Symbols being cutoff in text boxes
I want to add a bass clef to a measure without using the clef change option in the toolbar. To do this, I figured I'd need to make a text box, select the bass clef symbol, increase its size and then drag it to the beginning of the measure. Unfortunately, the symbol is glitched to where the bottom part of is cut-off. The only way it becomes unglitched is when I increase its size to about 35 or 36. However, its too big for the measure at that point.
Is there anyway to fix this?
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I'm not clear on what you are trying to do or why, so it's hard to advise. You want the physical appearance of a clef but not the actual effect? To do that, add it using the Symbols palette (press "Z" to display). Text boxes shouldn't come into play at all. You could, I suppose, also do it by creating a staff text as opposed to a box, and using the "Special Characters" palette to include the symbol. But I can confirm the cutoff issue exist when doing that; this does seem to be a bug. Could you report this officially using Help / Report a Bug, from within MuseScore?
My guess is you are using the Special characters (Ctrl + T + F2). Right?
![bass clef 24.jpg]( "bass clef 24.jpg")
In Musical Symbols, you get (here, image below, size 24) the result you described.
"The only way it becomes unglitched is when I increase its size to about 35 or 36."
Indeed.
BTW, via the Symbols ("Z" shorcut), it's not sizeable, but better immediatly in this particular case.
"I want to add a bass clef to a measure without using the clef change option in the toolbar"
Why? (not in the toolbar but in the clefs palette)
What is the goal exactly?
In reply to My guess is you are using the by cadiz1
I'm notating an abstract piece of music. The measures work as cells as opposed to traditional measures. Using the clef palette makes the music look like traditional lines (which is what I don't want) and I need a clef symbol for every measure.
In reply to I'm notating an abstract by Vinyl_Record
If the size of the clef is really the main point, the way, as indicated previously, is not to use the Special Characters, but simply the Symbols. Hit "Z", and in the Search box, type "clef".
In reply to I'm notating an abstract by Vinyl_Record
I think I figured out a workaround. I have to use mid-measure clef symbols on the first note to get each clef to show up at the beginning of each measure. I still think using text symbols would look better if it wasn't so glitchy.
Edit: Ah, your right. That way does work a lot better.
In reply to I think I figured out a by Vinyl_Record
"clef symbols on the first note to get each clef to show up at the beginning of each measure"
Indeed. On the first note or first rest.
"That way does work a lot better."
Better yes, at first sight. But problem later with the layout... if you change something eg with line breaks.
In reply to "clef symbols on the first by cadiz1
Yeah, I'm just now finding this out. Moving all the note heads out of the way of the symbols is proving to be a problem.
If anyone is curious, I ended up using the mid-measure clef symbols and added them to the beginning of each measure. This is what it looks like: