes and bracket
- fix #15002 : Export/import of uneven tuplets (16th, eighth, eighth, 16th)
- fix #15033 : Handle tuplet property "number"
- support parentheses attribute for accidentals (preferred as of MusicXML 1.1)
- import export volume and pan for each instrument
- minimal support of page relative text on first page in import and export
- fix #14590
: import errors
23a-Tuplets.xml
- fix #14451
: import errors
02a-Rests-Durations.xml
- fix #15325 : Notes are interpreted as rests, wrong lengths, strange results
- don't import tempo 0 as tempo text
Miscellaneous
- fix #6649 : Transposition when creating a score from a template
- fix: Offset for offtime not saved
- changes to tuplet handling to allow reading of corrupted files (#13350 )
Plugin Framework
- fix #13301 : add score.close() to plugin framework
- add score.version and score.fileVersion
- add ability to test for no current score