highlighting or coloring text
I am editing scores for my choir, and the chorists find it helpful to highlight their own line on the printed score. I was wondering if it was possible to highlight the text or the instrument directly when editing the score ? e.g. have the lyrics for the soprani or the soprano line highlighted in blue?
I have musescore 1.3 on a mac OS X version 10.7.5
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Yes - enter the text properties dialogue (right click the text) the colour can then be edited from that dialogue.
Come back here if that needs explaining better.
In reply to Yes - enter the text by ChurchOrganist
If I right click on a note, I get a menu with "color" and I can change the note color, but when I try to do the same with the lyrics, the text remains a default black. I have tried using Style/edit text style, but that doesn't work either. I only succeeded in changing the font, and that for all lyrics.
Here's a small sample on which I tried to follow your instructions.
In reply to Note color yes, text won't work by altebrilas
Try as in the attached image.
In reply to Ciao altebrilas, by Shoichi
But it didn't work. I'm wondering if I should re-install Musescore ? Maybe the app got corrupted or something ?
In reply to Tried that by altebrilas
Check if you can see the colors.
You can safely try http://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings
it is not necessary to reinstall.
Follow the instructions carefully.
In reply to Try to open the attachment. by Shoichi
The notes have different colors according to height, and the lyrics are displayed in red. But not highlighted.
If I import lyrics from another score with different font attributes, they are displayed as in the original score, but I cannot edit their properties.
In reply to very pretty ;) by altebrilas
Lyrics odd lines (meaning the verse 1/3/5 etc.).
Color: choose color in the Select Color tab, then use the Apply button in the main tab (MuseScore: Edit Text Style).
The changes should be visible immediately.
I do not understand "not highlighted". You can try to select frame but you have to give a value to the Width, for example 0.10 mm.
Even the frames can be colored but I am not sure there is a function
"text background"
On this PC (Vista 32) behaves correctly, I'm afraid I have run out of ideas ;-)
P.S. and if we add a line?
In reply to Style: Edit Text Style; by Shoichi
However I managed to underline each word. If I select the whole text, I can't edit the attributes. I have to do it word by word
In reply to Try to open the attachment. by Shoichi
this is what I get :
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Init midi driver failed
registerPlugin: add action idx 4
Load plugin: no menu property
But actually I think it worked because I have now reverted to initial settings. However, the problem still persists.
Often the changes (to size, colour, position) of text don't take effect immediately but they are acted upon once the score re-opens.
In reply to Save, close, reload by underquark
I tried that as well, but it doesn't work. All the other functions work well, but anything to do with text is a headache
from the palette;
Double-click, and when the handles appear, right arrow to bring it to the end of the text;
Line Properties: choose size and color.
Sorry if I have not explained well
In reply to I dragged the line by Shoichi
No, it's my being so clueless. That works well indeed. It does solve my problem, but at the same time, it bothers me that I cannot edit text properties
In reply to that works ! thank u ! by altebrilas
Lots of things are a bit messed up in 1.3 when it comes to text. Should be much better when 2.0 comes out.
Lyrics are special in that they are not normal text - they have their own unique layout and rendering considerations. Same with chord symbols, measure numbers, maybe one or two other text types. So sometimes things that work one way with other "plain" text types will work differently or not at all with these "special" text types.
In reply to Lots of things are a bit by Marc Sabatella
I'm going to teach myself how to make a videoscore. That should be even more to the point