Export to pdf file - systembreaks are not exported

• Dec 16, 2023 - 13:17

When I export a score to a pdf-file using the "export to pdf" function all system breaks added individually are ignored in the exported pdf-file. This error doesn´t occur when exporting the score using print to pdf. In this case all individually added system breaks appear in the resulting pdf-file. This works, but is much less comfortable, as for example instrument/staff designations have to be added manually before printing the sheet to a pdf-file. As I like to export the sheets for an alto- and a tenor-sax I especially appreciate being able to just change the instrument and get the right designation on the sheet without adding a separate text-box every time.

I use musescore 4.1.1.232071203 on a Linux (cinnamon)-System.
The same error occurs on a windows 11 system and on a MacOS-System either, each time using the up to date version of musescore.

I would be grateful for any advice to solve this problem.

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• Dec 16, 2023 - 13:56

Apparently, when PDF exporting, MS also reads the MusicXML export setting.
If you select "All layout" or "System and page breaks" there, the PDF export should be fine.

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• Dec 17, 2023 - 07:38

Dear Ben,

thanks for your advice - but this doesn't solve my problem. My MusicXML-Stettings were set to "All Layout" and I tried out all other options meanwhile, My individual system bereaks never were exported correctly to the pdf-file - so the MusicXM-Setting don't seem to have any effect on the pdf-export.

So I still would be grateful for any advice on this matter...

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