Lyrics no longer automatically drawing hyphens and sustain lines
For a few weeks now (not sure exactly how long as I've only recently been working on arrangements with lyrics again), MuseScore 4 (MacBook Pro M1 Pro - Mac OS Ventura) has not been drawing sustain lines when pressing the space bar, and any hyphenated words where there are more than one notes on one syllable.
This used to be automatic. Now, I have to painstakingly place each line manually.
Is this a known bug? Is there a fix in the works? Please address, as this is obviously crucial for any vocal composition/arranging.
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"... MuseScore 4 (MacBook Pro M1 Pro - Mac OS Ventura) has not been drawing sustain lines when pressing the space bar"
AFAIK no version of MuseScore has ever drawn sustain lines (melismas) with Spacebar. On my Windows laptop the key combination for a melisma is Shift+Underscore.
Spacebar simply moves to the next note (without any hyphen or melisma), ready for input of the next separate lyric word (or the first syllable of a new word).
Handbook:
Melisma: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/lyrics#enter-melisma
Hyphen: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/lyrics#enter-syllables
In reply to "... MuseScore 4 (MacBook… by DanielR
Gotcha...I must have been misremembering from my years using Sibelius, which would automatically draw the melisma lines. Could be something worth considering for the MuseScore team...fewer keystrokes means faster work.
In reply to Gotcha...I must have been… by rob.pittman
Not a too bad idera actually, first space would move to next note (just like it does currently) and a 2nd space would a) move to next note (same as current) and b) (new) add a melissma underline to the previous note.
Alternative would be to (additionaly?) check for and react on slurs and ties on the notes.
Feel free to request on GitHub, https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/new/choose
No bug, there is no such automatic and is has been that way ever since, as @DanielR rightly mentions