saving fretboard diagram in new palette
I just made a new fretboard diagram and tried to add it to a new palette . The handbook tells to press ctrl+shift and then move the element out of the score to the open palette. Didn't work, it showed the impossible icon(red ring,crossed out) , or showed that the fretboard diagram is linked to the note in the first voice with a line of blue dots stretching between.
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Must work, version 4.0.2, see:
(So hold Ctrl + Shift, then drag and drop the fretboard diagram into the palette.)
In reply to Must work (version 4.0.2),… by cadiz1
I'm on version 4.0.2-230651553, and trying to ctrl + shift + drag like that isn't working for me. The crossed-out red ring stays, and nothing happens when I drop the icon in the palette.
In reply to That's not the result I'm… by rosemaebeach
"I'm on version 4.0.2-230651553"
Me too.
What is your OS?
Windows 10 for me.
In reply to "I'm on version 4.0.2… by cadiz1
I'm on Windows 11.
In reply to That's not the result I'm… by rosemaebeach
Is the palette enabled for editing? Click on the three dots in the palette header to check.
In reply to Is the palette enabled for… by SteveBlower
I checked (thanks for mentioning that -- I didn't even know that toggle was there) and it had been enabled the whole time. Still not working, until I toggled editing off and back on again. Then it worked perfectly! It sounds like this was definitely a bug, but at least it's one with a quick fix?
Side note: I checked the handbook page for using and customizing palettes (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/palettes#customize-contents), and it doesn't mention the "enable editing" toggle anywhere. I submitted a revision with an added sentence to fix that.
In reply to I checked (thanks for… by rosemaebeach
Hmmm... same problem here but toggling the "Enable Editing" command does not unlock the ability to drag the modified diagram to the palette. :-(
OS: Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.0.2-230651553, revision: dbe7c6d
In reply to Hmmm... same problem here… by thomaswb
OK, nevermind... for me it required closing the app and reopening, then it started working.
In reply to OK, nevermind... for me it… by thomaswb
Thank you a ton!
In reply to OK, nevermind... for me it… by thomaswb
Thanks for the tip, closing and restarting M4.2 worked for me too.
In reply to That's not the result I'm… by rosemaebeach
Bummer. I'd like to populate the Fretboard diagram palette with some jazz chords. But...
MuseScore 4.0.2.23061545 OS Ubuntu 23.04.
I cannot drag a chord diagram from the score to the Fretboard diagrams palettes. Tried turning Enable Editing off then back on. No joy. Red ring stays on and nothing sticks when I drop the icon onto the palette. Going back to version 3 is not an options because MuseScore cannot read scores written in version 4.
Any other work arounds until this bug is fixed?
In reply to Bummer. I'd like to… by WLBonner
Try restarting MuseScore, or jsut being more careful about where you drop. Palette customization definitely works, I do it all the time. It's just that it has always been a bit finicky - sometimes not allowing a drop, other times leaving a "hole" behind when moving between palettes, etc.
In reply to Try restarting MuseScore, or… by Marc Sabatella
I've had it try to accept a chord diagram but only get the name. The diagram just disappeared. But most of the time the palette won't accept anything. In case you're using exactly the same build (Version 4.0.2.230651545 Revision dbe7c6d) I'll keep trying. But, as a retired computer programmer, and considering the other folks who can't get it to work at all, it sure looks like a bug.
You said it works for you sometimes but fails every now and then.
My best guess would be on a property (like "accept input") of the chord diagram palette not being set correctly or consistently when a drop and drag routine is initiated.
I'd appreciate it if you tell me if we're running the same version and revision.
If we are, forget everything I said.
In reply to I've had it try to accept a… by WLBonner
Hmm, it works for me. Can you attach a specific score you are having trouble with, and a link to a screen recording so we can see what you are?
In reply to Hmm, it works for me. Can… by Marc Sabatella
I'd appreciate that. I'll send you the file and a screen recording in a couple of hours.
In reply to I'd appreciate that. I'll… by WLBonner
I'm reserving judgement now.
While researching this problem I found directories and files from previous installations of M3 and M4. Everywhere.
MScore4 works for me and I'm grateful for to the people who built and maintain it.
Without a completely correct install I'm in no position to question its behavior.
In reply to I'm reserving judgement now… by WLBonner
Great, you found a solution. Could you please explain, what it is?
What went wrong with the installation, how did you find out and solve it?
In reply to Great, you found a solution… by moehresp
Problem still exists.
All the palettes display empty frames except Tempo. The Tempo palettes are filled with what looks several enlarged lower case letters superimposed on each other.
Any idea where the palette files are supposed to live? This still looks like a misplaced folder to me.
Someone suggested an OpenGL upgrade might help, so I upgraded from OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 23.0.4-0 ubuntu1~23.04.1 to OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 23.1.4 - kisak-mesa PPA. Restarted but got the same Muse results.
In reply to All the palettes display… by WLBonner
Hmm, I'm confused, is your problem with adding custom fretboard diagrams to a palette, or just getting the palettes to display at all? Please explain the problem in more detail, and add screenshots so we can see what you are seeing.
In reply to Hmm, I'm confused, is your… by Marc Sabatella
I replaced the appimage 4.0 with the 4.1 version and had success and another clue. All the palettes are filling, but everything is double sized.
I'm entering the "large print" phase of life and made the chord diagrams larger by changing a scaling factor from 1.0 to 2.0. I intended to change the size of only one specific profile but all palette diagrams doubled in size.
I guess something in the 4.0 version choked on the change but the 4.1 version handled the difference.
Seems like that would be reproducible. Maybe after getting caught up (and backed up) in a few days I'll try. Thanks for you encouraging questions. Troubleshooting is fun when you get to the end of the process.
In reply to I replaced the appimage 4.0… by WLBonner
Where did you change the scaling? There are different places you can do this - for an individual diagram, as a style setting for all diagrams in the score, for an individual palette cell, for the entire fretboard palette, or for all palettes.
In reply to Where did you change the… by Marc Sabatella
How do I add more empty cells in the Fretboard diagrams palette? There is not an options in the 3 dots menu nor in the "More" field.
In reply to How do I add more empty… by dsharp5327
You don't need to do anything special to add empty cells - new cells are created automatically as needed when you Ctrl+Shift+drag new diagrams in.
In reply to You don't need to do… by Marc Sabatella
Sorry to contradict Marc, but I have found extreme difficulty in using Ctrl+Shift+drag to add items to a palette in MS4. I think that there is an underlying problem with defining the target area.
In reply to Sorry to contradict Marc,… by DanielR
I would describe it as “finicky” - sometimes you have to move the mouse around a moment to find the right spot. This was always glitchy in MU3 too - worse when moving within or between palettes. But definitely it works in both versions.
In reply to I would describe it as … by Marc Sabatella
I agree with "finicky" as it is working now. Not sure what I did differently, but I've been able to add several more fretboard diagrams, I'm not sure why the one cell is blue, but it will probably go away when I close and reopen the program. Thanks for your help.
In reply to I agree with "finicky" as it… by dsharp5327
The blue cell is supposed to indicate which cell is "selected" - which one can be applied by pressing Enter if keyboard focus is in the palettes. But a bug that was only just recently fixed (not for 4.1.1, but for an upcoming release) causes that highlighting to only appear when clicking a palette cell with nothing selected in the score that it can be applied to.
In reply to The blue cell is supposed to… by Marc Sabatella
Thank for all suggestions. On iMac it defenitively works if you Cmd+Shift+Drag che diagram on the score (actually, nothing seems to happen while you drag) and moving the mouse not on an empty slot in the palette, but on some of the existing diagrams.