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