Symbols not responding in Master Palette
Hello fellow songwriters
I am rather concerned that the “symbols” in the Master Palette menu are not responding; I cannot apply flat or sharp signs to the chord names, entered above the bars. This will inevitably cause further problems, when I need to transpose the score.
The process I used is as follows:
View>>Master Palette>>Symbols>>highlight flat/sharp symbol>>double-click right of ‘B’ figure above bar 24>>double-click flat sign; no response. Bar 24 should begin with a B-flat chord and bar 26, with A-flat progressing to E-flat.
This is the first time I’ve encountered this problem, since upgrading and would be grateful for suggestions. Vocal part attached.
Many thanks
Anna Maria
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Comments
There is no need to use a palette to add symbols to chords. To get a flat type b at the appropriate spot, for a sharp press #. There is no transposable natural sign but you can type the word "natural" to get a natural sign in some places. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/chord-symbols#enter-chord-symbol for more info.
Edit: FYI, the Chord entry function does not recognize the symbols in the master palette when they are entered since it is unnecessary to use them.
In reply to There is no need to use a… by mike320
Thank you so much for your advice and prompt reply - problem solved! It is interesting to note that I have always used the master palette to import symbols and not had any problems, until now... It's certainly quicker and easier to use the keyboard though.
In reply to Thank you so much for your… by Anna Maria26
They never worked, not when it comes to recognize the chord symbols as such and be able to transpose them
I've tried to get this (master palette symbols not being recognized) fixed via https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/3461, which should give the additional ability to use those Unicode symbols rather than just the plain "#", "b" and "natural"
In reply to I've tried to get this fixed… by Jojo-Schmitz
I wonder whether the symbols not being recognized, is connected to the failure to respond (all of a sudden...)?? It does prompt the question, why the symbols are in the master palette, to begin with?
In reply to I wonder whether the symbols… by Anna Maria26
To add them in other places (for example as clarification/direction on a trill)
In reply to To add them in other places … by jeetee
That's useful to know and I would be interested to see if they respond. Although, I would still like to know why they work in some capacities and not in others.
In reply to That's useful to know and I… by Anna Maria26
They don't transpose if that's what you mean by "if they respond."
In reply to That's useful to know and I… by Anna Maria26
Chord symbols are very special; they are the only type of text that MuseScore needs to "understand" in order to display correct or to transpose or to export to MusicXML, etc. So lots of things are unique about them, including the convenient shortcuts of being able to use "b" and "#" as aliases for flat and sharp, since it can be understood from the context. Other text needs to treat "b and "#" as "b" and "#" of course, so you have to fall back on use of the Special Characters palette to add flat and sharp, should the need to arise (which it does a lot less often). Since other text doesn't need to be displayed in special ways like chord symbols, nor do they need to be transposed, nor do they need special treatment for MusicXML, there is nothing they need to "respond" to.