Release notes for MuseScore 3.6 Beta (December 15, 2020)

New

• Added the new default notation fonts "Leland"
• Added the new default text font "Edwin"
• Added a new dialog that suggests trying out the new engraving defaults
• Added automatic score ordering and bracketing
• Added automatic vertical justification of staves
• Added Mountain Dulcimer instrument and 3-string tab presets
• Added portamento for FLUID synthesiser
• Added Petaluma notation font
• Added mnemonics for "Save", "Save As", "Export", "Print", "Parts" and "Resource Manager"

Improvements

• Redesigned the score migration dialog and the algorithm for applying new styles
• Improved the vertical staff justification algorithm
• First system indentation now takes the maximum of the length of the instruments labels and the style parameter
• Added a support of measure number interval at multi-measure rests
• Improved the recognition of instruments when loading a pre-3.6 score
• Altered default canvas background colour
• Improved functionality and appearance of 'Add Palettes' button
• Implemented a new "Export" dialog
• Improved the score symbols appearance
• Updated Bravura notation font to version 1.39
• Extended the set of accidentals
• Implemented a third stroke style for minim-based two-note tremolos
• Added extended fermata symbols to MusicXML I/O
• Updated SMuFL to the latest version 1.3
• Added support for triple sharp and triple flat
• Replaced the accidentals from Emmentaler with improved ones from Parnassus
• Added an indication of sounding pitch if the global concert pitch toggle is off and the current instrument has an actual pitch
• Added heavy, reverse end and heavy double barlines
• Added Sicilian translation
• The Edit Style dialog is no longer modal: the score can now be traversed while the dialog is open
• Added an alternative choice of “To Coda”
• Added "Cut time (Bach)" and "Cut triple time (9/8)" time signatures
• Added a harmony duration interpretation
• MacOS window title bars now update according to the selected theme in MuseScore
• Added an automatic change of theme in MuseScore according to the MacOS dark/light mode setting
• The width of accidental symbols in the font is now honoured during drawing
• Solo instrument names now end in "solo"
• Improved collision avoidance between accidentals and ledger lines
• Improved the appearance of shadow notes

Fixes

• Fixed a bug preventing generation of square braces for an instrument with multiple staves
• Fixed an issue where style dialog loses setting of chord symbol radio buttons
• Fixed an issue with measure numbers not showing when first staff is cut away
• Fixed an issue where ledger lines only showed correctly when staff line spacing set to 0.5 increments (i.e 1.5, 2.0, etc.)
• Fixed an issue with image resize not correctly honouring aspect ratio
• Fixed an issue with "Select Similar Beat" command not working with shortened measures
• Fixed an issue where glissandos collide with double-digit start fretmarks
• Fixed glissando and portamento playback
• Enabled selection of text using the mouse in Palettes search field
• Adjusted the "Range-transpose" shortcuts
• Adjusted the appearance of dotted lines
• Staff visibility changes are now allowed mid-score
• Fixed an issue with the appearance of additive time signatures
• Fixed an issue where Mandolin unintentionally has a Grand Piano sound
• Expanded the list of special characters in "Special characters -> Common Symbols"
• Jump at Volta End no longer skips last measure
• Fixed a crash when switching instruments from an instrument with tabulature
• Fixed an issue when toggling between clefs of unpitched and pitched instruments, which led to a crash
• Fixed an issue where pressing Enter in the Score Properties dialog applies to the "New…" button rather than the "OK" button
• Fixed a crash when deleting header/footer text after hiding
• Fixed an issue where removing tuplets after inserting measures caused corruption/crash
• Reduced useless whitespace in JSON files
• Disabled auto collision avoidance for rests which do not have auto-placement enabled
• Fixed an issue where rests cannot be merged together when the measure has 3 or 4 voices
• Fixed an issue with the "Flatten all Beams" setting being ignored on score reload
• Fixed an issue where voice-1 rests collide with voice-3 rhythm slashes
• Fixed an issue where C time signature does not update
• Fixed an issue with readability of the tempo field by screen readers
• Fixed a palette search shortcut functionality issue
• Fixed an issue with missing space between the key signature and the first note when the time signature is hidden
• Fixed a freeze when a tie has the same start and end note
• Fixed a crash when deleting or changing a time signature in a multi-measure rest
• Fixed an issue with import of MusicXML files from the new version of Finale
• Fixed an incorrect tuplet calculation on a two-note tremolo
• Removed support for the "place at middle of stem" option for single-note tremolos
• Fixed an issue where duplication of voltas leads to following voltas being ignored
• Fixed an issue with MusicXML import of changed transpositions
• Fixed an issue where hairpin export stops halfway
• Fixed an issue with FirstSystemIndentation style setting not taking account of instrument label length
• Fixed an issue where MusicXML import did not honour "measure-style/slash"
• Fix missing kerning in MuseJazz Text