instrument TAB name has changed
Hi there
in my Big Band score, the Baritone 'Tab' has changed its name from "Baritone" to the name of the file (see my screenshot for clarification)
How do I get it back to show "Baritone"?
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Open up File → Parts… again. Select the relevant part on the left side, rename with the top-right edit field.
In reply to Open up File → Parts… again. by jeetee
thanks for that. But the Edit Field is "greyed " out.
In reply to thanks for that. But the Edit by onscuba
My bad, it indeed doesn't seem possible at the moment. See #10728: Add ability to rename part titles after creation
In reply to My bad, it indeed doesn't by jeetee
Thanks. at least its not me being thick!
I'd love to know how the darn thing changed its name in the first place!
Just when everything (in my score) was coming together nicely.
Thanks again
In reply to Thanks. at least its not me by onscuba
I think I've seen this happen when doing a 'save as' on a part.
If the tab name matters I guess you'll have to delete it and extract it again. You can then move it back up where you want it. If you custom formatted it you'll have to do that again though.
In reply to If the tab name matters I by mike320
You can edit the mscx file with a plain text editor to fix this naming issue
In reply to You can edit the mscx file by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo
I have opened the mscx file in notepad (see screenshot)
Can you tell me roughly where I should be looking (and what to look for!) for the tab title please.
I have found the instrument name (as per the score)
cheers
In reply to Thanks Jojo I have opened the by onscuba
Search for "</score>", in the line above you'll find the text from the Tabs, enclosed by "<name>" and "</name>" . Don't use Notepad, it doesn't deal properly with the linefeeds in these files, take Notepad++ (Freeware) for example, or maybe even WordPad.
Or attach your score here ;-)
In reply to Search for "</score>", in the by Jojo-Schmitz
brilliant so far. I used Wordpad as it was already on my 'putr. So having found and changed the name, what do I do next (sorry I really have no idea). The formats it'll allow me to save in don't really make much sense (as regards mscx) so I'm guessing I have to CTRL A and then paste it into musescore????
Apologies for taking up your time.
In reply to brilliant so far. I used by onscuba
Just save, and if need be rename back to have an extension of mscx (wasn't needed here), then open that in MuseScore
In reply to brilliant so far. I used by onscuba
In WordPad (at least on Windows 7) when saving the file:
1.) Change the File Type dropdown selection to read "Text Files (.txt)"
2.) Then change the suggested filename manually to end in ".mscx"
You'll get a warning prompt about saving in a text-only format, agree to it.
The now saved .mscx can be directly opened by MuseScore.
In reply to In WordPad (at least on by jeetee
woh hooo!!!
thanks guys! BIG smiley!