Colour individual staff lines?
Is there a possibility to colour individual staff lines?
I'm a violin teacher, and teaching small children how to differentiate notes on a 5 line staff is a quite daunting task. I have this idea of giving some colour to some of the lines to make them stand out more and easier to identify and differentiate from each other (much like a harp has some colored strings).
I have found the possibility to color all the staff lines, and to reduce the number of staff lines, but that doesn't really do the trick. If there's no option in the current build of MuseScore, would it be possibly to add it for later builds, or as a plugin? (Unfortunately I have no skills in programming...)
A picture says more than a thousand words - see attached illustration. Obviously I'd like the staff lines to stay behind any objects/notes etc (not like in the illustration).
best regards
oysteinv
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Yes, there is a possibility to do that in MuseScore 3.6.2 and 4.x.x
Look at the enclosed .pdf or follow the next steps:
1. select a measure
2. open the Lines palette
3. choose the straight line
4.drop selected line to the measure
5. mark the line in the measure and choose "properties"
6. choose a new thickness if you wish and choose a colour on the "Aussehen" button
7. move the colour line to the staff line you want and cover the original black line
8. Repeat the process for the other lines, using the other colours you want.
Unfortunately, with this solution the notes are covered by the line. In MuseScore 3.6.2 I think it was the possibility to declare the lines behind the notes, but I don't know about this possibility in MuseScore 4.3.2
In reply to Yes, there is a possibility… by puggbma
Thanks! That's actually a decent workaround :)
(Also found that in "Properties -> Appearance" there was a setting called "Arrange" so it was possible to move it behind the notes (and in front of the note lines))
In reply to Thanks! That's actually a… by oysteinv
Thank's a lot for your reply. I am glad to hear that my suggestion can help You.