A space before the first measure, how to remove
Hello, I am wondering how to remove the gap or space in the first measure in ver. 6, as I do not want to have the unnecessary gap on the first measure as I get used to the older versions have do not have any gaps or space in the first measure. Thank you
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Disable Format > Style > Score > Indent first system (or similar)
In reply to Diasble Format > Style >… by Jojo-Schmitz
I have seen it and have disabled, thank you so much.
Untick "Enable indentation on first system" in Format->Style...->Score.
In reply to Untick "Enable indentation… by kuwitt
Thank you so much.
But do not, [ edit: this is a typo, I meant to write "note" ] the vast majority of published music includes an indent like this, that is why we added it. Only disable it if you have a special reason to, like you are producing music in one of the specific contexts where indent is not normal, like an educational worksheet, or a leadsheet.
In reply to But do not, the vast… by Marc Sabatella
Hmm...interesting view...so because the vast majority of the published music includes this, you should remove this...as it will make your music stand out of the majority. Never liked this option myself, glad I can at least disable it.
In reply to Hmm...interesting view...so… by Henk De Groot
Typo, see my correction above. I'm pointing out indent is the norm in most music. So I'm suggesting that one leave the indent in place unless you are working in a context where it is not common. In other words, don't turn it off just because it isn't how it worked in previous versions and so it caught you by surprise at first. Turn it off if you have information that in the specific context in which you are working, the people actually reading your music would not want to see the indent.
In reply to Typo, see my correction… by Marc Sabatella
One letter makes a difference :)
In reply to One letter makes a… by Henk De Groot
and commas can save lifes.
"Come for eating, grandpa"
In reply to and commas can save lifes. … by Jojo-Schmitz
"Eats shoots and leaves"
versus
"Eats, shoots, and leaves"
In reply to "Eats shoots and leaves"… by DanielR
LOL
For my piano students I created a Musescore template (.mscz) and converted it to musicxml so that a PHP script can access the xml and update the notes to random notes an create a pdf. (The idea is to create random notes and the students can practise the note names).
In the original mscz file I disabled the first system indention as described above. When exporting it to musicxml and reopen it in musescore the first system is indented again and same for the pdf.
This happens when I use the export dialog as well when converting via cli.
Any ideas how to disable the first system indention in musicxml?
Thanks and many greetings from Freiburg, Germany
Martin
In reply to For my piano students I… by MortenHe
I don't think MusicXML has a way of capturing that information as such. But, you can set a custom default style to be applied upon import, in Edit / Preferences / Import.
In reply to I don't think MusicXML has a… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you for your suggestion, Marc. As I create the pdf file from my php script I would ne the option to use a custom style when creating the pdf from the cli. Does this option exist?
In reply to Thank you for your… by MortenHe
In theory there are also command line options for importing style files (-S or --style). In practice they may not work for a conversion from MusicXML. Give it a shot, and if doesn't work as expected, please open an issue on GitHub.
In reply to In theory there are also… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you very much, it worked!
You made my day :-)