version 4 scores open at 400% zoom
When ever I open a score in Muse 4 it is gigantic- zoomed in by 400% and I have to zoom out to 100% every time. I can't find a setting to change this.
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In Preferences->Canvas you can set the default zoom setting.
In reply to In Preferences->Canvas you… by Henk De Groot
My default zoom setting is 100% but the scoresoften open at 400%, not always, and it will say 0% until I start clicking on the magnifying glass and then it goes to 400%
For some people the default zoom is huge when the Navigator is opened by default. Is that maybe the case for you too? (Would be helpful for us to know when fixing this)
In reply to For some people the default… by cbjeukendrup
It is for me, yes, Shows a Zoom value of 0%, but is huge
In reply to For some people the default… by cbjeukendrup
Every time I open a score via right-click, open with, but not if I open it from withing MuseScore and the startcenter
And when opening from File > Open, if it is an import
In reply to For some people the default… by cbjeukendrup
So it seems the Startcenter correctly inititalizes that zoom value, also File > Open, but that only if it is a 4.x score
In reply to For some people the default… by cbjeukendrup
And indeed only if the Navigator is used. Pretty bizarre
In reply to And indeed only if the… by Jojo-Schmitz
I think your experience matches mine.
Reported on GitHub in https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/15591
I think I found a workaround: instead of setting preferences to 100%, set it to page width (that IMHO is the better setting anyway)
In reply to I think I found a workaround… by Jojo-Schmitz
This worked for me. Previously I found that if I opened Muscore and then opened a file from the recent list it would open at 100%, but if I opened the whole program by double clicking a file in a file explorer window it would open to 400% every time, even if the same file opened to 100% from within the program.
In reply to I think I found a workaround… by Jojo-Schmitz
That workaround seems to work for the main score, but not for parts, in 4.2.0
I can confirm this is found both on MacBook Pro 2019 Ventura 13.1 AND Win 11 (haven't dug into OS config). Mac has two 36" external monitors, Win has one 27" external. On Mac I've set prefs/canvas/zoom to 2 page and now the score comes up readable, but every part created during a session is totally zoomed in. I can make the parts (individually) revert to normal size by:
1. Toggle between full screen and not full screen. E.g. if I'm not in full screen, then going to full screen (via Mac control, not MS) forces the part to normal size, and leaving full screen it stays normal size. If I am in full screen when I open a part, then leaving full screen makes the part go back to normal size.
2. Moving MS from my large monitor to my laptop display, and once again, once the part is forced to normal size it sticks there.
I'm still having similar problems, in July 2023. I have just downloaded 4.2, hoping that the problem might have been fixed, but the initial view size for Parts is still huge.
The view is OK when I open the whole score - opening at "Whole Page" or "100%" according to the setting on the computer. But if I open an individual part, it is massive. The view %age, bottom left, when a part is opened, shows a setting of 0%, but opens very large (on my laptop, this seems to relate to 285%). Clicking on the % sign shows that my chosen size is "Whole Page" or "100%", not 0% (or 285%).
It's a bit annoying, as it doesn't matter if I've viewed the part at the right size before (in the same session, or during a previous session). Parts always open large. Although they only show "0%" the first time they are opened, but if closed they reopen at "285%", with that figure being the one shown. It's all very odd!
I use MuseScore on both Linux (Manjaro) and Windows 10, but not a Mac.
In reply to I'm still having similar… by KMKelsey
There is no 4.2 yet, but a 4.0.2 and a 4.1.0
In reply to There is no 4.2 yet, but a 4… by Jojo-Schmitz
Oops! I meant 4.1.0
In reply to I'm still having similar… by KMKelsey
But that issue mentioned further up is still open, so no wonder you still experience that bug
In reply to There is no 4.2 yet, but a 4… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, still irritating me too. I keep the navigator turned off except when I really need ot, as suggested above, which stops the problem.
In reply to Yes, still irritating me too… by GRDMedford
Jojo's workaround "setting preferences to page width" works fine for me (since the width of my score tab suits to 100%).
In reply to For me Jojos workaround … by Mr Fox
If you are talking about the setting under edit/preferences/canvas/default zoom, that doesn't work for me. Scores open fine but parts open at 400% while saying 0%. Maybe there is another place for this setting which I am missing?
In reply to If you are talking about the… by GRDMedford
Right, it doesn't seem to work for parts
I am very disappointed this wasn't corrected in the recent update. This seems like a little thing, yet it is a regular irritation for me. It has been over a year now.
In reply to I am very disappointed this… by GRDMedford
I have to say, I don't think it is such a "little" thing!
In reply to I am very disappointed this… by GRDMedford
Luckily, MuseScore is open source, so everyone can contribute. If it takes the in-house team much longer to fix this bug, and you get too frustrated by it, you could consider learning a bit about programming, and then just fix it yourself! I did something similar a few years ago and it was fun!
(So fun that I ended up joining that in-house team, but that's a detail.)