Octava continue text style setting updates begin text
I think this is a bug: create an octava line that spans a system. From inspector specify brackets around the continue text ie (8va). The begin text doesn't have brackets. Save this as a style setting (S button). The begin text is updated takes the same vale use the continue text. Same thing happens to the continue text if the begin text is save as a style setting.
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True, seems those 2 texts can't be set as style independant of one another.
Not a bug though, there is just one text style. At best a missing feature...
In reply to True,seems those 2 texts can… by Jojo-Schmitz
That's rather odd. In cresc. lines the continue text is different so you can have (cresc.) there. This sounds like a terrible oversight. If programmers object to calling it a but, then still open an issue at https://musescore.org/en/node/add/project_issue?pid=1236 with a severity of S5 - Suggestion so perhaps someone will see it as a reasonable request and add the feature.
In reply to That's rather odd. In cresc… by mike320
I think here is some confusion here - well, at least I am confused. There is no restriction against setting brackets on the continue text itself while having none on the begin text. It's only the style of the text - font, size, italic, etc. - that will need to be the same, because indeed there is only one text style for lines.
So it seems that somehow the Inspector "set as style" buttons may simply be hooked up incorrectly. Not sure, really, but it does seem to be a bug that the content of the style defaults can't differ.
In reply to I think here is some… by Marc Sabatella
It does look like a bug to me. Unlike cresc. and dim. you can't have different begin and continue text content in the style settings for ottava lines. The fact the the continuation text is not in brackets by default does seem to be an omission.
Here's the issue link: https://musescore.org/en/node/290493
In reply to It does look like a bug to… by richardm999
I've never seen continuation text on an ottava in parentheses, so I think that is correct, but the fact you can't override this is a problem.
In reply to I've never seen continuation… by mike320
Gould page 30. Not always adopted. I am currently converting a score from Sibelius, where this was used throughout.
In reply to I've never seen continuation… by mike320
I just happen to come accross this in a piano score version of Pirates of The Caribbean, the reduction of the Davy Jones organ part as published by Disney uses the 8va in brackets as continuation text.
In reply to I just happen to come… by jeetee
As I said, being able to edit the text is good.
Thanks for #290493: Ottava begin and continue text cannot be saved as independent style settings