Please consider supporting TuxGuitar tablature files
Would MuseScore please consider supporting the import and export of TuxGuitar tablature files? This would be useful for the existing guitarist community (especially on Linux) and ease the transition for those guitarists who would like to use MuseScore for playing and writing guitar pieces.
As you can guess, I have a large library of .tg files that I would love to use with MuseScore, and I am already using MuseScore for everything non-tablature.
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Use MusicXML export plugin
https://www.tuxguitar.app/files/1.6.5/desktop/help/tools_plugins.html
In reply to Use MusicXML export plugin… by mercuree
Thank you. I am aware of this workaround however I'm requesting a feature in MuseScore rather than an addon in TuxGuitar so that I don't need to use different notation editors for different file types.
Have you tried exporting from Tux as a Guitar Pro format?
MS can open GP files.
MS can also import MusicXML, so why isn't this format suitable?
In reply to Have you tried exporting… by yonah_ag
>Have you tried exporting from Tux as a Guitar Pro format?
I am making a feature request, not a help request.
>MS can open GP files.
I am making a feature request, not a help request.
>MS can also import MusicXML, so why isn't this format suitable?
See above.
In reply to >Have you tried exporting… by musescare
I realise that it was a feature request. I replied with a workaround because you mentioned "transition to Musescore" so I thought that a one-off export/import of each Tux file might be acceptable.
Good luck with your GitHub request. It may result in a 1-way, direct open of .tg files function – as per the function for .gp files – but who knows, you may get a 2-way open and save-as function
In reply to I realise that it was a… by yonah_ag
>I realise that it was a feature request. I replied with a workaround because you mentioned "transition to Musescore" so I thought that a one-off export/import of each Tux file might be acceptable.
I appreciate your time. What you offered is a good workaround for anyone who may read this thread and need it in the future.
1) your feature says "ease the transition... use Musescore writing guitar pieces ". It wasn't saying that you need to keep these files in their original format to continue working on them with the original editor.
So converting the files to guitar pro format is a perfect legitimate answer to that, you are rude to dismiss the answers from free volunteers taking their time trying to help you.
2) the Musescore team doesn't read this forum if you really want that feature request to be considered you need to enter it in github
In reply to 1) your feature says "ease… by frfancha
1) >your feature says "ease the transition... use Musescore writing guitar pieces ". It wasn't saying that you need to keep these files in their original format to continue working on them with the original editor.
So converting the files to guitar pro format is a perfect legitimate answer to that,"
You're reading something into my post that isn't there. Also, this is under "feature request" not "support and bug reports." Unless I'm mistaken and MuseScore does already support TuxGuitar files, troubleshooting my feature request isn't the best use of time.
> you are rude for dismissing...
Thank you for your opinion. I have been factual and direct. I can't do more than that.
2) "the Musescore team doesn't read this forum if you really want that feature request to be considered you need to enter it in github"
Thanks.
In reply to 1) >your feature says "ease… by musescare
"I have been factual and direct. I can't do more than that."
You did come across a bit passive-aggressive in the way that you double-answered my suggestion.
In reply to "I have been factual and… by yonah_ag
Not intended; my response applied multiple times. In future I will consider that I am currently not winning friends and influencing people on this forum and adjust as time allows :)
As TuxGuitar is Open Source, implementing .tg support for MuseScore it at least possible (without having to resort to reverse engineering)
I'm going to vote against this feature so that Musescore developers can spend their time on really important things, like fixing the many existing bugs.
In reply to I'm going to vote against… by mercuree
I guess they'd mark it for community contributors
In reply to I'm going to vote against… by mercuree
This is really important for some of us. In my case, I collaborate with multiple musicians at a time who work in different file formats and also different versions of the same software. On top of this, the cast of musicians rotates regularly.
In reply to This is really important for… by musescare
As Jojo said: at best this would be a project for a community contributor.
Which in this case probably means that it will never happen.
Tuxguitar was almost dead and buried some time ago, but revived as by miracle. Probably, as the name suggests, almost exclusively used by Linux users. (i could be wrong about that). Which does not help at all.
Also, the .tg format will change in (one of) the next version. At least for this fork: https://github.com/helge17/tuxguitar/
I am sure you know this - and that this is not your question - but the batch converter tool can convert all of your .tg files in one pass to musicxml. (or another of the many other file formats)
I hope for you that i am wrong, of course.
In reply to As Jojo said: at best this… by graffesmusic
>Tuxguitar was almost dead and buried some time ago, but revived as by miracle.
1.5.6 was released at the end of April 2022. The project has undergone long stretches of inactivity before. The standalone site was up, but not much in use long before it disappeared. I suppose you can decide for yourself whether you consider that a dead project or not. helge does.
>Probably, as the name suggests, almost exclusively used by Linux users. (i could be wrong about that).
There are versions for Windows and mac available on the Sourceforge page. According to the stats here, Windows is the most popular platform: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxguitar/files/TuxGuitar/TuxGuitar-1…
This, however, doesn't include installs from Ubuntu repositories and whatever other distros might have it. Those numbers could for sure be enough to make Linux the most popular platform for it.
>I am sure you know this - and that this is not your question - but the batch converter tool can convert all of your .tg files in one pass to musicxml. (or another of the many other file formats)
Yes, thanks.
>I hope for you that i am wrong, of course.
Thanks again. Me, too :)