Frame/system overlap
I am new to MuseScore and managed to get myself into a bit of a pickle here.
Can anyone advise me on how to get the bottom system to move down so that it's not overlapping with the text?
Much thanks,
David
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Well I seem to have figured it out, by using the x y thingy in the inspector.
Make the frame bigger, or use a text frame
In reply to Make the frame bigger, or… by Jojo-Schmitz
How do I make the frame bigger?
In reply to How do I make the frame… by rkh5shwy4b
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/frames#edit-width-vf
In reply to How do I make the frame… by rkh5shwy4b
But, using a text frame is usually the better answer, then it sizes automatically. Vertical frames are the right answer only when you need to place multiple separate elements in the same frame - like for the title (centered) and composer (right-aligned) at the top of the score.
EDIT: actually, in current versions, even vertical frames will resize automatically if all they contain is a single text like this. Unless you've explicitly disabled this. or are using an older version of MuseScore. If you continue to have trouble, please attach your actual score instead of just a picture so we can understand and assist better.
In reply to But, using a text frame is… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you both for your assistance. It's making more sense now.
These are my observations so far:
Working with a vertical frame (for the moment), I see I can adjust"Height" which seems to move the top or bottom border of the frame up and down. It also affects the system is above and below it, stretching and squashing them. The distance between the bottom border of the frame and the staff below seems to remain constant. Is there a parameter for what that distance is? (Wait, that would be bottom gap, right?)
On the other hand, adjusting the top margin in the inspector, causes the entire Block of text in the frame to move up and down. Why is the text allowed to spill out of the borders of the frame? I'm guessing the frame doesn't confine the text, but rather has something to do with regulating what's above and below it?
And finally, Mouse clicks.
Single click on the text, turns the text to blue, and selects it in the inspector.
Double click on the text, puts a gray box around the text (and also turns text blue).
Single click on the perforated border turns the border blue, selects Frame and the inspector, and a little box appears.
Double click on the perforated border does the same thing but the little box turns gray.
It looks like I can adjust the size of the frame by dragging the little box.
I think my main question is, what exactly does the Frame (the perforated rectangle) do?
In reply to Thank you both for your… by rkh5shwy4b
Frames are, as the name implies, for putting things in. So, if you want a big block of text, or an image, and you want it between systems and for MuseScore to make room - that's why you'd add a frame.
So, the settings and so forth you are talking are all about controlling how much extra room MuseScore allocates for the things you are placing in frames - how much space within the frame, how much space between the frame and everything else.
Placing empty frames in a score has no purpose and shouldn't be done. if the goal is simply to add space, against, use a spacer. Spacers to add space, frames to put things in.
In reply to Frames are, as the name… by Marc Sabatella
I see. I think what threw me off is that the the frame's text doesn't have to be contained within the borders of the frame.
I'm thinking the frame would be better thought of as a "Frame" of reference for the positioning of the text?
Thank you for your explanation.
In reply to I see. I think what threw me… by rkh5shwy4b
A frame will automatically expand to contain its contents, but only to a point - it isn't smart enough to handle elements you've manually shifted around. Also, you can disable the autosizing if you like.