How do I re-dock inspector, Mac OS /MS3
I accidentally clicked "undock" instead of "close", and now I can't find a control to re-dock it! What is the answer?
Thanks.
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In the Inspector bar, at the top right, you should have the usual commands. Try double-clicking on it or dragging it to the usual position
See: #280461: Un-docked widgets non-intuitive to re-dock on macOS
In reply to In the Inspector bar, at the… by Shoichi
There are no such controls. The problem report you cite confirms that it will, indeed, be this way for the rest of my natural life, sigh.
In reply to There are no such controls. … by [DELETED] 1831606
This is a fairly serious problem because the floating inspector hides part of the screen, and MS isn't aware of it when scrolling/playing etc. I'm not ready to reset to factory settings and lose everything I have customized.
In reply to This is a fairly serious… by [DELETED] 1831606
Hand-edit the file ~/Library/Preferences/org.musescore.MuseScore3.plist, search the section for Inspectore and just delete it? (make backups!)
In reply to This is a fairly serious… by [DELETED] 1831606
See https://musescore.org/en/project/reset-dialog-positions
In reply to There are no such controls. … by [DELETED] 1831606
I guess so, but...
Have you tried from the View menu to close Inspector, restart the program and (F8) reopen Inspector?
In reply to I guess so, but... Have you… by Shoichi
Will try all these, thanks.
In reply to I guess so, but... Have you… by Shoichi
Close/reopen doesn't work (and MS crashes because of the still raging MIDI quit bug).
In reply to Close/reopen doesn't work … by [DELETED] 1831606
Well, couldn't edit the plist because it uses control-P's instead of linefeeds, so I tried renaming it, and, sure enough, lost all my settings (renaming it back didn't seem to work) and customizations, which I will have to stumble over in coming months and fix one-by-one. Wart removed, but the patient died.
Please fix the bug; factory-reset is unacceptable. Thanks
In reply to Well, couldn't edit the… by [DELETED] 1831606
Lost the identities (but not the contents) of all the many files I had open, and "Recent" has never worked worth a damn -- it almost always comes up empty, and there still is no way to see what files one has open except very careful horizontal scrolling through the tabs ....
Please give some priority to this bug. Remember, I clicked on "undock" BY ACCIDENT.
In reply to Well, couldn't edit the… by [DELETED] 1831606
Did you try the plugin I linked to above? I'd love to help with the bug, but since it works fine for me on Windows, I'm at a loss.
In reply to Did you try the plugin I… by Marc Sabatella
I did not get to it because I tried the .plist first, and that "solved the problem", albeit with side effects. According to the link Shoichi posted, anyone on a Mac can try the same and find that there are no controls to re-dock, and that's the long and short of it. It's not subtle.
In reply to I did not get to it because… by [DELETED] 1831606
How do I restore the extended note/accidental/player toolbars at the top of the window?
In reply to How do I restore the… by [DELETED] 1831606
See: https://musescore.org/en/node/283984
HTH
Edit View/Toolbars
In reply to Right click the File toolbar by Shoichi
Not succeeding. How do I get back the toolbar with double-rhythmic dot, double-sharp, etc?
In reply to Not succeeding. How do I get… by [DELETED] 1831606
It's in the advanced workspace. Click basic under the palettes then click advanced. Make sure you're viewing advanced when you create a custom workspace so you'll have the toolbar you want.
In reply to Not succeeding. How do I get… by [DELETED] 1831606
Do you have a loaded score?
In reply to Do you have a loaded score? by Shoichi
Yes.
In reply to Yes. by [DELETED] 1831606
I indeed was using the wrong workspace ... I had a couple and forgot how they differ. That's how they differ.
In reply to I indeed was using the wrong… by [DELETED] 1831606
Thanks both for your help...
In reply to Do you have a loaded score? by Shoichi
@BSG, be careful, even that bar is dockable
In reply to @BSG, be careful, even that… by Shoichi
Do you mean, UNdockable : (?
In reply to @BSG, be careful, even that… by Shoichi
Yes.
As Mike says, in the image
Dear Macintosh friends! Fear not for I have solved our troubles!
If you (like me) find your self accidentally undocking the Inspector (or something else), there is a wonderful, easy solution to your problem that involves no resets of any kind. But it is a bit sneaky!
All you have to do is press View in the top settings, select some other tool (I suggest Play Panel), and then drag your Inspector on top of it. Once the Play Panel gets highlighted in blue, just release your Inspector window and it should snap back into its original position!
It works for me every time, unless my MuseScore window is very small (in which case I just resize it to take up most of the screen, and the fix works immediately).
Usually after this I end up with two "tabs" on the bottom — one for Inspector and one for Play Panel. In that case I usually just close the Play Panel and get everything back to normal.
Hopefully this solution can help you! :)
(Sorry for the necropost!)